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Got pumped up to finally have something to work on, and as soon as I grabbed my tool kit and bag-o-goodies and stepped outside to have the God of rain dump a bucket of water on my head, I went back inside and sat on the couch to watch Gearz and wish I had a giant garage to work in
Took my '93 SE 5speed into the shop to have them replace the half-shafts(not somethin' I was ready to mess with), ended up having the wrong shaft. My Maxima HAS traction control, did not know this. Oh well, come Monday all should be fine.
Replaced a leaking coupler at rear of engine on the 96..runs in one side and out the other.. thinks its the heater hose..tighten with clamps..got the part from autozone..may go to Crown Nissan Monday to see if they have original part..Believe it needs an alternator also..I may yank it off today or just take it to my cuz's shop and let him do it..(311,000 miles)..The 04 needs a wash job..
Replaced fog lights
changed knock sensor
changed spark plugs
bled clutch to restore pressure and make the car drivable...
all on my friends car. its drivable now and he's damn happy!
mine I just drove it...got 31mpg on the highway...
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Where are the moderators???? This guy should have been banned after his first reply when he first joined this forum! I'm totally in awe with his behavior and ruthless antics on someone else's thread!!!!! I believe he's broken every rule at least twice...????????
Replaced fog lights
changed knock sensor
changed spark plugs
bled clutch to restore pressure and make the car drivable...
all on my friends car. its drivable now and he's damn happy!
mine I just drove it...got 31mpg on the highway...
Where are the moderators???? This guy should have been banned after his first reply when he first joined this forum! I'm totally in awe with his behavior and ruthless antics on someone else's thread!!!!! I believe he's broken every rule at least twice...????????
My God, I just replaced the damn knock sensor, it was cracked completely in half (Cool!) But I spend 2 hours trying to get the freaking bolt off I tried everything, big wrench, small ratchet, yelling and screaming while trying to turn the bolt, and nothing worked. And while yelling and screaming my hand slipped off and ratchet and conveniently hit a little razor blade thingy coming out of the block and got a intense cut that wouldn't stop bleeding.
All in all, I would rather get kicked in the nuts then do another KS change
And also I have small hands and so I though that I had it all in the bag, but I guess even small handed people have it tough even when there is freaking wires and harnesses EVERYWHERE!
My God, I just replaced the damn knock sensor, it was cracked completely in half (Cool!) But I spend 2 hours trying to get the freaking bolt off I tried everything, big wrench, small ratchet, yelling and screaming while trying to turn the bolt, and nothing worked. And while yelling and screaming my hand slipped off and ratchet and conveniently hit a little razor blade thingy coming out of the block and got a intense cut that wouldn't stop bleeding.
All in all, I would rather get kicked in the nuts then do another KS change
And also I have small hands and so I though that I had it all in the bag, but I guess even small handed people have it tough even when there is freaking wires and harnesses EVERYWHERE!
I did 2 KS changes today, getting it off wasnt too bad. 18" 3/8 extension and swivel made it pretty easy, getting it back on was the tough part. Didnt have my magnet like I did the first time but a girl was there with small hands, she seated it in 1 min and 28 seconds. Tightened it down and good to go.
that metal thing sticking out is the headgasket, it almost knicked me too... no blood this time thought
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Changed rear exhaust manifold studs and gasket. Changed the O2 sensor as well.
But yeah, getting it off was the worse for me haha, I didn't have any extensions and so I had to resort to desperate measures.
But if I had a picture of Jessica Alba naked I would have gotten it off with my hands alone
But yeah it was not the most fun thing I have ever done on my car, putting it back on the quite easy because I managed to get my hand into the cave while holding the KS and bolt then I turned it by hand and struggled again to tighten it with a tiny wrench. haha
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I did 2 KS changes today, getting it off wasnt too bad. 18" 3/8 extension and swivel made it pretty easy, getting it back on was the tough part. Didnt have my magnet like I did the first time but a girl was there with small hands, she seated it in 1 min and 28 seconds. Tightened it down and good to go.
that metal thing sticking out is the headgasket, it almost knicked me too... no blood this time thought
ohh and I try to change my M/T but I was unable to drain the oil..
you tried to change the transmission but couldnt drain the oil
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Where are the moderators???? This guy should have been banned after his first reply when he first joined this forum! I'm totally in awe with his behavior and ruthless antics on someone else's thread!!!!! I believe he's broken every rule at least twice...????????
Saturday:Got the 04 cleaned up..and started a tear down of the 96 to replace alternator..Sunday:finished removing alt..bought a reman alt and new belt from advance auto.i was finally done at 2:30..just in time for dinner and football..but not before go-jo and a shower..And today Monday:son purchased a red top Optima battery from Autozone..
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I didn't notice that I had a ton of tiny little scratches until I took I was done and washed off all the grease on my hands.
But next time I am going to wrap my whole hands in 5 layers of duct tape because when I was screaming BOOM SHAKALAKA while pushing on a tiny ratchet with two fingers, the bolt all of a sudden loosened and my hand slammed into that part that cut my finger, and it when through the collar of my sleeves but didn't cut my wrist... hmm... now that I think about it, I wonder if anyone has ever died changing a KS?
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It stopped raining long enough for new NGK iridiums.
Leo, next time wrap in your wrist and hand in duct tape. People won't think you tried to off yourself
that was wierd anyway motor swap not next gen but a 99 with 42000 on it switched front seats,steering wheel ,center console, front door panels for less worn parts .tinted 35 all around incl. sunroof all lights upgraded up front R-34 Blk ,bumpers lights tinted out back red/clears,replaced frt and bk bumpers tiens tech with tokico blues dropped 2'' all around. all this in 10 months lots of good mods to come thankx for the org how to's..
I wasn't that far off! In trying to get my hand over that bracket and down under the UIM with the wratchet, I thought I was done for. If I pushed any harder and they would have found me under the hood, bled out with my hand still stuck in there. That's when I got the idea for the duct tape and was able to finish the job no prob. The tape was like body armour. It saved me a trip to the hospital for sure. Actually using a long handled flex wratchet is the way to go to loosen the bolt.
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Haha thankyou
I didn't notice that I had a ton of tiny little scratches until I took I was done and washed off all the grease on my hands.
But next time I am going to wrap my whole hands in 5 layers of duct tape because when I was screaming BOOM SHAKALAKA while pushing on a tiny ratchet with two fingers, the bolt all of a sudden loosened and my hand slammed into that part that cut my finger, and it when through the collar of my sleeves but didn't cut my wrist... hmm... now that I think about it, I wonder if anyone has ever died changing a KS?
That would be quite a sight, but from now on I am using your advice and getting my duct tape gauntlet on before I stick my arm into a dark crevice in a car.
But the most annoying thing in my opinion is all those little brackets and doo-dads that they have to keep the various hoses and wires organized, I mean I can't imagine how tough it would be to stick your hand in to hand turn the bolt if you have big hands. But I guess that is where your wife or kid comes in haha
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I wasn't that far off! In trying to get my hand over that bracket and down under the UIM with the wratchet, I thought I was done for. If I pushed any harder and they would have found me under the hood, bled out with my hand still stuck in there. That's when I got the idea for the duct tape and was able to finish the job no prob. The tape was like body armour. It saved me a trip to the hospital for sure. Actually using a long handled flex wratchet is the way to go to loosen the bolt.
Bought mine Monday. Today I removed rear badges, removed lower billet grill, Painted upper billet grill black, clay bared entire car and then waxed it.
Realized that probably 19 out of 20 people I see driving maximas around where I live are OLD! That includes all generations of maximas. But man, I love mine I just wish I could see some of you orgers where I live.(Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) maybe with some mods or something! Most of the people I see driving maximas probably don't even know what kind of car they drive! They very obviously don't care about their cars, and don't keep them in great condition.
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black leather, heated seats, debadged "MAXIMA", 20% tint all around, LED conversion (interior, license plate), Sportwing moldings, Stillen strut brace, Stillen sway bar
I didn't notice that I had a ton of tiny little scratches until I took I was done and washed off all the grease on my hands.
But next time I am going to wrap my whole hands in 5 layers of duct tape because when I was screaming BOOM SHAKALAKA while pushing on a tiny ratchet with two fingers, the bolt all of a sudden loosened and my hand slammed into that part that cut my finger, and it when through the collar of my sleeves but didn't cut my wrist... hmm... now that I think about it, I wonder if anyone has ever died changing a KS?
My goodness man...invest in some extensions & a u-joint! I got mine off in about 2 minutes (after a 10-minute PB application) and got it back on in about double that time. I used what you see below for the initial loosening/final tightening & stuffing my hand in for the final loosening/initial tightening. Got a few cuts but nothing major!
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To-do: Belts, Fix suspension problem Major probs fixed: Lower oil pan | Radiator | EVAP canister/valve| VIAS Control Valve | Rear VC | Exhaust hole near axle
Looked at all 3.... rubbed my balls....went back inside... made spaghetti
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Where are the moderators???? This guy should have been banned after his first reply when he first joined this forum! I'm totally in awe with his behavior and ruthless antics on someone else's thread!!!!! I believe he's broken every rule at least twice...????????
Yesterday got up with intentions of changing axles on my max.. dang thing wouldnt start checked everything and end result need new starter.. I changed that took me bout hour dang bolt was rusty as hell....
me today i got up after partying last night and said hey car still in the air lets change axle; It was a pain...think this was the original axle...
Got my amp and subwoofer wired up. Wasn't too hard. Hardest part was getting through the firewall. Went through the hole where the hood release cable runs. Ran the wire under the trim along the doors.
Thumps hard....love it
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Thanks to ChrisMan287 for the new sig
drop her off at the shop Tuesday to replace 6-speed fed up tranny, for rebuilt with HLSD. next find a shop to install my Zenesis ZN502 alarm system.
soon to come headlight replacement with blacked out housing set, and new foglight with PIAA Plasma Ion bulbs. 5Zigen FN01RC 17X7 +42 Bronze to be put on to replace G35 sedan set.so much to do so little time. almost forgot Apline CDA-9887 HU to install this weekend, if i get it from the shop by then.
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yesterday- got a sick 280z RPM gauge pod and the seat brackets i need for my Sparco seats from the junkyard. also cleaned out 3 months of parts i accumulated from the junkyard out of the trunk
tonight- swap out my hood props, mine hold for only a minute now and ive got 3 or 4 pairs of good ones from wrecked low mileage 3rd gens laying around i drank and i wont drive with any alcohol in my system so i need something to do tonight
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1992 GXE l 414,000km on original tranny and original VG30E l Pioneer Premier 12" 3500w subwoofer l 600w amp l JVC H/U l aftermarket fog lights l 2.5" Magnaflow catback exhaust l Momo summer rims l Stock winter rims l Sparco Sprint driver/passenger seat w/drivers 6 point harness l Sparco Volanti steering wheel l Castrol Syntec oil/premium Vpower gas
Future mods- 5spd swap, Z31 turbo w/intercooler
This winters mods- Z31 hood scoop, digital cluster swap, lowering springs
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I just wish I could see some of you orgers where I live.(Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) maybe with some mods or something! Most of the people I see driving maximas probably don't even know what kind of car they drive! They very obviously don't care about their cars, and don't keep them in great condition.
i drank and i wont drive with any alcohol in my system so i need something to do tonight 
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