bassettsnose
Test Drive
- Location
- Texas
Folks I need some help here.
I'm no good with electrical work. I just suck at it. My brain just doesn't get it...but I try.
I have a 2002 Xterra 3.3L non-supercharged with right at 200k miles on the clock.
It will start, run, and drive GREAT for about two minutes...then as it's getting fully warmed up it begins choking and dies. It's as if it's only running on maybe three cylinders, then two, then dead.
It's at a friend's house who's trying to help me out (he's usually really good with this kind of thing) but he's stumped too. He says (though I have not verified) that the fuel pressure AND the ignition are BOTH failing after it warms up a bit. I bought the vehicle after a 5 minute test drive, where the owner told me it had an occasional stalling problem... but it's become a full-time stalling problem now Every Single Time it warms up a bit.
My buddy thinks it's the computer...but after all I've read, I'm worried it could be something to do with the distributor. Either way, I just plain suck at anything electrical. Yall have any words of wisdom? I'm up for trying anything yall can recommend...and happy to provide any additional info I may have left out. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance folks.
I'm no good with electrical work. I just suck at it. My brain just doesn't get it...but I try.
I have a 2002 Xterra 3.3L non-supercharged with right at 200k miles on the clock.
It will start, run, and drive GREAT for about two minutes...then as it's getting fully warmed up it begins choking and dies. It's as if it's only running on maybe three cylinders, then two, then dead.
It's at a friend's house who's trying to help me out (he's usually really good with this kind of thing) but he's stumped too. He says (though I have not verified) that the fuel pressure AND the ignition are BOTH failing after it warms up a bit. I bought the vehicle after a 5 minute test drive, where the owner told me it had an occasional stalling problem... but it's become a full-time stalling problem now Every Single Time it warms up a bit.
My buddy thinks it's the computer...but after all I've read, I'm worried it could be something to do with the distributor. Either way, I just plain suck at anything electrical. Yall have any words of wisdom? I'm up for trying anything yall can recommend...and happy to provide any additional info I may have left out. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance folks.