98 maxima 3.0 stalling
98 maxima 3.0 stalling
hello Nissan gurus, I have a 98 maxima 3.0 liter that stalls at stops, sometimes restarts just fine, other times it takes a few starts and revving to get it to maintain an idle. when this happens throttle response is very poor and only seems to happen when at operating temp. there is no smoke from the tailpipe and as weird as it sounds, none of this happened until I installed a new muffler, maybe just coincidence. check engine light is on and had codes read, currently have p1320 ignition control fault, p0325 knock sensor, p1492 evap, p0154 o2 sensor bank 2 sensor 1, and p0134. I would really like to know where to start with these faults cause none of these parts are cheap. Any help will be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.
-
cdseeger1
- Posts: 16
- Joined: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:50 am
- Car: 1998 Nissan Maxima SE
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5SE
2004 Nissan Quest 3.5S - Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Re: 98 maxima 3.0 stalling
I had a '98 for almost ten years, and it was one of my favorite cars I've ever owned.
For my car, it turned out to be a couple of bad coil packs and the IAC (idle air control) unit. After swapping the coils packs out and giving the IAC a good deep-cleaning, the car ran like almost-new. If the IAC is worn out, read: not functioning, it will need to be replaced, and that can be somewhat costly, unfortunately.
A good tune-up does the '98s wonders, too, but don't get too fancy w/ the spark plugs; a decent platinum plug will work fine (I used Denso Platinum TTs).
To be honest, though, you'll want to get the things done that are throwing codes in your car. The onboard computers in these cars are actually pretty good at "self diagnosis;" you'll just want to gradually work your way through the list you posted starting w/ the least costly and working your way up. Personally, I would start w/ the o2 sensors.
Best of luck!
For my car, it turned out to be a couple of bad coil packs and the IAC (idle air control) unit. After swapping the coils packs out and giving the IAC a good deep-cleaning, the car ran like almost-new. If the IAC is worn out, read: not functioning, it will need to be replaced, and that can be somewhat costly, unfortunately.
A good tune-up does the '98s wonders, too, but don't get too fancy w/ the spark plugs; a decent platinum plug will work fine (I used Denso Platinum TTs).
To be honest, though, you'll want to get the things done that are throwing codes in your car. The onboard computers in these cars are actually pretty good at "self diagnosis;" you'll just want to gradually work your way through the list you posted starting w/ the least costly and working your way up. Personally, I would start w/ the o2 sensors.
Best of luck!