SO I have a problem with my pathfinder, and I figured the internet would be a good resource to figuring it out rather then just running to a auto shop. If this is innappropriate then I apologize. Heres the problem...
I started noticing that trips that used to take a half tank of gas started taking 3/4 of a tank. Soon after the car started to smell of gasoline. It then became obvious that something was wrong when I would accelerate. Any acceleration causes the engine to chug loudly. It sounds more like a diesel boat then a car.
The car runs, but it eats gas like nuts, and acceleration is so slow its nearly impossible to drive on major highways. Every once in a while i feel the engine flip a bit and it will revert back to normal for a few brief seconds. During those seconds it runs like it always did. It feels sort of like driving with the parking break on and then releasing it, the car surges forward in relief.
Lastly, dispite the smell of gasoline, there are no visible leaks under the car.
Any ideas? All help is greatly appriciated.