1995 Nissan Altima Help! at stop sign, sometimes the idle

1995 NISSAN ALTIMA
120,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CHICAGO_JUSTIN
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Nissan Altima 95, Milage: 120,000

last week, when I stoped at traffic light, car suddenly died and I had to restart it again. there is no any problem to restart the car and it runs ok during driving.

Now, it choke and dies more frequently when the car is standing and idling, no matter the transmission is in P/N/R or D stage.

one of my friend told me that the problem is from the distributor.

Could you tell me what that could be?
Thank you.
Jan 6, 2008 at 2:39 PM
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MARTYMAN13
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Check your distributor for oil under cap and under rotor.
If oil is present, clean it with a carb or electrical cleaner and see if it works better. If it does, that's where your problem is, so replace the distributor (well-known problem with Altimas).

If your distributor is fine, check the Idle Air Control and/or Coolant Temp sensor.
Jan 10, 2008 at 11:18 AM
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