Nissan 200SX stalls out after about running 20 seconds

USA car, I only do USA cars, never exports ever. (they are no the same)
23 years old and cars that old things fail, lots of things
2.4L or 3.3V6 engine? it is an engine question and not told. vin code shows it.
looses all power means what.?
1-engine power dead?
2-or all DC electric power, lamps and piles of electics on the car go dead.????
2-or both. we can not see it fail, , just show all evidence good and bad both
cars are complex. (not like lawnmower etc)

I have a list of 50 causes of engine died, stalls or will not start
it be silly to post them all and I sure can post them all and more.
we do tests, up to 20 tests and tools lots top find true cases.
I bet you have no tools at all and just want the blind guy to guess for you?
the car needs service, you know that and avoid it?


no engine told , or VIN#. told that has the engine code part of VIN.


not told do other things vast die. (radio ,lamps, headlamps, heater blower)
key on every time time the cluster works normally??????
can it it restart at every time just after the stall.?
as engine stalls, can the right fast foot save it or delay the stall?????????
USA OBD2 scan port DLC, and a scan tool.
scan the PCM after any stall tells you why it did (or very close)

near stalling did the engine misfire, grossly , heard and felt?
we can't hear the engine, said the blind.
at stall the starter motor works and sounds fast and normal right?

fuel not bad (old)
fuel tank not 1/16 full, (kissing E)
no news spark plugs for 23 years
this car 2000 still has the old funky distributors(that I love) but others not.
new cap , new rotor, new HV wire sets and 4 or 6 spark plugs, no engine told
that is spark tuneup, no distributor (and friends) runs for 23 years, not serviced.
unless a hanger-queen, (means drove only to church 1 day per month)
no miles on car, gee 23 years is 230,000 miles easy. 10k/yr
all filters are bad. air and fuel.
bad FPR, no.
bad pump
scans show sensor errors oops
scans show more errors, not seen ,not scanned.

or is just battery cables loose /rusty
or alternator is dead, and not noticed.
you said all power lost but left off (engine or DC power words)

at engines stall did head lamps dim greatly, hummmmmmmm

You'll need to change the distributor, as the distributor shaft oil seal has gone bad. Without sufficient spark, you'll have no power. Don't forget a new cap/rotor.

There should be no oil in the distributor. Replace it. Oil will cause the spark to go anywhere. Most likely to a ground. The distributor base.

fuel FILTER or fuel lines?

nice site

hi try changing the spark plugs and air filter, these help immensely with the burning of fuel, also ( i don't know what you have in the US ) but use some redX to clean your injectors, this will also help....hope this helps

BACK IN 1984 NISSAN HAD THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION WITH AIR GAP ADJUSTMENT.YOU ADJUST AIR GAP IN THE DISTRIBUTOR BY LOOSENING THE STATOR MOUNTING SCREWS .MOVE THE STATOR UNTIL PROPER GAP IS ACHIEVED.THIS COULD BE NO SPARK CONDITIONS.

souns like a vaccum leak take a can of carb cleaner and spray down intake while engine is running if engine races up you have found your vaccun leak then try to tighen intake or fix vaccum hoses

Thats a classic sign of having your engine run too rich. That puffy layer of ash is carbon which means your engine is not burning gas properly or completely which means is misfiring thats why the car is shaking. Try having your oxygen sensors checked and make sure you are using good fuel.

The the airflow meter can shut off the car completely, it can also stop the car from reving over 2000rpm "limp mode" to save the engine from getting un-measured amounts of fuel.