Well my max just rolled 105k the other day and doesnt seem like its old self really anymore. I did the FULL 60k tune-up a while back and she ran fine. I recently did my fuel filter, PCV and just did my K&N filter tonight. I was thinking of buying all new coil packs and NGK plugs from nissan to maybe give my car some life again. At times the car will hesitate while on the fly and or from a dead stop once in a while. I had this problem 2yrs ago and it wound up being a bad coil pack. So i figured if i bought 6 new packs and plugs i could hopefully solve my lingering problem. Any thoughts on this?
or could it be a faulty fuel injector

As far as codes in the computer, i keep getting the damn Evap canister code, and my boys scanner(Snap-On mechanics comp) tells me that a faulty gas cap could cause this(which i replaced with an OEM one and did nothing!) or a loss of pressure in the fuel system somehwere and a whole list of problems and solutions. But me not being that familiar with the Max's fuel system, i left everything as is for now. So can anyone tell me more about the fuel system and about the vacum lines for it?

thanks,

Ant

 

test your coils and injectors individually before replaceing anything.

 

and how do i go about testing my coils and injectors? i thought for the coils i could unplug one at a time to see how the car responds

Ant

 

Get a Haynes manual. The procedure is in there.

 

For the EVAP code, check the charcoal canister under the left rear wheel. The black box. There's a a valve in front, the vet control valve. Take it apart, clean it out, and put it back. That shuld get rid of the code. Also, make sure there isn't too much water in the black box.


DW

 

yep

I had the same code pop up on both of my maxes.. Evap canister and Evap system.. one was triggered by the other one.... That Vent control valve is very delicate, it's easy for it to get shut... I took it off, washed it, sprayed some WD40 and put it back on.. reset the ECU and it was fine..

As far as I know, it does not effect performance or anything else.. just a pesky code that means nothing

 

i already took off and cleaned out that valve. And still the light keeps comin back on I bought a new gas cap to see if maybe that was it and nothing. I guess ill have to check the water level in the black box

Ant

 

could you explain more about the water level in the black box for me

Ant

 

Wow , yesterday, something in this thread kept it hanging. Couldn't load it up at all.

Anyways, dis-connect the canister from all the hoses and empty out the water. Also, there's a thread I saw. 96 Maximas had a recall and most of the emissions stuff was involved. Maybe your stuff is just buggy. Here;

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....anister+recall

DW

 

kool, ill have to empty that this week and resety the stupid light AGAIN!

Ant