Nissan Repair: 1992 Nissan Maxima SE engine looses power while driving, nissan maxima se, nissan sentra

Question
Hello,

I read your advice on the 1992 Nissan Sentra (posted 12/16/04) and I think I have the same problem with my 1992 Nissan Maxima SE Automatic (it has 160,000 miles).  The engine starts up fine and runs great.  After I changed the motor oil 2 months ago, I start having the problem.  I realize I put more oil than I normally would - 5.5 quartz.  After the problem occured a couple of times, I drained out 3/4 quartz, thinking the problem would go away.  It didn't.

The Problem:  I would be driving and the engine feels normal and all of a sudden, my rmp drops, the engine feels like it's going to stall.  Then I step on the gas peddle harder, but it dosen't seem to respond.  I had to pull over to the side of the freeway, turn off the ignition and restart.  The engine starts immediately and idles normally.  Sometimes it drives fine for the next 1/2 hour before the problem reoccurs, other times, shortly after I shift into drive.

Repair History (I'm the proud orginal owner):
1.  Car never been in an accident
2.  At 148,000 miles, changed out all 6 fuel injectors
3.  Tune-ups at regular interval (30K miles)
4.  Last oil change was 2 months ago

Help!  Please advise how to fix this problem.  I prefer to do it myself if it's not too dificult.  Any insights would be greatly appreciate.  Thanks.

Mike

Answer
I bet it is the distributor.  I did the Stanza that I have and it was oil in the distributor.  It would not ahve been caused by too much oil as a half of a quart is not going to do anything to the car.  Remember, if you overfill the oil by over a quart there is a chance of the crank whipping it up into a foam and the air bubbles would trash your bearings as air won't lubricate the engine.  Just take the distributor apart and see if it has oil in it.