i need a advise!!
09-02-2010, 06:10 PM
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i need a advise!!
ok so i got a 08 with 42000 miles. she already start giving me little problems like the clicking sound from the engine. so im thinking of selling her. i got couple mods done to the car. should i go back to stock or leave it as is? will it make any difference with the car lowered?
here the mods i have done
1. headlights (maybe i can trade with someone who has an 07 or 08 headlights and want these)
2. Eibach springs
3. wheel spacers.
4. Nismo CAI
take the car like that or go back to stock?
here the mods i have done
1. headlights (maybe i can trade with someone who has an 07 or 08 headlights and want these)
2. Eibach springs
3. wheel spacers.
4. Nismo CAI
take the car like that or go back to stock?
09-02-2010, 06:38 PM
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HEyyy deepppppp i want your headlights!!!!! trade me 
.. n spacers ill buy them with everything i dont need springs or CAI .... n daym bro is the clicking sound that bad???? do u know problem ???? or what it might be
but i deff want headlight
.. n spacers ill buy them with everything i dont need springs or CAI .... n daym bro is the clicking sound that bad???? do u know problem ???? or what it might be but i deff want headlight
09-02-2010, 06:45 PM
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ya sure man ill let u know buy tuesday so they gonna work on it again this and try to find out what the problem is i really want to keep the car but the noise it seems like its gonna get worse later on but if u do want these headlights ill trade em with u..just pay for shipping let me take the pics of them and send me yours are they in good cond. i mean are they chipped or foggy or anything?
09-02-2010, 06:45 PM
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i dont know about 17 or 18k with a clicking noise from the engine.... more like 12k or 13k with a clicking noise. A clicking while the car is at idle usually means rod knock.... which is caused by low oil pressure during the 40 something thousand miles you had it. If i were you try to find out whats causing it it might not be a huge problem.... if its rod knock your looking at a couple thousand miles (anywhere from 100miles-2000miles depending how hard you drive it) before the engine goes on you.... and i would be really pist if i spent 18k on a car with 40k miles on it and the engine goes...
09-02-2010, 06:49 PM
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ya sure man ill let u know buy tuesday so they gonna work on it again this and try to find out what the problem is i really want to keep the car but the noise it seems like its gonna get worse later on but if u do want these headlights ill trade em with u..just pay for shipping let me take the pics of them and send me yours are they in good cond. i mean are they chipped or foggy or anything?
there not chipped or anything.... but i tinted the yellow- orange part black.. but u can use brake cleaner n took off the paint... the right side has 3-4 scratches on it ( not really visible it black on it) just yellow part has it .. n sure ill pay for shipping let me know how much ....... n how much for spacers???
n paaji i feel you.. i would hate to give up my maxima.... im really sorry to hear your problem it sucks lets prey for best n lets hope u get to hold onto it....
09-02-2010, 06:52 PM
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ya but i doesnt do it on the idle u really have to hear to it..like if u drove by a wall or crub with windows down and no music on only happens between the 1500-2000 rpms..i whouldnt think they will notice it..only if i told em
09-02-2010, 06:55 PM
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there not chipped or anything.... but i tinted the yellow- orange part black.. but u can use brake cleaner n took off the paint... the right side has 3-4 scratches on it ( not really visible it black on it) just yellow part has it .. n sure ill pay for shipping let me know how much ....... n how much for spacers???
n paaji i feel you.. i would hate to give up my maxima.... im really sorry to hear your problem it sucks lets prey for best n lets hope u get to hold onto it....
n paaji i feel you.. i would hate to give up my maxima.... im really sorry to hear your problem it sucks lets prey for best n lets hope u get to hold onto it....
ya veer it sucks my parents told me i cant get a other car yet if i sell this one..so hopefully it will be ok but i will sure let u knw by Tuesday.
09-02-2010, 06:58 PM
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aii aiii paaji let me know.... i got u n ill send u money by pay pal .... let me know what u want ... n paaji where u buy car from dealer>?? n when how many mile etc.. cause u can try for lemon law check up on that
09-02-2010, 07:06 PM
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Ya veere i bought it from a local dealer..for 18k with 23000 miles..i called the nissan up today nd filed a claim about it cuz the car in been in the dealership for 3 times already nd tuesday is gonna be 4th time if they didnt fix it i gonna try the lamon law..but hopefully i get it fixed cuz at college everyone just love it the way shes been set up..if i cant i can do the headlight mod for u if u want just like i did to mine
09-02-2010, 07:11 PM
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oo oki oki yea paaji ... u know merii maa always said .. theres a evil eye.... n dont show it off to much.. i try to keep my car on down low... n just pretend.. my car is ok... ( i dont try to talk about it to random ppl) idk just me ( its in punjabi i tried to say it in english dont make to much sense lol)
but yea i deff want those lol.... n spacers
but im hoping that u dont need to part it out n ur problem is fixed... its not even my car n im feeling s bad.. right now.. chaal paaji kuch nahi hoon daa
but yea i deff want those lol.... n spacers
but im hoping that u dont need to part it out n ur problem is fixed... its not even my car n im feeling s bad.. right now.. chaal paaji kuch nahi hoon daa
09-02-2010, 07:19 PM
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oo oki oki yea paaji ... u know merii maa always said .. theres a evil eye.... n dont show it off to much.. i try to keep my car on down low... n just pretend.. my car is ok... ( i dont try to talk about it to random ppl) idk just me ( its in punjabi i tried to say it in english dont make to much sense lol)
but yea i deff want those lol.... n spacers
but im hoping that u dont need to part it out n ur problem is fixed... its not even my car n im feeling s bad.. right now.. chaal paaji kuch nahi hoon daa
but yea i deff want those lol.... n spacers
but im hoping that u dont need to part it out n ur problem is fixed... its not even my car n im feeling s bad.. right now.. chaal paaji kuch nahi hoon daa
hahah ya i knw what you mean and i do belive in that 100% i did happened to me couple of times..just wait till tuesday i will let u knw everything how it goes..
09-04-2010, 12:58 PM
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Ya veere i bought it from a local dealer..for 18k with 23000 miles..i called the nissan up today nd filed a claim about it cuz the car in been in the dealership for 3 times already nd tuesday is gonna be 4th time if they didnt fix it i gonna try the lamon law..but hopefully i get it fixed cuz at college everyone just love it the way shes been set up..if i cant i can do the headlight mod for u if u want just like i did to mine
09-04-2010, 03:33 PM
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i think it doesnt matter as long as your powertrain warranty i been driving the car and its doesnt eat engine oil..doesnt make sound on idle or in netural..normal start in the morning only between 1200-1500 and sometimes it doesnt even do it..i been driving the car with windows down to see if its the same..ya it is same i drove the car for 1100 miles n tonight im goin to san diego which it gonna be 600 miles nothing happened last time i took it....wired thing is when its cold or below 85 degrees it doesnt do it nd over 90 degree i does nd over 109degree it does alot..
09-04-2010, 06:00 PM
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09-04-2010, 06:03 PM
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i think it doesnt matter as long as your powertrain warranty i been driving the car and its doesnt eat engine oil..doesnt make sound on idle or in netural..normal start in the morning only between 1200-1500 and sometimes it doesnt even do it..i been driving the car with windows down to see if its the same..ya it is same i drove the car for 1100 miles n tonight im goin to san diego which it gonna be 600 miles nothing happened last time i took it....wired thing is when its cold or below 85 degrees it doesnt do it nd over 90 degree i does nd over 109degree it does alot..
yea i really dont this it matters.... n good luck on trip.... lets hope it doesnt come back ....i was talking to my brother n he was like its very strange they cannot find problem .. they must know it just dont want to say it so they dont have to repair it i guess but let use know
heres link which explains about LL
http://www.carlemon.com/lemon/CA_law.html
09-04-2010, 10:17 PM
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09-04-2010, 11:04 PM
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09-09-2010, 05:13 AM
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I've got a mild ticking, notice it at idle mostly when the engine cover is off. I didn't think it was anything, I thought these Nissans make that noise regularly. 07 with 36000 miles, and extended warrantee to 100000.
What makes you think this is going to lead to something bad with the motor? I'm not asking to patronize you, I'm curious since I've got a similar sound...
What makes you think this is going to lead to something bad with the motor? I'm not asking to patronize you, I'm curious since I've got a similar sound...
09-09-2010, 06:13 AM
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You should keep the car looks really cool,I wouldn't worry about the ticking sound. If you have a extended warranty and the car is still covered under the power train warranty to 60000k don't worry about it if it gets worse before 60000 miles either get it fixed or get rid of it. There are a lot of vehicles out there that have a slight ticking sound and nothing ever happens, A buddy of mine had a ticking sound for his engine compartment and it wound up being a faultily alternator it was replace and the ticking was gone. I would keep it for at least another 10k and see if it gets worse. Do you think its a sticking valve?
09-09-2010, 08:49 AM
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You should keep the car looks really cool,I wouldn't worry about the ticking sound. If you have a extended warranty and the car is still covered under the power train warranty to 60000k don't worry about it if it gets worse before 60000 miles either get it fixed or get rid of it. There are a lot of vehicles out there that have a slight ticking sound and nothing ever happens, A buddy of mine had a ticking sound for his engine compartment and it wound up being a faultily alternator it was replace and the ticking was gone. I would keep it for at least another 10k and see if it gets worse. Do you think its a sticking valve?
ya i knw man..the thing is it does do it on idle..or in high rpms..but i got the car back and they said they did fuel injector service 3 or 4 times nd it seems like its gone but still have it little bit..im gonna drive the car today and see it goes
09-09-2010, 08:53 AM
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I've got a mild ticking, notice it at idle mostly when the engine cover is off. I didn't think it was anything, I thought these Nissans make that noise regularly. 07 with 36000 miles, and extended warrantee to 100000.
What makes you think this is going to lead to something bad with the motor? I'm not asking to patronize you, I'm curious since I've got a similar sound...
What makes you think this is going to lead to something bad with the motor? I'm not asking to patronize you, I'm curious since I've got a similar sound...
does urs do it all the time? With high rpms tooo?
09-09-2010, 12:10 PM
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New here so i can't start a trhead, but i have a 2004 SE model. Recenlty bought a brand new battery and had some other work done about 2-3 months ago (i.e power steering line had a leak, ABS and Engine light were on constantly so had to get those off and changed some other electrical part related to the braking system). Now in the past few weeks i've noticed my in-dash lights dim for a few seconds while driving. Then on two separate occassions the car wouldn't start. It would crank but not turn over until after a few tries and a couple minutes wait.
Now this morning, as i was sitting in a line of traffic, everything went dead and it shut off. I immediately put it in park and restarted and everything was good again. Over all this time there have been no warning ligts or any other signals (besides the dimming of the in-dash lights) that something was wrong. I'll have my mechanic check it out tomorrow first thing. Should i prepare to buy a new alternator or can the same one be repaired?
Also, there is a grinding/rattling noise upon start up that usually subsides in a few minutes. I was told i need a new tensioner (didnt specify which one). Could this have any effect on the alternator?
Update: Spoke with my mechanic today and he said the alternator is fine and so is the battery, i told him to double check cuz these issues cant be for no reason, any ideas on what to look for?
Now this morning, as i was sitting in a line of traffic, everything went dead and it shut off. I immediately put it in park and restarted and everything was good again. Over all this time there have been no warning ligts or any other signals (besides the dimming of the in-dash lights) that something was wrong. I'll have my mechanic check it out tomorrow first thing. Should i prepare to buy a new alternator or can the same one be repaired?
Also, there is a grinding/rattling noise upon start up that usually subsides in a few minutes. I was told i need a new tensioner (didnt specify which one). Could this have any effect on the alternator?
Update: Spoke with my mechanic today and he said the alternator is fine and so is the battery, i told him to double check cuz these issues cant be for no reason, any ideas on what to look for?
09-10-2010, 09:39 AM
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I realized after posting in this thread, you guys were talking about a tick from the transmission at certain RPM's, I'm talking about the valve ticking under the hood. I mostly only hear it at idle with the hood up, it's more prominent with the engine cover off. I just figured these motors were a litter chattie like that...
09-10-2010, 09:53 AM
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I realized after posting in this thread, you guys were talking about a tick from the transmission at certain RPM's, I'm talking about the valve ticking under the hood. I mostly only hear it at idle with the hood up, it's more prominent with the engine cover off. I just figured these motors were a litter chattie like that...
09-10-2010, 10:40 AM
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I realized after posting in this thread, you guys were talking about a tick from the transmission at certain RPM's, I'm talking about the valve ticking under the hood. I mostly only hear it at idle with the hood up, it's more prominent with the engine cover off. I just figured these motors were a litter chattie like that...