*NOOBIES* The "I am new here,but have a question" thread..(post your questions here)
#801
#803
im not sure what you mean by "rep" somebody. maybe its bc okc is aka bfe, but i thought rep=represent...(your "rep"= reputation?)
are you talking about the itrader deal? its used for transactions(money/parts, or trades, etc.) on this forum. other forums use those for reputation points, but sometimes it seems like a popularity contest, and i hate pop(its soda!!! get it right, yankees!!! lol)
#804
i was kidding(we do that sometimes, lol)
im not sure what you mean by "rep" somebody. maybe its bc okc is aka bfe, but i thought rep=represent...(your "rep"= reputation?)
are you talking about the itrader deal? its used for transactions(money/parts, or trades, etc.) on this forum. other forums use those for reputation points, but sometimes it seems like a popularity contest, and i hate pop(its soda!!! get it right, yankees!!! lol)
im not sure what you mean by "rep" somebody. maybe its bc okc is aka bfe, but i thought rep=represent...(your "rep"= reputation?)
are you talking about the itrader deal? its used for transactions(money/parts, or trades, etc.) on this forum. other forums use those for reputation points, but sometimes it seems like a popularity contest, and i hate pop(its soda!!! get it right, yankees!!! lol)
oh. so theres no reps here
aww.....
i have like 1200 on 240atlanta.com :P
aight itrader it is then... i dont buy and sell too much maxima stuff though.
#806
New 94 Brooklynite Max... need help on mods
i have a 94 maxima and i was inquiring about a pair of hid lights and fog lights. im new to the whole modifications thing but im willing to learn. my car is dark green and i want lights that would look "nice" not too bright but it has to turn heads and make a statement of "sexy"! lol. any recommendations?
i also want to inquire about a new grill...
i also want to inquire about a new grill...
#807
i have a 94 maxima and i was inquiring about a pair of hid lights and fog lights. im new to the whole modifications thing but im willing to learn. my car is dark green and i want lights that would look "nice" not too bright but it has to turn heads and make a statement of "sexy"! lol. any recommendations?
i also want to inquire about a new grill...
i also want to inquire about a new grill...
#808
New and with an old Maxima
Hey everyone im new to this site but i have some exp. wit cars since i perfer to do most of the maintence on my car.... but yeaaa... i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice or opinion.... i want to mod my car mainly performance but im debeting whether its worth the money.... i have a 91 maxima with a vg30e engine and H chasis.... but the chasis has some serious rust in the trunk and i just need a few maintence tings like a fuel injector and shut the hole in my muffler other than that she run like a beaut.... also i want to make it standard.... and i really like the maxima itself and its hard to find another 3rd gen maxima... but maybe you guys can just give me your opinion on should i put my money into it or get a new car.... thanks in advance btw.....
#809
Hey everyone im new to this site but i have some exp. wit cars since i perfer to do most of the maintence on my car.... but yeaaa... i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice or opinion.... i want to mod my car mainly performance but im debeting whether its worth the money.... i have a 91 maxima with a vg30e engine and H chasis.... but the chasis has some serious rust in the trunk and i just need a few maintence tings like a fuel injector and shut the hole in my muffler other than that she run like a beaut.... also i want to make it standard.... and i really like the maxima itself and its hard to find another 3rd gen maxima... but maybe you guys can just give me your opinion on should i put my money into it or get a new car.... thanks in advance btw.....
#810
time to replace motor: 12 hrs (does not include replacing timing belt or water pump nor transferring over accessories)
moral: replace the injectors and live with a motor you already know about, rather than one with an unknown history.
and you should do all 6 injectors at once on the VG, no point in doing labor twice.
#811
buy 6 new injectors for approx 600, and not have to worry about much for a long while.
but hey if you want to drop another motor in it, knock yourself out.
#812
with the added bonus of knowing nothing about the "new" engine, and the probability of bad injectors, again....(or some other ...fun... problems...)
#813
yeah. we made a good decision on my friend's car. went from rod knock on the old engine to "just" a blown head gasket and worn rings on the JY engine. but we reused his injectors b/c we knew they were good. so, fulyngyu, your best bet, if you are so worried about cost, is to buy a few well-ohm'd injectors off a JY car (or better yet, a running parts car) and put them in until your pockets run a little deeper.
#814
well the rust is on the body its self the back seat belts on the driver side no longer is in place its just flapping around.... i was hoping to put a friend there and test if it still works...(JK)..... but thats really about it and yeaa i kinda really like my car
#815
the seatbelt rust issue was a recall!!! nobody told you? you could have prevented it for free... dang. is that the only place where rust is on it tho? if so you MIGHT be able to get Nissan to remedy it for you, tho it may be simply too fargone to fix... but if they can/will fix it, and you WILL have to *****, complain, and show some claws to get them to do it.
#816
the seatbelt rust issue was a recall!!! nobody told you? you could have prevented it for free... dang. is that the only place where rust is on it tho? if so you MIGHT be able to get Nissan to remedy it for you, tho it may be simply too fargone to fix... but if they can/will fix it, and you WILL have to *****, complain, and show some claws to get them to do it.
#818
Bose Radio Problem - 94'
Hello, The radio in my 94 just stoped working. It still plays cds and the tuner comes on but it will not get reception on any channel. It will actually work on rare occasions (maybe once a day) but it will stop within a couple or minutes or less. The tuner stays on but it looses the reception for any and all channels so it just mutes out any static.
Does this sound like a problem with the radio or the antenna? The antenna has been damaged where it does not raise and lower but it has never affected my reception. I realize the radios are crap and it would probably be good to go ahead and replace it but I am planning to sell the car soon and want to focus on fixing the problem with as little money as possible.
Thanks for any input!!!!
Does this sound like a problem with the radio or the antenna? The antenna has been damaged where it does not raise and lower but it has never affected my reception. I realize the radios are crap and it would probably be good to go ahead and replace it but I am planning to sell the car soon and want to focus on fixing the problem with as little money as possible.
Thanks for any input!!!!
#819
fulyngyu, your best bet, if you are so worried about cost, is to buy a few well-ohm'd injectors off a JY car (or better yet, a running parts car) and put them in until your pockets run a little deeper.
It's a shame that those screws are 'just' under the manifold...
(Especially since the 2 bad ones are in the middle and would be easy to get to) Looks like I have some fun times ahead
I will let you know how it turns out... Thanks again.
#820
93 Nissan Maxima GXE - I've been having problems with a sluggish maxima for a few months. Got a diagnostic which showed a problem in injector 1 and 3. My mechanic, a friend, got injectors for an SE by mistake, and now the correct ones are on order.
I'm worried now that it could be the MAF from reading other posts. Someone please tell me what a MAF is?
I'm worried now that it could be the MAF from reading other posts. Someone please tell me what a MAF is?
#821
injector problem
93 Nissan Maxima GXE - I've been having problems with a sluggish maxima for a few months. Got a diagnostic which showed a problem in injector 1 and 3. My mechanic, a friend, got injectors for an SE by mistake, and now the correct ones are on order.
I'm worried now that it could be the MAF from reading other posts. Someone please tell me what a MAF is?
I'm worried now that it could be the MAF from reading other posts. Someone please tell me what a MAF is?
#823
93 Nissan Maxima GXE - I've been having problems with a sluggish maxima for a few months. Got a diagnostic which showed a problem in injector 1 and 3. My mechanic, a friend, got injectors for an SE by mistake, and now the correct ones are on order.
I'm worried now that it could be the MAF from reading other posts. Someone please tell me what a MAF is?
I'm worried now that it could be the MAF from reading other posts. Someone please tell me what a MAF is?
#824
#825
I just really don't know what to do anymore cause I don't really have the money to fix more than 1 or 2 things and if I do fix them and they go bad right away for the same stupid reasons as the old ones then I've wasted money and accomplished nothing.
I don't know if either of these photos could help you but here's the ones I took before I put the stock airbox back on
#826
Thanks. I'm gonna try that. I'm also going to (eventually) do the 85/100 watt headlight conversion. Thanks for your help
#827
i got a 93 maxima and its done 179,000 miles and i recently found a leak aound the front right control arm and on the sump gasket where all the belts are , its a brown colour so its definately oil , its not too bad , just annoying, i check the oil regularly but i want to just get rid of the damn leak. ....( yes im a noob) ..any ideas?
#828
I'm from South Africa. There is a lot of things that is differ between maxima's in SA and there with you. For some reason, that nobody can explain, it was never that popular here in SA. Sad really. It is such a great car.
#829
I'm from South Africa. There is a lot of things that is differ between maxima's in SA and there with you. For some reason, that nobody can explain, it was never that popular here in SA. Sad really. It is such a great car.
#830
i got a 93 maxima and its done 179,000 miles and i recently found a leak aound the front right control arm and on the sump gasket where all the belts are , its a brown colour so its definately oil , its not too bad , just annoying, i check the oil regularly but i want to just get rid of the damn leak. ....( yes im a noob) ..any ideas?
Oh btw, chances are your control arm bushing on that side is now toast, so make plans to replace it in the future.
#833
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#835
#837
MAF diagnosis
noob here with a couple of MAF questions:
When a MAF goes, is it usually an on/off kind of thing, or can it degrade gradually?
Recently acquired a '92 VG with 167,000 km (103,000 mi) that started exhibiting some bad MAF symptoms, but only intermittently. The engine would hesitate and revs were capped at around 2,000 rpm. Shutting down and restarting would solve the issue. Aside from these episodes, the car runs fairly smoothly both at idle and on acceleration. Gas mileage, however, is quite poor.
After doing lots of reading here, I learned how to pull codes from the ECU and got a 12. Suspicion confirmed.
I went to the wreckers and pulled a MAF off a junker and swapped it out. Problem went away for a while, but has since resurfaced. Another bad MAF? Can they be safely cleaned with electrical connection cleaner? I've tried to find dedicated MAF cleaner, but no luck.
The Pic a Part has a 30 day return policy so I'll probably take it back and try one more.
Any insight would be appreciated.
When a MAF goes, is it usually an on/off kind of thing, or can it degrade gradually?
Recently acquired a '92 VG with 167,000 km (103,000 mi) that started exhibiting some bad MAF symptoms, but only intermittently. The engine would hesitate and revs were capped at around 2,000 rpm. Shutting down and restarting would solve the issue. Aside from these episodes, the car runs fairly smoothly both at idle and on acceleration. Gas mileage, however, is quite poor.
After doing lots of reading here, I learned how to pull codes from the ECU and got a 12. Suspicion confirmed.
I went to the wreckers and pulled a MAF off a junker and swapped it out. Problem went away for a while, but has since resurfaced. Another bad MAF? Can they be safely cleaned with electrical connection cleaner? I've tried to find dedicated MAF cleaner, but no luck.
The Pic a Part has a 30 day return policy so I'll probably take it back and try one more.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Last edited by Rayovac; 04-24-2008 at 09:42 PM.
#838
noob here with a couple of MAF questions:
When a MAF goes, is it usually an on/off kind of thing, or can it degrade gradually?
Recently acquired a '92 VG with 167,000 km (103,000 mi) that started exhibiting some bad MAF symptoms, but only intermittently. The engine would hesitate and revs were capped at around 2,000 rpm. Shutting down and restarting would solve the issue. Aside from these episodes, the car runs fairly smoothly both at idle and on acceleration. Gas mileage, however, is quite poor.
After doing lots of reading here, I learned how to pull codes from the ECU and got a 12. Suspicion confirmed.
I went to the wreckers and pulled a MAF off a junker and swapped it out. Problem went away for a while, but has since resurfaced. Another bad MAF? Can they be safely cleaned with electrical connection cleaner? I've tried to find dedicated MAF cleaner, but no luck.
The Pic a Part has a 30 day return policy so I'll probably take it back and try one more.
Any insight would be appreciated.
When a MAF goes, is it usually an on/off kind of thing, or can it degrade gradually?
Recently acquired a '92 VG with 167,000 km (103,000 mi) that started exhibiting some bad MAF symptoms, but only intermittently. The engine would hesitate and revs were capped at around 2,000 rpm. Shutting down and restarting would solve the issue. Aside from these episodes, the car runs fairly smoothly both at idle and on acceleration. Gas mileage, however, is quite poor.
After doing lots of reading here, I learned how to pull codes from the ECU and got a 12. Suspicion confirmed.
I went to the wreckers and pulled a MAF off a junker and swapped it out. Problem went away for a while, but has since resurfaced. Another bad MAF? Can they be safely cleaned with electrical connection cleaner? I've tried to find dedicated MAF cleaner, but no luck.
The Pic a Part has a 30 day return policy so I'll probably take it back and try one more.
Any insight would be appreciated.
#839
i got a 93 maxima and its done 179,000 miles and i recently found a leak aound the front right control arm and on the sump gasket where all the belts are , its a brown colour so its definately oil , its not too bad , just annoying, i check the oil regularly but i want to just get rid of the damn leak. ....( yes im a noob) ..any ideas?
#840
Thanks for the suggestions. When I switched out the MAF, I cleaned the contacts with a spray electrical connection cleaner. The wires and harness look to be in good shape, but that's to my untrained eye.