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1998 Nissan Maxima engine light comes on

Tiny
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Engine Performance problem
1998 Nissan Maxima 6 cyl Manual 175000 miles

when I drive for a while an I stop an turn the car off. I get back in an it starts up an I drive about two blocks the rpms starts to go down like its about to turn off. An then I press the gas to the floor an it picks up speed slow. Sometimes it cuts off and it want start for awhile. What could that be?
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Thursday, October 14th, 2010 AT 5:43 PM

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Tiny
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Next time it refuses to start don't wait for it to make up its mind-do below immediately to determine if its fuel or spark problem

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine atleast 3/16 away from ground-have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs, coil's resistances, cap and rotor, distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it and keep testing
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