Houston......we have a problem!

DEpointfive0 · 06-11-2013, 02:45 PM

Dude... My Seinfeld brother...
That's EXACTLY the same thing that happened to me, about 4 times now

Infidel · 06-11-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Dude... My Seinfeld brother...
That's EXACTLY the same thing that happened to me, about 4 times now

I wouldn't sell you a roll of sh*t paper.....after all the warranty claims I'd get it would put me out of business.

JohnsZ · 06-11-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Dude... My Seinfeld brother...
That's EXACTLY the same thing that happened to me, about 4 times now

GET OUUUUUUUUT!!!!!! Hey bro! I hope you had a good outcome!

tommyguns · 06-11-2013, 03:14 PM

Do you happen to know what your oil level was at the time, this can happen when the engine gets low on oil.

JohnsZ · 06-11-2013, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyguns

Do you happen to know what your oil level was at the time, this can happen when the engine gets low on oil.

You know what.....Now that you said that, and I forgot to mention this, I noticed that the number on the oil pressure gauge was very low, between 140 and 180. I probably only went about 3 or 4 miles when this happened and I just assumed that the low reading was just because the car was not fully warmed up. Could there be a connection? But why wouldn't the oil light come on?

Sorry...I meant the oil temp gauge.

cheshirecat · 06-12-2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tommyguns

Do you happen to know what your oil level was at the time, this can happen when the engine gets low on oil.

Eh, I've had a couple of VQ engines get REALLY low on oil (less than a quart, clued me in to severe oil consumption) and they never hesitated. I did get a lot of valvetrain noise, though, which I would consider the best indicator of low oil.

No low oil light either. Pretty sweet.

My best guess with this problem would be a malfunctioning MAF or VVEL position sensor.

Montez · 06-11-2013, 04:39 PM

Also could be a bad MAF....when they are dirty or bad they cause no power issues like that.

JohnsZ · 06-11-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Montez

Also could be a bad MAF....when they are dirty or bad they cause no power issues like that.

What is MAF?

binary0x01 · 06-11-2013, 05:14 PM

You have an aftermarket oil pressure gauge?

I though we only had an oil temp gauge.

JohnsZ · 06-11-2013, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by binary0x01

You have an aftermarket oil pressure gauge?

I though we only had an oil temp gauge.

My bad.....I edited that thread. I meant temp.

DEpointfive0 · 06-11-2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnsZ

What is MAF?

Mass airflow sensor

JohnsZ · 06-11-2013, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Mass airflow sensor

Thanks bro!

Montez · 06-11-2013, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnsZ

What is MAF?

Mass Air Flow Sensor http://www.samarins.com/glossary/airflow_sensor.html

JungleZ · 06-11-2013, 05:19 PM

Nissan scares me, I know Toyota has had a ton of recalls but fuel starvation out of nowhere with actual gas in your tank is a huge problem.

cooltoy · 06-11-2013, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

Nissan scares me, I know Toyota has had a ton of recalls but fuel starvation out of nowhere with actual gas in your tank is a huge problem.

It can be fixed, but it aint that cheap.

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