Hey guys, my truck is trippin out. Its been like this for a year and a half and I finally decided to get it running again. The reason I bought my Sentra . When I start the truck it starts nice and quick and idles smooth at around 1000 RPM then once warm to about 750. If I slowly give it gas it wont go past 1500 RPM and starts coughin and choking. Its poppin(backfiring? Sounds like a rattle in the exhaust) and shaking at 1500 RPM. Now if step on the gas all the way itll go way past 1500 but runs like total [censored]. It all happened after i was making a turn at a stop sign. I punched the gas (to feel that awesome V8 power lol) the RPM were definetely up in the high range and then all of a sudden i slowed down, had a loss of power and couldnt get it to go past 1500 RPM and had to crawl home. The CEL was on. Today i took off all the intake pipng and cleaned the MAF with some CRC MAF cleaner. Then I unplugged the battery and let it sit for a couple hours to reset the ECU. Plugged it back up started it and the problem is still there although the CEL is not on anymore. I have no idea what it could be now. Maybe i just need a whole new MAF? I got a feeling its got to be some type of sensor b/c it idles totally fine until i give it gas.I have heard it could be a bad MAF, O2 sensor, or a vacuum leak. Anybody ever had a similar problem, any ideas? Whenever i get time i plan on taking it to a local mechanic and have him hook it up to the computer to see if it will say what the problem is. Just wanted to see if this problem sounds familiar to anyone before i take it. Im 19 and a college student working part time so money is kind of tight. I hope i can get everything worked out for no more than $300(hopefully that doesnt sound too crazy lol). Thats the most i can spend at a time. The truck has 204,000 miles BTW
Thanks in advance.
New parts that were put on a year and a half ago before the problem
distributor and cap and rotor
spark plugs, plug wires
fuel pump
New parts that were put on a year and a half ago before the problem
distributor and cap and rotor
spark plugs, plug wires
fuel pump