Leaving my VE, moving on to something else.
03-21-2004, 09:00 AM
#1
Leaving my VE, moving on to something else.
I am moving on from the maxima. I've had one problems with it and can't find a solution to it and I just can't live with it anymore. I've replaced a lot of parts and problem still remains. I have hesitation and it still continues. To name a few parts I've changed are; MAF, Injector, IACV, Coils, fuel pump assembly, fuel pump to a walbro 255lph, a lot of testing on the harness by my mechanic and the problem just seems not to be found and its definitely electrical. There is one more part we are going to try and see if its the problem because all of a sudden my car is throwing the CPS code and Mr.Gone is shipping me a CPS to try out and I should be getting it by Tuesday. Well if it fixes the problem, I am going to sell the car as a whole if not I am going to pull the plug and part it out to the last bolt. My maxima is mint especially my interior and exterior also it has 91,000 miles, I am ****ed that it has this problem at this mileage. All these aftermarket parts will be up for grabs and also the stuff on the car such as the tranny, motor, mounts etc, if parted I am going to sell to the last bolt and junk the frame.
Performance:
Stillen HI-FLOW Intake
FRANKENCAR Mid-Pipe (RED)
ASP Under Drive Pulley
Warpspeed Performance SS Y-Pipe
Carsound Catalytic Converter
Greddy SP Exhaust System
AASCO Flywheel
ACT HDMM Clutch Kit
Stillen Short Throw Shifter
BlehmCo Ground Strap Kit
Suspension:
Tokico Blue Shocks
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Suspension Techniques Sway Bar Kit
2002-2003 Front FSTB
BlehmCo Stage II lower Tie Bar
BlehmCo Rear Sway Bar Links
Other Mods:
2k1 Anniversary Edition Shift ****
Greddy Oil Filler Cap (Chrome)
Greddy Radiator Cap
Brembo Rotors
Stillen Brake Pads
SPW Industries HID PLUS 7500K Kit
Stillen Battery Tie-Down Bar
Clear Corners
So by Tuesday night I will be updating this thread stating if I am going to part it or sell it. I just wanted to post this up so you guys can start having an idea of what parts you might want and please make a reasonable offer, I feel horrible that I will be parting it and parting with the car, I don't want to deal with bull****, its been an amazing car and I'll never say it was a bad car because its been nothing but good to me and its a quick car for its age. Here is the cardomain address so you can see pics of my max www.cardomain.com/id/dsta92se It sucks that I have to do this even my Mom doesn't like the idea but I just can't live this problem anymore. If anyone wants the whole car I am willing to take an offer with it if someone wants to take the problem into their owns hands.
MY AIM IS; bastoculo
E-mail: bastoculo@aol.com
feel free to i.m. me
Thanks,
Diego W.
Performance:
Stillen HI-FLOW Intake
FRANKENCAR Mid-Pipe (RED)
ASP Under Drive Pulley
Warpspeed Performance SS Y-Pipe
Carsound Catalytic Converter
Greddy SP Exhaust System
AASCO Flywheel
ACT HDMM Clutch Kit
Stillen Short Throw Shifter
BlehmCo Ground Strap Kit
Suspension:
Tokico Blue Shocks
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Suspension Techniques Sway Bar Kit
2002-2003 Front FSTB
BlehmCo Stage II lower Tie Bar
BlehmCo Rear Sway Bar Links
Other Mods:
2k1 Anniversary Edition Shift ****
Greddy Oil Filler Cap (Chrome)
Greddy Radiator Cap
Brembo Rotors
Stillen Brake Pads
SPW Industries HID PLUS 7500K Kit
Stillen Battery Tie-Down Bar
Clear Corners
So by Tuesday night I will be updating this thread stating if I am going to part it or sell it. I just wanted to post this up so you guys can start having an idea of what parts you might want and please make a reasonable offer, I feel horrible that I will be parting it and parting with the car, I don't want to deal with bull****, its been an amazing car and I'll never say it was a bad car because its been nothing but good to me and its a quick car for its age. Here is the cardomain address so you can see pics of my max www.cardomain.com/id/dsta92se It sucks that I have to do this even my Mom doesn't like the idea but I just can't live this problem anymore. If anyone wants the whole car I am willing to take an offer with it if someone wants to take the problem into their owns hands.
MY AIM IS; bastoculo
E-mail: bastoculo@aol.com
feel free to i.m. me
Thanks,
Diego W.
03-21-2004, 09:21 AM
#2
You wanna hear something funny?
My maxima has the exact same f*cking problem. I am about ready to drive it into the Columbia River, say it was stolen and take the insurance money. I have a few more things to go through, though before I get to that. My mechanic swears it is the ECU, so I am trying to get one, too.
That's all. Had to vent a little, too.
Good luck.
BTW, I got dibs on your eibachs, sway bar, shift ****, STS and frankencar mid pipe.
chris
My maxima has the exact same f*cking problem. I am about ready to drive it into the Columbia River, say it was stolen and take the insurance money. I have a few more things to go through, though before I get to that. My mechanic swears it is the ECU, so I am trying to get one, too.
That's all. Had to vent a little, too.
Good luck.
BTW, I got dibs on your eibachs, sway bar, shift ****, STS and frankencar mid pipe.
chris
03-21-2004, 09:44 AM
#7
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Posts: 678
I got dibs on the AE shift ****.
Yeah, I got hesitation with mine too, was reading up last night about sensors. Try your coolant temp sensor. I bought one at auto zone for $19 and gonna pop it in after lunch here. Because it makes sense that my car gives me the hesitation and loss of power and major loss of fuel economy after the engine is fully warmed up. That was the symptoms of a bad coolant temp sensor.
Yeah, I got hesitation with mine too, was reading up last night about sensors. Try your coolant temp sensor. I bought one at auto zone for $19 and gonna pop it in after lunch here. Because it makes sense that my car gives me the hesitation and loss of power and major loss of fuel economy after the engine is fully warmed up. That was the symptoms of a bad coolant temp sensor.
03-21-2004, 09:46 AM
#8
Man, and at only 91k miles too 
That car should still have a long life ahead of it. Hope you'll fix the problem, if not, best of luck to you and your next car 
I'm interested in the stillen intake, don't remember if it's the same one for the VG though.
That car should still have a long life ahead of it. Hope you'll fix the problem, if not, best of luck to you and your next car I'm interested in the stillen intake, don't remember if it's the same one for the VG though.
03-21-2004, 10:23 AM
#12
Originally Posted by spddracer
Guys the hesitation is not hard to fix . It is usually aftermarket plugs . Bad Coils and or Coil Boots . Or weak ground to CAS . Not a big deal . Dont have to sell your cars to fix it !
The bracket doesn't need to be used though right? I know it'll move around without it, but it shouldn't pose a problem.
03-21-2004, 10:43 AM
#15
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so let me get this straight even if the CAS fixes the hesitation your still going to sell the car. WHY?
on a side note the coils were causeing my hesitation but there obvoiusly not your problem
well good luck
on a side note the coils were causeing my hesitation but there obvoiusly not your problem
well good luck
03-21-2004, 10:54 AM
#16
I got dibs on the short throw shifter if it will fit my '92 SE. PM me with the price when you decide or I'll just check the forum.
Hey, my VE has problems after it warms up too. Does yours only hesitate after its warm D-sta? ArcticDC5, let me know if you find out what is wrong with yours too. My problem sounds similar and maybe we can figure it out. I have already changed the coolent temp sensor, fuel injectors, fuel filter, spark plugs, knock sensor and harness, pcv valve, and cleaned out the motor with BG cleaner. Mine works a little better now, but when it warms up it's still the same crap. Works much better when I bypass the knock sensor but I think the KS is just doing it's job. PM me and let me know if the coolant temp sensor changes anything. It's a shame that a motor that should be reliable and quick, has this many problems. Makes me want a VG.
Hey, my VE has problems after it warms up too. Does yours only hesitate after its warm D-sta? ArcticDC5, let me know if you find out what is wrong with yours too. My problem sounds similar and maybe we can figure it out. I have already changed the coolent temp sensor, fuel injectors, fuel filter, spark plugs, knock sensor and harness, pcv valve, and cleaned out the motor with BG cleaner. Mine works a little better now, but when it warms up it's still the same crap. Works much better when I bypass the knock sensor but I think the KS is just doing it's job. PM me and let me know if the coolant temp sensor changes anything. It's a shame that a motor that should be reliable and quick, has this many problems. Makes me want a VG.
03-21-2004, 11:16 AM
#17
If it gets fixed I am still going to sell it. I want something different, it was in the plans already for while. I didn't buy the maxima it was given to me by my brother, it was my first car, now its time for me to move on to something more sportier and I guess better. My sig is a clue to what I am getting but not anytime soon, I will be driving a 1992 Accord for a while until I save up for my next car.
03-21-2004, 11:24 AM
#18
wow.. i seriously had to shake my head and refresh the page because i couldnt believe it..
so all this is basically one problem that youve been continuously troubleshooting with andy?
i cant see you letting this car go, the legendary "factory freak". hell look at my problem, im doing the entire engine over, tying up some odds and ends around the car, then im basically finished and it'll be a long-time keeper for me. Anyhow In the end its whatevers best for you.. If you need a hand ill try to be available and take a ride out and help you out with the parts and whatnot
lol im almost temped to buy the whole car but there are a few parts im iterested in..
- STS
- Blehmco bars/links
- stillen battery bar
- fog bulbs
- and maybe the SEL rims/tires - i had a blowout the other day so im down a tire and no i dont want to look like craig with one sel so ill buy the set lol
- probably some other little BS that i cant think of right now..
good luck with everything, and you still need to come to all our meets
..lemme guess what the next ride is?
so all this is basically one problem that youve been continuously troubleshooting with andy?
i cant see you letting this car go, the legendary "factory freak". hell look at my problem, im doing the entire engine over, tying up some odds and ends around the car, then im basically finished and it'll be a long-time keeper for me. Anyhow In the end its whatevers best for you.. If you need a hand ill try to be available and take a ride out and help you out with the parts and whatnotlol im almost temped to buy the whole car but there are a few parts im iterested in..
- STS
- Blehmco bars/links
- stillen battery bar
- fog bulbs
- and maybe the SEL rims/tires - i had a blowout the other day so im down a tire and no i dont want to look like craig with one sel so ill buy the set lol
- probably some other little BS that i cant think of right now..
good luck with everything, and you still need to come to all our meets
..lemme guess what the next ride is?
03-21-2004, 11:26 AM
#19
Joe, you know what my next car is . Yea see I would make it a keeper but you know I am looking for something else to be a keeper, something better to me that I will be happier with. I will come to the meets for sure, the Maxima meets are always fun but the beemer meet was fun yesterday, we took a pic of stans car on the move check it out 
here's the album of the meet, the BMW meets are fun also http://www.eurowerkz.com/njmeet/index.htm
. Yea see I would make it a keeper but you know I am looking for something else to be a keeper, something better to me that I will be happier with. I will come to the meets for sure, the Maxima meets are always fun but the beemer meet was fun yesterday, we took a pic of stans car on the move check it out here's the album of the meet, the BMW meets are fun also http://www.eurowerkz.com/njmeet/index.htm
03-21-2004, 12:07 PM
#21
Originally Posted by Maximan190
- and maybe the SEL rims/tires - i had a blowout the other day so im down a tire and no i dont want to look like craig with one sel so ill buy the set lol
SE-L POWER!!!
Diego - sorry to see you go, you've got a very nice looking car, too bad it isn't running as well as it looks. I wish I could help diagnose the problem but it sounds like you and your mechanic have done plenty of that and tried lots of different things.
03-21-2004, 01:01 PM
#25
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 484
If nobody has dibs on it already I want the UDP and the lightened flywheel... and your gas door.. and the front FSTB...PM me with a price if you decide to part it out
03-21-2004, 04:50 PM
#30
Mustang forsale........
1968.... 289 v8...... coupe...... need to readjust the rockers so it sounds like it has a big cam in it
Hey Diego, get my package yet
how bout now? hehehhee
1968.... 289 v8...... coupe...... need to readjust the rockers so it sounds like it has a big cam in it
Hey Diego, get my package yet
how bout now? hehehhee
03-21-2004, 05:08 PM
#31
Originally Posted by D-sta
Joe, you know what my next car is . Yea see I would make it a keeper but you know I am looking for something else to be a keeper, something better to me that I will be happier with. I will come to the meets for sure, the Maxima meets are always fun but the beemer meet was fun yesterday, we took a pic of stans car on the move check it out
here's the album of the meet, the BMW meets are fun also http://www.eurowerkz.com/njmeet/index.htm
. Yea see I would make it a keeper but you know I am looking for something else to be a keeper, something better to me that I will be happier with. I will come to the meets for sure, the Maxima meets are always fun but the beemer meet was fun yesterday, we took a pic of stans car on the move check it out here's the album of the meet, the BMW meets are fun also http://www.eurowerkz.com/njmeet/index.htm
03-21-2004, 09:03 PM
#33
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 2,105
how much do you want for the car, as it sits right now?
03-22-2004, 11:14 AM
#34
Im interested in these
ASP Under Drive Pulley
Greddy SP Exhaust System
Stillen Short Throw Shifter
BlehmCo Ground Strap Kit
Suspension:
Tokico Blue Shocks
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Suspension Techniques Sway Bar Kit
BlehmCo Stage II lower Tie Bar
BlehmCo Rear Sway Bar Links
Brembo Rotors
ASP Under Drive Pulley
Greddy SP Exhaust System
Stillen Short Throw Shifter
BlehmCo Ground Strap Kit
Suspension:
Tokico Blue Shocks
Eibach Pro-Kit Springs
Suspension Techniques Sway Bar Kit
BlehmCo Stage II lower Tie Bar
BlehmCo Rear Sway Bar Links
Brembo Rotors
03-22-2004, 02:48 PM
#36
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posts: 702
Hesitation
Just for grins, have you changed the PCV valve? I changed mine recently and it helped the hesitation quite a bit.
03-24-2004, 07:26 AM
#37
Does it run better with less than half of a tank of gas in it? I think I noticed that mine does and maybe it has something to do with the fuel tank venting or something. If it is not working correctly, too much of a vacuum will be created in the tank and the pump has a hard time doing its job, even if it does work fine. I am still checking into it on mine.
03-24-2004, 08:56 AM
#38
Diego!!!!!!!! Hell really must have froze over. I cannot believe that this is how its gonna end. No way bro. Keep it. And as your friend and close near by neighbor i get dibs on parts 
But all in seriousness. That makes me hurt inside since i kept passing to andy's and seeing the max on life support for the past weeks. Any thoughts that it could be the wiring harness for the engine? Damn bro the factor freak is no more. No more twin jokes.. No More Fire( Jay) Water( Me) Ice (you) Tides (Juan (get it tides rises and falls
) )oh and Earth( there you go Joe).... Damn NYC 3rd gen brothern are one less.
diego i need a cat.. mines is shot, can we switch?
But all in seriousness. That makes me hurt inside since i kept passing to andy's and seeing the max on life support for the past weeks. Any thoughts that it could be the wiring harness for the engine? Damn bro the factor freak is no more. No more twin jokes.. No More Fire( Jay) Water( Me) Ice (you) Tides (Juan (get it tides rises and falls
) )oh and Earth( there you go Joe).... Damn NYC 3rd gen brothern are one less.diego i need a cat.. mines is shot, can we switch?
03-24-2004, 09:20 AM
#40
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im not sure how an engine could cause that problem
it could be the actual engine harness if thats the only thing you havnt changed
it could be the actual engine harness if thats the only thing you havnt changed