Why does my Frontier w 2.4L engine hesitate and miss?
Asked by BeancounterBrad Apr 26, 2013 at 10:57 PM about the 1998 Nissan Frontier 2 Dr XE Standard Cab SB
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Happen's esp when wet or foggy out, then it will sort of fix itsself. Or another time it happens is if you start it up when cold, and dont let it warm up, and shut it off in less than a minute or two - the next time you start it you get the hesitation and missing.
3 Answers
migration_judge_roy answered 10 years ago
your distributor cap may be cracked, your silicone high-voltage lines are leaking high-voltage...used to have a "wand" at the shop that would glow under the presence of high-voltage...this stuff is very hard to detect, only can really tell if you get sparked~ grab a can of wd-40 and give all the high-voltage components a shower, the high-voltage will start working again...this is like the only use for this stuff....yes WaterDisplacement40~
migration_judge_roy answered 10 years ago
cap and rotor....then wires...is gonna fixya~
Keep in mind Bosch spark plugs are garbage, run NGK plugs, I just bought a used frontier 4cyl. That had hesitation issues , I pulled one of the plugs and saw that they were Bosch platinum. And was happy to know that a quick easy fix by going to the NGK PLUGS cleared it right up
