Hi Akito,
Thanks a lot for your reply!!
I took off the coils last night and make sure the springs were straight. My mechanic found one of them bent around the spark plug. It was better after I checked the rest though, but still sputtering. He found the code for #1 misfire, that's when he found the bent spring and the codes vanished after that. Ran good for a day, then started up again on my way home from work.
Today it was pretty good overall. He thinks that the fuel injectors got dirty somehow when I took it out. I didn't think so though because the car was running peeerfectly before I changed the plugs. I always use super fuel and put Marvel Mystery oil in often and the car loves that stuff.
Since it started when I changed the plugs, I guess that fact that I removed the coils just threw it out. Kind of like when rust is the only thing holding something together, if you clean the rust, you could destroy the object.
Thanks, I'll try just replacing them one at a time and see how that works since they are expensive.
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Originally Posted by Akito
Not ezmaxima, but I think I can offer some help.
I doubt it's your fuel injector, but just to be safe, place the tip of a screwdriver against the injector and the handle against your ear. If you hear a ticking (or clicking) sound of the fuel injector opening and closing, then it's fine and don't worry about it.
Ignition coils are your best bet in the car hesitation and studdering. My Maxima was the same too, until finally the computer threw a code saying Number 5 misfire. Replaced the coil and it's all better now, except another one is now acting up. (Replaced 2, now have 4 more to replace. Mechanic friend says do it one at a time, if it isn't broken, don't fix it.)
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