1996 Nissan Cefiro from Philippines - Comments

When my car was in the lowest gear and it reached the red line, the car started stalling on me and when I took out my foot from the gas pedal, it was running again. As a car expert I have been working with many Japanese cars already, but somehow this car doesn't qualify for me.

Needs more power for the car, and no more red-line stalling while driving on the open road.

You don't think this red line stalling could be a rev limiter?

Maybe the axle gear needs work?

Red line stalling will most probably be a rev limiter, get it removed and it shouldn't stall, unless its a very bad problem.

Oh yeah, get the rev limiter removed. Good idea. Instead of the engine stuttering you'll just destroy the valvetrain and not be able to drive home.

BTW, usually it is faster to change gears before you reach the rev limiter. Most engines have little enough torque in that region that you get more force at the wheels if you change gears earlier.

It is the rev limiter. It is designed to protect your engine when the revs hit the red line. Rev limiters are very annoying, but it is better to have them than not due to the fact that modern engines are very powerful and rev up too fast. Over-revving the engine could definitely cause a major problem. Just watch that tachometer and drive safely.

Are you insane, it's an automatic!, of-course if you select low (L) it will hit the rev limiter and stall, thank goodness I don't have a "car expert" like you servicing my vehicle!

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I know this post is quite old, but let me post anyway for the general information of everyone. 2 reasons why you stalled:

1. Fuel cut-off: a safety mechanism to protect the engine from over revving.

Try it more than once...

2. Throttle reset (off position) : another safety mechanism to protect the car from abusive drivers. Can be reset to normal setting by your local dealer upon your next PMS service.

When #2 happens, you'll feel a slight loss of power and sluggishness in your car. If you want to get rid of them, switch to rapid response ECU. You'll get electronic rev limiter instead of fuel cut-off & throttle reset. But if you keep up with your habit you'll break your camshafts in no time.

Yup. Most definitely a rev limiter. Now why don't you be a good boy and stay out of the red line so you don't blow your engine.

Just about every car made after 1990 has a rev limiter to you blow up your engine. If you really to know if your car has this protection, try flooring the gas pedal when in nuetral.