Limited Slip Differential?
You don't have an LSD unless your car is Canadian or an Infinity...so no, you do not have an LSD. To test this turn your wheel and burnout a bit and see how many strips there are...but as stated above, your tranny will be very ready to die if you do this too much! Or an even easier method could be to check your information on your firewall inside the engine bay and read the numbers, if one of the last characters is a V than you have your precious LSD, if it reads an A than you have the standard open diff Maxima.
Originally Posted by Linkage23
You don't have an LSD unless your car is Canadian or an Infinity...so no, you do not have an LSD. To test this turn your wheel and burnout a bit and see how many strips there are...but as stated above, your tranny will be very ready to die if you do this too much! Or an even easier method could be to check your information on your firewall inside the engine bay and read the numbers, if one of the last characters is a V than you have your precious LSD, if it reads an A than you have the standard open diff Maxima.
Actually you are a little wrong here, there were american made cars out there with LSD, I now own an american made lsd tranny.
Originally Posted by Redmax
Actually you are a little wrong here, there were american made cars out there with LSD, I now own an american made lsd tranny.
Originally Posted by pjp900
What is an A32 maxima, because i have one of those, does this mean something good? also in my vin # there is a v. not an a. do i have lsd?
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I have a Canadian market 95SE, 5-speed, with limited-slip differential and there is no "V" in my VIN number. All you have to do is phone the dealer, provide them the VIN, and they can go into their system and tell you whether or not it has LSD. That is how I confirmed that I had it a few days ago, when the "V" reference repeatedly came up. The "V" has nothing to do with it, at least for cars for the Canadian market. I assume it is the same for the US market.
Originally Posted by rmurdoch
I have a Canadian market 95SE, 5-speed, with limited-slip differential and there is no "V" in my VIN number. All you have to do is phone the dealer, provide them the VIN, and they can go into their system and tell you whether or not it has LSD. That is how I confirmed that I had it a few days ago, when the "V" reference repeatedly came up. The "V" has nothing to do with it, at least for cars for the Canadian market. I assume it is the same for the US market.
Oh and to clarify for those of you who like to continually spout bad info...
No US market maxima from 95-99 came with VLSD. The 4th gen I30t can have VLSD. 3rd gen SEs had VLSD. 2001 AE maximas had VLSD. 5.5 gen 6spd SEs could have HLSD. Canadian maximas are a different story, at least the SEs could have VLSD (4th gen). The end.
No US market maxima from 95-99 came with VLSD. The 4th gen I30t can have VLSD. 3rd gen SEs had VLSD. 2001 AE maximas had VLSD. 5.5 gen 6spd SEs could have HLSD. Canadian maximas are a different story, at least the SEs could have VLSD (4th gen). The end.
Originally Posted by Turk
How about my 1995 Maxima 5-speed. Does that have LSD?? How do i find out?
All Canadian 4th Gen SE's are LSD, 5 speeds and auto's.
This particular one is my 97 SE auto with LSD.
Originally Posted by rmurdoch
I have a Canadian market 95SE, 5-speed, with limited-slip differential and there is no "V" in my VIN number. All you have to do is phone the dealer, provide them the VIN, and they can go into their system and tell you whether or not it has LSD. That is how I confirmed that I had it a few days ago, when the "V" reference repeatedly came up. The "V" has nothing to do with it, at least for cars for the Canadian market. I assume it is the same for the US market.
This is all the VIN can tell you and it has been hashed over many many times, its also in the FAQ's.
Originally Posted by Jime
Look on the firewall for this plate, it will tell you if you have LSD. If the last number of the transaxle code ends in a V its LSD if it ends in A its just an open diff.
All Canadian 4th Gen SE's are LSD, 5 speeds and auto's.
This particular one is my 97 SE auto with LSD.
The LSD designation V is in the transaxle code not the VIN.
This is all the VIN can tell you and it has been hashed over many many times, its also in the FAQ's.
All Canadian 4th Gen SE's are LSD, 5 speeds and auto's.
This particular one is my 97 SE auto with LSD.
The LSD designation V is in the transaxle code not the VIN.
This is all the VIN can tell you and it has been hashed over many many times, its also in the FAQ's.
THANKS JIME for clearing that up.
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As I stated my car was built for the Canadian market. It has no silver plate on the firewall as the picture above shows. It simply has the VIN number stamped on the firewall in large letters and numbers, which is what the stealership asked for. So the above information pertains to cars built for the US market, not the Canadian market.
The stealer told me I have LSD. When I get a chance I will jack the car up and spin the wheels, but I'm sure not going to do what the idiot did that started this thread, lol!
The stealer told me I have LSD. When I get a chance I will jack the car up and spin the wheels, but I'm sure not going to do what the idiot did that started this thread, lol!
Originally Posted by rmurdoch
As I stated my car was built for the Canadian market. It has no silver plate on the firewall as the picture above shows. It simply has the VIN number stamped on the firewall in large letters and numbers, which is what the stealership asked for. So the above information pertains to cars built for the US market, not the Canadian market.
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No such plate exists on my car. Are they riveted onto the firewall or adhered in some other manner? Either my car did not come equipped with such a plate or it fell off.
At any rate, I don't give a f#ck because I have LSD, lol!
At any rate, I don't give a f#ck because I have LSD, lol!
Originally Posted by rmurdoch
No such plate exists on my car. Are they riveted onto the firewall or adhered in some other manner? Either my car did not come equipped with such a plate or it fell off.
At any rate, I don't give a f#ck because I have LSD, lol!
At any rate, I don't give a f#ck because I have LSD, lol!
Do you have MPH or KMH on your speedo, as the main designation?
allright, this is all very fascinating but I got a question of my own. I recently had to replace my tranny and my mechanic got one shipped in from Japan and its got limited slip diff. anyone know where this could have come from? are there any front wheel drives in Japan that use the same tranny as us but come with the LSD?
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I live in a suburb of Vancouver, BC (near the airport). I recently phoned 3 local dealerships to ask them if they have experienced any repairs related to the differential bearing on 4th Gen maximas. None had any such repairs, but one had a recent input shaft problem.
I believe the Canadian LSD 5-speeds are more or less immune from the common differential bearing problem experienced with US cars.
I believe the Canadian LSD 5-speeds are more or less immune from the common differential bearing problem experienced with US cars.
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As far as i know, LSD allows the wheels to spin at different speeds, but doesn't allow the difference to increase past a certain amount.
On the subject of Canadian Maxes...is there a sure way to tell if the car has LSD just by inspection?
On the subject of Canadian Maxes...is there a sure way to tell if the car has LSD just by inspection?
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Just jack both front wheels up off the ground and spin a wheel, both should turn if its LSD.
Why don't you phone a stealership and give them your VIN# and ask them to determine if its LSD. Thats what a local dealership did for me at their suggestion.
As I said above I can't find the plate with the model # and axle code anywhere on my firewall.
I believe your car would be LSD.
Why don't you phone a stealership and give them your VIN# and ask them to determine if its LSD. Thats what a local dealership did for me at their suggestion.
As I said above I can't find the plate with the model # and axle code anywhere on my firewall.
I believe your car would be LSD.
i will try to help clear this up once and for all and also show off that i have VLSD tranny 
This is my 1996 I30t 5speed Firewall plate
This is my 1999 maxima 5speed firewall plate
this is the easiest way to check if you have VLSD
This is my 1996 I30t 5speed Firewall plate
This is my 1999 maxima 5speed firewall plate
this is the easiest way to check if you have VLSD
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Actually, the transmission code does not tell you whether or not it is vlsd. You get that information from the model; where it says A32ENA in the plate shown (others i've seen are A32EVA/ A32EUA), in an i30 if you look at the first digit after that and it is C, P, or Q then it is LSD; in a maxima you look at the second digit after A32EVA and if it is A, D, E, or G then it is LSD.
