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Old 01-20-2017, 12:59 PM
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Default 1998 Pathfinder - sputtering

I have a 1998 Nissan Pathfinder that has had sputtering issues. It starts by sputtering while in idle and eventually will sputter while driving causing the engine to fail after a bit. Sometimes it will sputter after warming the truck up and putting it into drive or reverse but if I let it warm up some more, the sputtering goes away. I have replaced the distributor twice in the past two years and it cleared the problem. Now, a year since I last replaced the distributor, the same symptoms are occurring again. What could be causing this? We have replaced spark plugs, belts, water pumps, etc. It has regular tune ups... Any ideas?
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Old 01-23-2017, 05:30 AM
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Maybe try a different brand of distributor.

My daughter needed to change distributor on her '98 Pathfinder too, at about 125K miles.
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Old 01-23-2017, 08:01 AM
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It's why I always recommend genuine Nissan reman distributors. They are a little more money, but they come with a new Nissan cap and rotor and who wants to be replacing distributors yearly?
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