Hi all,

Well here we go..........I am drivin down the road......doin about 120km/H........all of a sudden the damn needle starts going into convulsions........between 110-125...........or it just goes right to 140km/h.............really weird...........anyone ever have this problem??? What the heck is it?

 

Most likely the speed sensor is going out...Or the speedometer itself...

 

Hmmmmmm ok........what the heck does a speed sensor look like........where is it?? Is it hard to change and how much $$$$$?

God will it ever end! hahahahhaha

 

it's on top of the tranny. if you donate and search you'll find tons of info on it

 

its located on the tranny I dont have any pics but maybe someone eles could help you with that. it has one ten mm bolt holding it in. with a wire harness coming out of it. Just take the one bolt out and pull up. The sensor runs about $70 at most parts stores

 

Hey bud,

What do ya mean by donate?

 

If you donate $25 then you can search the org for the answers to your problems...By far the best mod you can do for your car..

http://forums.maxima.org/subscriptions.php

 

Hey guys,

Well the best price I can get on a speed sensor here in Canada is $92 CDN + taxes...........anybody got some connections?????

Please let me know.

 

is that for the vg motors or ve?????

 

VG

I have a 1992 Maxima GXE with automatic tranny.........I am jealous of all the guys with 5spds..........

Why do you ask?

 

I have a used one at my parents house someplace, I could look for it when I go back there this week, the only catch is it has 172k miles on it, and I cut off part of the wireing harness (5 speed swap)

 

Hey Twinkle thanks a bunch for the reply but for something like this I would rather go new............but thanks anyhow man.

I called my parts place and now they tell me they only have the listing for the DOHC??? So I ask the guy well is it the same as the SOHC........he is like......uuuuuhhhh I dunno? So I asked if there was anyway to find out and the **** said no. So guys......difference? Yes or no?

Funniest thing is this morning going to work I was doing 165km/h on the HWY but it took me the same time as usual.............

 

no its not the same cause the dohc uses a cable the sohc uses a electronic
connector thats what my mechanic told me

 

You and your mechanic are wrong.....

 

then u tell me how it is then?????

 

funny thing that exact same thing happened to me this week and today it was stuck at zero. weird. where abouts are you located. Im in toronto Canada

 

All the 3rd gen transmissions use the electronic speed sensor NOT a cable...

 

Hey bud,

Hahahhahaha............fun eh.........mine wants to be everywhere but zero. I am in between Ottawa and Montreal........close to the Quebec border but still in Ontario. I found my part for $78 CDN + taxes. And yes the DOHC and SOHC sensors are the same. Funny when I was talking to the guy at Nissan he is like......."Are you sure you want to buy it there??" After he quoted me the same thing for $200+........I was like.........well.........13 year old car.........$120 difference........yeah why not! Thanks Boys!