mariners1099

Hey guys I have a huuuuge problem, i have a 95 Maxima with many mods including Tokico suspension kit, greddy exhaust, OBX headers and Y-pipe and many more...BUT...i blew a headgasket about a month ago. I am in quite a predicament right now, My problem is, should i sell it AS-IS (who the hell would buy it) or part it out? And if i did part it out i wouldnt know how to take the stuff off im kind of not installation inclined. Please help me..This car would be a great buy to a person that knows how to work on cars. i.e. mechanic, but i want your recommendations, please respond soon..and btw how do i put pics on here of my car?

86maxima96

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3.5 time

mariners1099

3.5 time??

JNCoRacer

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Yeah what ^he said. Dont get rid of it. I blew the head gasket on my 96 a year and a half ago. It sat in my garage for months and instead of fixing it I bought a 99 SE. I then didnt have the place to keep my 96 anymore and had to sell it. I wish I'd kept it.

mariners1099

well nobody around here wants to mess with the maxima head gasket, thats why im having so many problems right now...and i also dont have so much money to spend on it..so i dont know

Sounbwoy

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New engine...

86maxima96

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the 3.5 as in the 3.5 liter VQ. otherwise, you could always drop a new 3.0 in there if necessary. get a low mileage one for a pretty decent price and save a lot if you do it yourself. it will plug right in place of your busted engine.

Keatz

if you can deal with giving up all the mods u did, sell it, im sure someone on the org wants it. If not re-invest with a new engine.

mariners1099

that sounds like a good idea...but three problems, there is no way i could do it myself i dont know anything about that type of thing, and i might not be able to find a competent person around my way to do it, and 3, dont know where to find them and dont want to spend too much, ne recommendations

mariners1099

if i was to sell it, what type of price range would be best? it has 140,000 miles on it, but everything is almost brand new

86maxima96

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well there is tons of information around here. look in the stickies at the how to's and such. search for older threads on the right subject matter. you may be able to find someone in your area that could help you out with the install. but just start reading up on a few things and get a pretty good idea of what you need to do. and then from there, just ask specific questions. it's much easier to help that way rather than "my car is broken, how do i fix it?" ya know?

mariners1099

oh yea i gotcha..totally understand, do you recommend a place to find those type of engines at at a reasonable price?

diymaximakid

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well you wouldnt have to give up any of your mods with a vq35 swap.

krismax

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go to tilley ,he lives by harrisburg penn he is the 3.5 swap god.

I drove 340 miles to have him do mine. He can put a 3.0 in or 3.5 depends on what you want to pay.

mariners1099

what if i was to sell as-is?

mariners1099

if i was to put in a 3.5vq, is it a direct bolt?

86maxima96

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i'm not as familiar with the 35 as the 30, but i believe you can still use your same tranny which will help. but no, it's not quite a direct bolt up.

maximaintheface

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i saw a maxima with 130k with the same problem u have on cl for 800 bucks. it was pretty clean to.

maximaintheface

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it sold pretty fast so u could prolly get liek i dunno 1500 mabye more. its not going to be much though.

MDeezy

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you could sell as is and probably make aournd $1.5k on the car, but then your out of a car, you have to find another one, make sure its in good conditon, get it insured + emission (if applicable).

I'd suggest searching www.car-part.com for a low milage 3.0 engine. If you need your car back soon, then drop a 3.0 and get back on the road, if you can stomach the down time and want gobs more power, do the 3.5.

If you sell, part out the mods, return to stock, and sell as-is, you should still be able to pull ~$1k for it.

Zach95SE

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The only thing is that the 3.5, if you can't do it yourself, will set you back about 3K installed by Tilley. But it is well worth it. Fresh engine plus a lot more power for about what it would cost to boost your car. Only do the 3.5 if you really like your car and plan to keep it. If you plan to sell your car in a couple months don't bother with it. Just sell it now and buy something to hold you over until your next car.

diymaximakid

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well now its a direct bolt it with a total of 30 solder(sp?)joints.<this is jus a very general description

Zach95SE

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Not really. True if you are buying the engine prepped from Tilley, but false if you are buying it from a Junkyard.

nismos14

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I'll give ya $100.

kingrukus

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blown head gasket? can't you simply replace the head gasket?

krismax

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dam read my post please theres your answer tilley can put a 3.0 in also and hes not very far from you.he would prob get a 3.0 and put it in for less than 1500. he takes CC 's also.

otherwise ill buy the car from you

konak85

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lol, newbs, no offense

kingrukus

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i am serious about replacing the headgasket...this has been done before

diymaximakid

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true either way. timing use tilleys cam adapters and done in that area.everthing else is jus like a 3.0 IIRC

Vlasic

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If you lived closer to me Id buy it in as-is condition in a second.

Supermax95

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yes, but it would cost around 500 bucks for a mechanic to do that...the problem is when a head gasket goes other parts of the motor can be damaged severly....most people think its easier to buy a motor for 500 bucks and pay a mechanic another 500 to install it.

Thahman

Dayam. Very appealing. Too bad Penn isn't near CA.

DanMaxima

Was acutally up that way later year on vacation (passing through).

What would tilley charge if you supplied your own 3.5 engine, you know? Just curious as I have a junkyard connection I can pull if I ever want a 3.5. Only got 65k on my 98SE, but I like to put a 3.5 in at some point. Would the auto gearbox take the 3.5 or would that have to go? I hate the auto on the interstate, but it's actually great in the semi-city area I reside.

Zach95SE

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I don't think it would really matter but you would have to call to ask him. From what I know he uses low mileage engines and it's like he rips any one off the money is in the labor and parts. But I'm sure if you wanted to use your own engine he would let you.

clive

I don't see why you don't replace the head gasket like another member suggested. OK It's going to be more work than, say, a pushrod motor, because of removing the timing chain, and I guess you will have to re-shim the valves because of the new gasket, but it's do-able I should think without having to remove the engine completely.

xx-Marshall-xx

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i just want to know why your trying to avoid replacing the head gaskets.. i know there expensive and all but idk it doesnt look hard...(well ive never seen the engine broken down before to see what its like...)

96blkonblkse

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which hg did you blow? ive done hg's before there not that hard. BUT if the oil and coolant mixed you will probbaly need to replace your bearings.

mariners1099

I do believe i blew the HG in the front..like someone said above i dont know much about the internal engine parts, but i've gotten quotes from many mechanics around here to fix the headgasket on it, and its gonna cost up to 1000 or more just to do that..And my dilemma is I dont want to spend more on the car that I wont get back in sale..Even with the few mods that I do have on there, I highly doubt i would be able to pull a profit on it..What do you think? im seriously thinking about selling it as-is to avoid the headache of trying to fix it, or finding someone who can and will actually do the job..

mariners1099

hey guys, see if this works, its a link to my page with my pictures...let me know what you think..this is the car causing me all the trouble ahhh

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2353256

jbrocious

if you dont owe any money on the car it would be pointless to get rid of it...... as long as repairs are less than the value of the car after the repairs are done... personally i would just drop in another 3.0 and be done with it..... ive seen them in the $600-$800 range with reasonably low mileage