# Nissan pickup bogging out on acceleration **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan, pickup\ **Created:** [January 20, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495 "2018-01-20T06:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyle\_Lasater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@Kyle\_Lasater](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kyle_Lasater)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/1 "2018-01-20T06:18:01Z")
Here’s my problem, when coming to a stop rpms drop low like truck is gonna die then goes back up. I I usually have to keep pressing gas to keep it from potentially dieing. I take off from complete stop truck starts to bog out I push in clutch and release and it goes normal as rpms go up then Boggs out again almost like its running out of gas. If I stay hard on the accelerator when taking off from dead stop it will bog out and sometimes backfire. I changed spark plugs, made no difference. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/2 "2018-01-20T07:27:45Z")
It would be nice to know the year of this pickup, but generally, backfiring when you try to accelerate is due to fuel starvation. Fuer filter, fuel pump, vacuum leaks. plugged injectors, on a carburated car, plugged jets, low float setting or ruptured accelerator pump diaphram. Maybe you are beginning to see why the year matters. ---
**Author:** ![Kyle\_Lasater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@Kyle\_Lasater](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kyle_Lasater)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/3 "2018-01-20T08:36:14Z")
Its a 92, also it has been sitting for past 3 years. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 9:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/4 "2018-01-20T09:08:31Z")
The problem might be caused by a dirty/defective mass airflow sensor. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/8/864384043e4d76d2ee240ac63d145dae7616a47a.jpg) On my 95 Nissan pickup, The MAF sensor was so dirty that when you stepped on accelerator, the pickup couldn’t get out of its own way. Remove the MAF sensor, and try cleaning it with MAF sensor cleaner to see if it helps. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/a/a5e734bed28015ef31993099ab6ada9f2d08a8f3.jpg) It made a big difference on my Nissan pickup. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/5 "2018-01-21T16:16:53Z")
It could be a lot of different things, so I’d start with maintenance items first to see if it helps, things like a new fuel filter, a clean air filter, etc. Then I’d look at non-maintenance repairs, like clogged fuel injectors, a dirty throttle assembly, the fuel pump, etc. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/6 "2018-01-24T00:44:17Z")
Check engine light? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-pickup-bogging-out-on-acceleration/111495/7 "2018-01-24T03:02:42Z")
On my 92 Corolla there’s a separate idle speed adjustment screw I need to set during tune-ups to prevent similar problems. Base ignition timing is also important. The engine computer relies on those both being set correctly, and the drivability is quite sensitive to those settings being off. So the first step is to make sure both the idle rpm and base (idle) ignition timing is correct.