Injectors or Fuel Pump?

[tzamler]

Ok, My 1997 Nissan Maxima with 85,000 miles ran out of gas on the way to the detail shop. The shop says they put about a gallon of gas in it and finished the detail. They did not detail the engine, just the interior. They did shampoo the carpets. Ok, now when I came to pick up the car it started but blew some white smoke and what i thought was raw fuel out of the tailpipe and also idled really rough, just chugging and then would quit. I got the car to run enough and I drove it .5 mile to get more gas, i filled the tank with 10 gallons of gas and all the while the car was blowing white smoke and raw gas out of the tailpipe. I ran for about another .5 mile and died. The car now just starts, idles rough for a minute and then dies. I drained all the gas out of the tank thinking I got bad gas and also changes the spark plugs and fuel filter. The car now wont even idle. The spark plugs seemed really wet with gas. I am trying to think is this an open fuel injector (or a couple because 1 injector wont cause this?) or the computer that runs the injectors or is it a fuel pump? or neither? The only code the check engine lite reads is an oxygen sensor. WHAT DO I DO...HELP PLEASE.. THANKS

[Ruben]

Sounds like the car is completely flooded. The o2 sensor is kicking in because it is running so rich.

I'd remove the plugs, put a rag over the holes so they don't get filled with dirt, and let it sit for a few hours so the gas can evaporate.

[tzamler]

Thanks for the quick reply. But what is flooding the engine. Someone just told me today that the 02 sensor code in bank 1 going off could mean that 0 2 sensor needs to be replaced. Is it true that the 0-2 sensor controls the flow of the injectors and this is causing the problem? Help..thanks