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Old Jul 1, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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need expert help, well almost....

tomorrow i am gonna go buy oil (5-30W right) oil filter, antifreeze, fuel injector cleaner, fuel filter, belts( 3 of them right) not timing belt, radiator hoses(how many?), ever hear of upper /lower hoses? any other hoses i need replaced??? spark plugs and wires are fine, did i miss something? plus for now i am just gonna patch my exhaust, anyone know of a good exhaust patch, im just gonna patch it, i need ythe money for insurance, thats why im not getting new exhaust yet.
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 05:21 PM
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try avoiding using fuel injector cleaner because it will distroy your fuel injector,

even nissan doesn't recommend using fuel injector cleaners,

i use fuel injectors cleaners couple years ago it distroy one of my fuel injectors,

so i said forget it, i will never use fuel injectors again,

if you ever left your car up with supporting jack stand replace the o2 sensor, that will be expensive but it will be worth it,

if you can't affoird it then next time, the rotor under the distributor cap needs replacing, if the water pump was not replace before i suggest replacing them and changing the seals, and if the tensioner and spring was never replace before replace them know or your belt will break down the road,
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 05:25 PM
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i am gonna replace the timing belt and water pump a little later, the car only has 125, 257 miles on it. hoping it will last what if my o2 sensor is ok??? i just replaced the y-pipe and the o2 was fine
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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if it was never replace before then it is original,

it will cause your car to stutter when it is not warm up,

it happen to me before,

because the o2 that is still in my car, cause my car to stutter when it is not warm up
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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my car runs like a dream smooth as can be
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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On the hoses you should change upper & lower along with your bypass hose. If you can, change thermostat/ pcv valve too.
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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all but the injector cleaner should be good, I also need to change hoses. Right now I got some the vacuums hose replace, gotta finish the rest.

Suggestion, have you done throttle body and filter cleaning? I need to do that too. Maybe clean some electrical plugs and syringe the steering fluid and put in new. Do that for a week or so and you should replace almost all of the steering fluid.
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by maximagxe90
if it was never replace before then it is original,

it will cause your car to stutter when it is not warm up,

it happen to me before,

because the o2 that is still in my car, cause my car to stutter when it is not warm up
So that's why my car does that sometimes. Just another thing to add to the list.
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by VG Ridah
So that's why my car does that sometimes. Just another thing to add to the list.

Check this out if you haven't already, great price.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=289189

got mine there, but haven't installed it yet
Old Jul 1, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by VG Ridah
So that's why my car does that sometimes. Just another thing to add to the list.
O2 is not used cold, TPS substitutes until warmup.

- Lacquer for distributor cap and rotor - if stuttering

- Add contact grease to the list - and to ALL connector pins. If no problems today, the day is approaching...
Apply like this: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/14
Old Jul 2, 2005 | 07:40 AM
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is that a relay or something in that pic, i have seen mine and taken them off, i just wanna know wat they are.
Old Jul 2, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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what is the best oil and fuel filter to buy???? i mean ones from like autozone, advanced auto parts, or pep boys?
i hear that ppl say use a toyota filter and stuff, which is the best???? anyone know part numbers?
Old Jul 2, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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Well the types and qualities of oils are heavily discussed in the fluids and lubricants section. Also, the toyota filter is discussed often as well. You have a VG so the toyota filter isn't really neccessary. On my VG i put FRAM in, which people say is bad, but I'm cheap on my GXE.
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