My car has a promblem where the engine dies, but kind off in a> specail way. I don't know whats wrong with it. Like the check engine light> isn't on and when I scan the computer it didn't pop any codes that there's> anything wrong.>

Like when I'm drivng the engine acts like it's going to die, but kicks> back on, like surges I guess. Than sometimes it totaly dies and the stering> wheel and brake locks up, I turn the car totaly off and start it agian and> then the engine works I could drive awille beore it dies again. It doesn't> have any problem at all starting up just the engine dies sometimes. LIek> soemtimes when I stop the car with the brake and switch to reverse it dies> and sometimes, maybe jsut becase I'm going slow than, when I drive too slow> it dies, and when a acclerate too much or drive too fast it dies. liek I> could drive for long time jsut going liek 20 miles per hour, but when I go> on the freeway for like an hour it will die like mabye 4 times. Some people> think it's like a engine sensor like CAsm or crank sensor which is fine,> they don't cost that much, but I can't afford to buy both of those and> other parts if it's not the right part. Oh, and sometimes it makes like a> pop sound when it dies. So I would apprecaite any information on this that> would help, at least it would be good to tell what it isn't so I could save> money not buying some parts I don't need. Thanx

Thanx for talking about my car, don't know what mike was talking about. I> drive a Nissan Maxima 1992 SE it has a reaglur engine that takes regular> unleaded gas. I know about scaning the computer for codes, but it didn't> say that there wsa anything wrong with my car what other test can I do can> you tell me more about the fuel test or whatever you were taking about> profess