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I suggest a quality full synthetic like mobil 1, as it will protect your engine even with only what is left from the previous time you ran it. Once I was at the races and saw a mechanic for a CART (high dollar Indy type cars) race car whose primary sponsor was another type of motor oil, but in the pits I saw him open up a Mobil 1 and fill it up. That says a lot.
DD
Right now the car sits in my driveway, unable to start since yesterday at 5 PM. Still won't start at 10 AM the next day.
Has anyone had similar problems? Any ideas?
I suspect you may have a malfunctioning fuel enrichment circuit, which in this case dumps too much fuel into the engine when cold, and floods it.
10W means it is thicker than 5W when cold.
It will take longer to build up oil pressure
especially in winter. I agree that you should
switch to a high quality 5W30 synthetic oil
for better protection.
I have a 01 maxima and has 42K miles on it. All of a sudden I am seeing "Service Engine Soon" light. Please suggest. Recently I had "Check" light on my Honda civic and dealer charged 300. So want to be careful this time around. Any advice if this is a known problem and any fixes for it!!!
Thanks a ton.
Alan
It all depends. Go to the dealer and let them check it out. They can plug the car's comuter to a reader and get the actual error code.
You can't go by what the Honda dealer changed you - what was wrong with the Honda is not the same as what may be wrong with the Maxima. $300 sounds pretty good considering you may have a serious problem costing a lot more.
Check the car out with the dealer.
I just brought a 93 nissan maxima gxe for my son for his birthday. When I brought it the door entry pad code was not know by the current owner. We have no manual with the code. Is there anything I can do to reset it or something. If so please e-mail me at lenoxat325@yahoo.com thanks
You could use the same logic they are using on you: since they claim they did not perform any repairs on your car, there should be no cost associated with no repairs.
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/warr95fs.txt
Emission control and emission related parts are covered for the first 2 years or 24,000 miles of vehicle use; and
* Specified major emission control components are covered for the first 8 years or 80,000 miles of vehicle use.
There are three specified major emission control components, covered for the first 8 years or 80,000 miles of vehicle use on 1995 and newer vehicles:
* Catalytic converters.
* The electronic emissions control unit or computer (ECU).
* The onboard emissions diagnostic device or computer (OBD).
coil problems in ignition system I think
I have an 01 SE that has the front 02 sensor out (code P0420 on the computer). I've got 41K on it (so no warranty) and the dealer came back with $1100 to fix it because there is a tsb on this issue (NTB00-070b) that says replace the sensor and front tube assembly (the tube assy costs $700 alone!!!).
OK, I need to replace the O2 sensor. Question is: Do I need to do the front tube assembly also? I've seen the tsb, asked around with a local mechanic and two dealers, etc.
Has anyone else dealt with this? Or can you tell me what to look for with a "bad" front tube assembly? I'm having issues dropping 1K+ on a car I've owned less than 3 years.
Thanks.
Our 2004 Maxima is 10 months old with 5600 miles when the SkyView Roof shattered during our vacation to MA. It was a very loud thump heard from inside the car (thinking that one of my kids threw something toward the roof). But then I realized reading about other people’s experiences with SkyView Roof problems.
Immediately asked my wife to slowly open the shades and see the SkyView Roof (it was totally shattered into pieces). To keep an accident from happening and glasses flying off, we decided to stop at a rest area, which was ½ mile away to see how extent the damage was. It was really bad cause it was all shattered plus it started to bulge up from the middle and pieces of glass were starting to come off. We had our car towed to the nearest Nissan dealer (30 minutes) and they arranged a glass company to put a “temporary fix” the next day. This “temporary fix” was to help us last all the way home until we get it to our local dealer to replace it under warranty.
** “Temporary Fix” = sucked up loose glass pieces from the shades, covered, and taped from rain, etc.; Just left whatever was intact **
NTHSA 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA (WITH "SKYVIEW GLASS-PANELED ROOF")
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/MonthlyDefects/2004/200405- - .html
GLASS ROOF SHATTERING
ACTION# PE04-035
DATE OPENED 12-APR-2004
Shattered SkyView Roof pictures taken at the rest area:
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/612165/2
I decided to go ahead and replace just the sensor with my local mechanic (price difference of $150 lower than the dealer).
The weekend before I would drop it off, I popped the hood and snooped around a bit. Noticed the air filter was pretty bad so I dropped in a new one (nothing special, Walmart - Fram special for $7.50).
Drove the car to work on Monday morning the light was on. Went out for lunch and it was OFF!!! It's been off ever since. It must have reset itself because the code wasn't showing up any more. Now the air filter was dirty but not unusable that I replaced. Anyone heard of that?
our SkyView Roof's glass replacement is fixed in 3 business days. Nissan overnight the glass to our dealer yesterday and fixed it today.
Overall, it was a superb experience!!
The dealer in MA and our local dealer have this award: "Nissan Owner First Award of Excellence".
The "temporary fix" to prevent from the weather and SkyView Roof's glass replacement pictures:
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/612165/2
Can any one recommend an honest, skillful, and competitively priced mechanic (or shop) in Northern Virginia (Fairfax)?
I am willing to drive a bit farther to get a person/shop if they meet my needs.
Thank you very much for your kind help in advance.
/Chris
From searching previous chat discussions, I see this is a common problem for this model. What this mechanic said that I had a hard time with is that if the problem isn't fixed, it could cause some sort of electical or computer short. Has anyone heard of this before?
I was told that the repair would cost approximately $700 (high mileage, no longer on warranty), but if it's something that can be put off or is just a nuisance noise, obviously I'd much rather put it off for the time being. The car is performing great otherwise.
Thanks in advance for any info anyone can provide.