Hi all,
Ever since I bought my car (used 2001 Nissan Altima) I have noticed that when the car is at a stop (at a traffic light for example) the revolutions drop until it gets to a point where the car wants to stall and then it picks up enough revs to not stall, and this is repeated...basically revs go up and down, up and down...this generates a forward and backward motion in the car.
Any clues what it might be? I have heard that it might be that the engine is "skipping" but i have no idea what this means or how to fix it....for now all i do is put the car in neutral and press the acceleration pedal a bit to increase revs to about 1000 so it stops making the motion.
Thanks for any help provided.