i mean really stupid. my girlfriend and i are going to rescue an 88 maxima from her sister, and i wanted to know beforehand some of the basic stuff. oil weight, etc. general stuff about the car that i should know. i would have searched but...........

-josh

 

Well Maximas are not any different then any other car. They need gas...87 octane will work just fine...oil, multi viscosity,10w-30 for a car with a few miles althought some like the 5w-30. Air in all four tires and the spare I usually use the compressed type about 32-35 lbs in each. Antifreeze/coolant about 50/50 combination works well in all climates.(not Alaska), use the green kind not the pink. Be sure and put some type of anti-freeze in the windshield washer if you are going into temps below 32 degrees F.
My son-in-law, whose has lived in Florida all his life, came to visit one Christmas here in Ky and after arriving, made the comment that his windshield washer quit working and he could not find out why
When in doubt read the owner's manual, if you can find it.

Good Luck you'll love it

telfonejac

 

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Im not sure where you can get this info?

J/K

 

Sometimes I use hydrogen or helium to decrease unsprung weight. One time I filled them up too much and they all ballooned up and the car started floating. That was f-ed up, it was kinda like driving a moon buggy. I have a video of it somewhere, maybe I can find it. My mechanic didn't even have to put it up on a lift to change the oil, he just walked under it. But I'm scared of heights so now I just go with regular unleaded air.

 

Show me where in the stickies this stuff is.

phateless:
I think the 2nd post does answer this rather generalized question. What do you specifically need to know other than type of gas and oil?

S

 

Turbo
I bet your gas mileage was OUT OF THIS WORLD and your traction wasn't anything to dRAG about

telfonejac

 

J/K
I was Just Kidding

You never let me have any fun!
Your like the forum po-po

Fine ill answer the question. There is a sticker under the hood of the car that tells you what kind of oil to go with (the weight and type). Since your trying to save this car do all the little maintence things like brake pads, and fluid refills just to be sure.

 

Uh.....you didn't see the smiley did you? :P

 

can't we all just get along?

j/k....

 

S

 

yeahhhhhh!

 

oh man this one got me laughing real hard

a couple summers ago i was taking a welding class (trust me this was the dumbest group kids i've ever seen ) so this one genius used oxy-acetylene gas from one of the tanks we had sitting around to fill up one of his tires...



...good thing he drove a truck and that it was the back tire b/c the thing exploded out on the freeway shortly after he left class. when i say exploded i don't mean the tire blew out or anything like that, i mean it blew half of this dumbass' truck apart. aside from some hearing dammage the guy was alright though you had to see the reaction this got out of the instructor when he was told this story

 

007Max
You said this was a story...I think that's what it is ...a story. Oxygen and acetylene are in separate tanks, the hose fittings are left handed on the Oxygen and the threads are of a different size and type on the acetylene to avoid the accidental mix-up of acetylene and compressed air. One would have to go to lot of trouble to change out all the fittings to accomadate a Schrader valve on a tire. Just as a bit of information and CONTRARY to what you see and hear on TV Oxygen will not burn or explode! What it does is make everything around it MORE combustible. In an oxygen rich atmosphere things that are flammable become more flammable and are very quick to ignite. Sorry...not trying to be a smart eleck ,just trying to set the record straight

telfonejac

 

I dunno, I think it's funny as hell how the threads get run so far off topic within only a few replies.

what were we talking about?

 

:attention
Duuaa

Whats for breakfast?
Maybe it'll all be gone when we wake up....
Like a bunch of drunks talkin....

telfonejac

 

Dude, this forum is awesome after you slam down a couple bottles of OE! How do you think D and I have very interesting conversations about nothing?

 

i know all about the differences betweem the threads on the accetaline and oxygen tanks and i don't know how he managed to bypass that to fill up his tire, but he did it all the same

this kid is definitely a candidate for the Darwin Awards

another funny story from the same class: this one kid was welding some aluminum diamond plate and got into an argument with some other kid about how hot the stuff was after he was welding it (based on the fact that aluminum 'dissipates' heat much better than steel). so anyhow to prove him wrong the other kid took the chunk of diamond plate and put his tounge right next to the part where it was being welded (it was still quite hot )

 

BTW, what happen to your 95 GXE? (you probably posted about it somewhere......but I'm too lazy to look around )

S

 

a big telephone pole

 

Ouch! I hear those aren't very forgiving....and if they are....they still aren't very forgiving.

S

 

I've heard that they don't move outta your way as quickly as rabbits and squirrels do. they just stand there like they own the side of the road or somethin.

 

10chars

 

afraid you're right there... that pole pulled one of these on my car -->

it's all alright though that car is getting fixed one paycheck at a time

 

what size speakers up front, so i can shop before i take anything apart, and is it possible to retain the stock eq if i put in an aftermarket headunit?

 

I think its 6 1/2 for the fronts. BUt the mounting depth is a problem. Most aftermarket ones will stick out. Mine do. I have JL VR650 I think thats what they're called. Loud clean but the stick out a little.