I know the VQ(?) is a good engine and has won awards but any general idea on the miles these things are good for?

 

Some people have had their engines last into the 400k range. One engine has 500k plus. If you treat it well, there's no limit

 

there was a thread with some guy's 3rd gen maxima going 420k miles if i remember correctly. his car should seriously have been featured in pimp my ride.

 

i hope my car will make it into 300k mark....

 

according to mobil1 thers will last over 200,000 w/ no wear!?!

 

i don't know if i'll have my car into the 400k range,being i've had it for 5 years and have 31,500 on it. Don't worry guys i'll sell it on the org.

 

There was a pic yesterday in the general forum of the 420K 3rd gen, but a few weeks ago somebody was asking about contacting nissan about their 560k 3rd gen.

 

Unless you start making some monthly cross country trips I doubt you'll ever see 400k

Oh, thank god for that!

 

bk-99-se-l
Please contact me as soon as you wanna sell it ;-)

I have a 99 black Max se......just gotta love the car!

 

Friend of mine bought a 98 Euro-max (I30) 2.0V6 previously used as taxi. It has 500k kilometers on it (311k miles). Looks like new... no oil-consumption, no leaks. But you can of course see the milage on the steering wheel/pedals/driver's seat...

 

It really depends how u treat it. I doubt mine wil ever hit 200k.

 

I know peeps with 200k and their motors and they are still runnning just as strong as mine. I got 140k and i hope my enigine sees 200k

 

I'm well past 200K and still running strong. I'd bet i'll have to replace the tranny before the engine needs anything

 

as long as you keep up on maintenance, you should be able to easily see over 200K from it

 

well it's sterling mist,but keep your eyes open that G35 coupe is calling me.

 

just keep up with the maintenance and everything will be alllllllllrrrrriiiigggght.

 

im at 155,000 miles and going strong !

 

im at 198k and still driven it hard daily

 

My 1996 Maxima SE was purchased new in November of 1995 with 32 original miles.

Today, I changed the oil and filter, and drained and filled the transmission with Castrol Dexron/Mercon Synthetic Trans Fluid (I do this in my Auto Trans every 40,000 miles), and I have 221, 032 miles on it.

1. Issues are timing chain tensioner leaks down if I let it sit for a couple of days without starting it.

2. My starter that I have had for 170.000 miles every week or so will be silent on the first try, sometimes the second try, yesterday for the first time, it took 4 tries.

Any ideas on what replacement starter I should buy. Should I keep my original Nissan OEM starter and rebuild it so I could put it back in the next time and pay the core charge for it right now?

What does the dealer charge to replace only the timing chain tensioner?
I don't think I need the chain guides and timing chains and sprockets, just the timing chain tensioner.

Anybody experienced with these issues?

I would certainly appreciate your informed input to these problems.

Thanks,

White96MaxSE