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playaike
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Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:38 am
Car: 1998 Infiniti qx4 4 wheel drive

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okay so a few weeks ago I posted something about transmission issues but this week im having issues with the vehicle not starting, okay so I went to a friends hose and ended up staying the night the next morning when I cam out to start the vehicle it started right up with no problem but as I was letting the vehicle sit to warm up it died and when I tried to restart it it would start but would die 1 second after it would no stay running so after an hour failed attempts I just left the vehicle and came back about 3 days later and it started right up but cut of again so I restarted it and kept my foot gently pressed on the pedal giving it gas trying to stop it from cutting off again and shut down once or twice but I was able to get it to run after another attempt of hold down the accelerator but it would still try to shut down, after the car was warmed up and not cold anymore I was able to release the accelerator and it stayed running fine so then I was able to drive car home but days later im still have same problem accept for now it wont start at all

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can somebody please save me


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atraudes
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Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:46 pm
Car: 2001.5 Infiniti QX4 4WD
Location: Sammamish, WA

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Is it not starting at all or just not idling? If you keep your foot on the gas a bit, does it start and keep running? Is it throwing any codes?

Just for kicks, check the fuel pump fuse. It's probably not the issue, but it'll take all of 2 minutes to check.

playaike
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Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:38 am
Car: 1998 Infiniti qx4 4 wheel drive

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Not the fuel pump or fuse it's getting gas I had a random miss fire code a few weeks ago along with incorrect gear 1 ratio it's cranking but not starting at first it would start then die but now it's just cranking and trying start but won't catch

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atraudes
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Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:46 pm
Car: 2001.5 Infiniti QX4 4WD
Location: Sammamish, WA

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I did some looking around the forums and saw a few suggestions for similar issues to unhook the battery for a few minutes, reconnect, and try again.

How many miles does it have, and when was the last time the plugs/wires/distributor were replaced? Are you getting spark?

playaike
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Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:38 am
Car: 1998 Infiniti qx4 4 wheel drive

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Yes I'm getting spark distributor rotor and cap are new plugs are fair so are the wires


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