i press on the gas it wants to die

2002 NISSAN ALTIMA
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CAMERON209
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2002 Nissan altima. 4 cylinder 2.5s when the vehicle is in park it idles fine but when i press on the gas it wants to die and it also jumps up and down at 2500 rpm and wont go any higher. What could it be

I have checked for air leakes as well as tested the tps and im stumped im not sure what else to check
Apr 15, 2012 at 10:05 PM
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FIXITMR
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fuel pressure/flow test? throttle body dirty? MAF sensor dirty?
Apr 15, 2012 at 10:18 PM
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CAMERON209
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Im not sure how to do a fuel pressure test and i checked the throttle body
Apr 15, 2012 at 10:21 PM
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FIXITMR
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wants to die and jumps up. so you have a lag effect? what if you press throttle very slowly. still do it?
Apr 15, 2012 at 10:42 PM
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CAMERON209
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If i press really slow it goes up to 2500 rpm and jumps up and down
Apr 15, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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FIXITMR
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no CEL on?
Apr 16, 2012 at 3:21 AM
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CAMERON209
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No but the SES light came on right when it started the problem
Apr 16, 2012 at 4:34 AM
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FIXITMR
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same thing diff name. so what do codes reveal?
Apr 16, 2012 at 4:52 AM
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CAMERON209
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I will find out today
Apr 16, 2012 at 1:35 PM
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