1994 Nissan Altima stalls when I give it gas

Tiny
BHARRELSON
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  • 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 230,000 MILES
I have a 1994 Nissan altima that showed no signs of issues and suddenly stalled while I was at a traffic light the other day and wouldnt start again. Got it towed home and began checking things.
Replaced fuel filter, checked fuel pressure, fuel pressure was good, checked for vacuum leaks and cannot find any, we think we may be hearing on on the intake manifold near the firewall but cannot be certain, so we sprayed carb cleaner all over that area and no change in idle speed. No check engine light, we unhooked the MAF to see if that was the problem, nothing changed in idle speed. It is hard to start and once we do get it started it is a 50/50 shot if it will stay started. If we depress the gas pedal it will almost always die. No oil in the distributor cap, we are getting fuel, air and spark and are now at a complete loss. Any help would be great.
Saturday, September 27th, 2014 AT 10:41 AM

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Tiny
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Fuel pressure shold be 34 psi minimum but checked at idle but if cranking should still get to that. Check fuses under hood and under dash and check tosee if ecm relay next to ecm is sening power to ecm. Then scan for codes.
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Saturday, September 27th, 2014 AT 11:15 AM
Tiny
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Fuel pressure has already been checked and is fine. We are getting 43 psi. No check engine light on, so there are no codes showing to check. We checked the fuses and all seem to be in working order.
What else you got? :)
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Saturday, September 27th, 2014 AT 11:19 AM
Tiny
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Guess you forgot the relay I mentioned in first reply
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Saturday, September 27th, 2014 AT 12:57 PM
Tiny
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Yeah I did. Forgot to mention that e checked that too and it's good
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Saturday, September 27th, 2014 AT 1:02 PM
Tiny
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Scan for codes then
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Saturday, September 27th, 2014 AT 3:50 PM

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