Hi guys, i'm brand-spankin new here. I'm also kinda a car noob and have only recently begun to have an interest in them.

To put things in perspective:

I have never owned a maxima (or a nissan for that matter), I have always been a Honda guy, but recent experiences have forced me to look elsewhere.

I've got a 1996 Maxima GXE, blue, with 75k miles. I just bought the car and it's got a few problems with it that started as I drove home from the dealer

Here are a few questions I have:
1. Does anyone know the color code for the 96 blues? (I can't find it on the car in the usual places)
2. There is a little bit of a rough idle, but never really goes below 400rpm.
3. A check engine light is on, but nothing seems to be wrong with the car, any ideas? O2 sensor?
4. Do the '96 GXEs come with keyless entry? I saw on the fuse panel that there is a place for it, but is that something I have to add in?
5. Is adding a spoiler difficult?
6. The cruise control does not work, I don't know where to begin on this one.

Any help would be great, thank you guys!

 

yea i owned an accord for about two weeks. then i came back to nissan after taking a 1400 dollar loss. i too am a noob, but learned more in the past month on here than a lifetime of talking to mechanics.

rough idle is USUALLY a dirty throttle body or super dirty air filter. you can clean this yourself with 10 bux in tools and 5 bux in cleaner. just read around here for a while. i think theres a post on this page or the next one back about throttle body cleaning.

i would get the CEL (check engine light) diagnosed ASAP. this could be a serious and expensive thing. or it could be your gas cap not sitting properly.

yes the 96 GXE is wired for keyless entry.

i wouldnt add a spoiler. i had a 96 with a spoiler and wrecked it. now i got a 97 with no spoiler. i can live with it. the spoiler tends to be the handle for most peoeple when opening the trunk. plus they are pretty weak items, and have been known to fade in color compared to the rest of the car.

anyway just take care of this thing. nissans are mechanically superior to 99% of all other cars (example dual stage timing CHAINS vs timing belts - rarely needs replacement) do all the 60k maintenance on it (VQPOWER.COM in HOW TO's) and it will last you easily another 100k, if not more.

I had a 93 SE that had 220+ k on the original engine and a 96 GLE with 141k on the original engine. no serious problems with either of them.

good luck and welcome to the most informative place on the internet.

 

the color code is on the firewall behind the engine on the pass side. it's on that little silver thing that has some other codes on it.

there are the exceptions of some cars not having keyless, but if you have the security light and it flashes and if you look behind the pass side trunk wall carpet there is a box for it. you'll just have to pick up a remote off ebay or here on the forums.

look through all the stickies at the top of the 4th gen forum, they will answer a lot of questions that you will have along the way. one of them addresses how to check which codes are being thrown and a listing of all the codes so you can find out what the problem is. or just go to autozone and they will tell you for free.

as far as the cruse control goes, check the fuse, check the relay, thats about all the help i can be. other than make sure you push the switch by the mirror controls above your left leg to enable it. ( the green light will come on)

 

Okay, of course I'm new here, or else I wouldn't be asking a question here.
My wife drives a 96 SE and the power steering pump is leaking really bad. I know a seal kit is only like $15 but I don't want to take the time to repair the existing pump, potentially screwing it up. I have the opportunity to get a 5th gen VQ35 pump and high pressure line for $30. Is the VQ35 power steering pump identical to the 4th gen VQ30's pump? Thank you for your responses in advance.

 

im guessing no
but i dont know

where do you live in florida

 

I'm in Tampa. Maybe someone who has done a VQ35 swap would know for sure.

 

yea they have the same part numbers

 

Sweet! I'd rather get a "newer" used pump than a used pump from 1996. Thanks!

 

hi

i have 96 maxima gxe and i have 1 blue relay broken and i don't know what it is for, can someone tell me what is this relay for, is located infront of the battery theres 2 rows of relays . thanks

 

I recently switched my stock intake with an aftermarket and now my seatbelts and locks and windows dont work! Its a 1990 vg (?) non turbo blah blah blah.... I need help. I checked the fuses and nothings wrong so now i dont know what to do.

 

The relay box should have labels on it - if they are faded then read the relay number or location and look it up in the Factory Service Manual for your year of the car. the FSM can be downloaded here: http://phatg20.info/index.php?option...c=select&id=28

 

You are in the wrong section, this is for 95 - 99 maximas, try the "3rd Gen" section which includes your year - my guess its a busted relay or a fuse, i suggest checking those first

 

oh my bad.. i thought i clicked the newbie link but i guess i scrolled too fast. thanks though... no one else will reply

 

Thank you guys, I'm gonna get the engine light checked tomorrow and check the fuses this weekend, thanks guys, I'll definitely be back!

By the way, I noticed that when I put my blinker on, the corner light goes on really bright, is this normal? If not, what could it be?

Also, I'd like to put bigger (and nicer) rims on my car, what is a good size to put on it that won't create tire rub?

 

I just bought a '96 max gle (105k) from a dealer and need some diagnostic help. When I bought it we had the agreement that everything wrong would be fixed with the car (he said he had to replace o2 sensors, fuel mapping sensor and an absolute pressure sensor), two weeks after I purchase it I finally get it back and realize the check engine light is disconnected when I turn the car on (sounds sketchy right?). I stayed quiet, got home, plugged in my OBD II sensor and got codes for the absolute pressure sensor and the mapping sensor. I checked the sensors he said he replaced and sure enough he did (o2, and the mapping/absolute), but the codes were still coming up (yes I cleared the computer of codes). I starting trying some simple things like changing the air filter, didn't help.

At this point I was pissed because I realized I might have a serious leak somewhere (tried spraying down the hoses with carb cleaner, the engine didn't rev at all). I couldn't pin a leak down myself, so I brought it back down to the dealer, they plugged the check engine light back in and said they couldn't figure out what was wrong. As far as I can tell this car has been maintained extremely well, I have a service notebook from the first owner and service records from the second owner, oil changes, tranny fluid, etc. was all good. You guys have any ideas what might be going on here? Any thoughts would be helpful, thanks.

 

if you have a 95/96, yes thats normal for the light to do that.

as far as wheels go size is all personal opinion, i would stick w/ 16-18s then use a tire size calculator to find out what size would work best or just go by what they tell you on tirerack, but sometimes you can go wider.

 

My 3rd gen has that too, I believe it's a 'feature' to shine some light in the direction you're turning..

 

Ight so i got a 96 maxima SE
and about $2,000 dollars to put into it
what to do?
where to get it?
and a rough price would be great!
thanks for any help

-Klutch

 

You're kidding right? You haven't looked at anything have you? Any research? There's 1 billion options to tell you what to do with 2,000. You should not be posting something like that. It's your car and your money. Do some searching.
Performance: http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaPerformance

You want visual look around the forums for what you like. Now go find stuff you like.

 

[quote=Cdg2125;6028645]
Performance: http://maxmods.dyndns.org/index.php?MaximaPerformance
quote]

wut i was lookin for thanks

 

Ill sell you my vintage floormats for 2 grand. i heard they were once urinated on by John Stamos.

 

LMAO!!!!! I HAVE SOME THAT GEORGE BUSH SH*T ON

 

:stfu:

 

those wouldn't really be worth anything. sorry to burst your bubble

 

That's really weird.

I've never seen/heard of it before the maxima...do the '97+ do that? Is there a way to disable it? It's kind of annoying.

 

Hello Everyone,
I am stumped. I have a 97 GXE which has trouble starting if it is cool/cold outside and will not start if the temperature is below about 40 degrees. If I squirt some starter fluid into the air intake below the fuel filter then it will start right up. Once the car starts it runs rough for a couple of seconds then runs fine. If I have run the car it is fine and will start up without trouble.

My check engine light was on and giving me two codes. p0325 or 0304 and p1105 or 1302. Using information on this forum I replaced my knock sensor (without removing the manifold) and also replaced the MAP solenoid valve after checking it. I drove the Maxima for another week or two racking up over 150 miles without the check engine light returning. But still the car won't start when cold. I then in desperation replaced the engine coolant temperature sensor after checking the circuits. But still when I went out the next chilly morning the car just turns over and over and does not start.

So I have no check engine light, the car running fine when it finally does start, and no clue what to look at next. Any help? Thanks.

 

97+ do NOT have this said clearance light feature.

 

Hmm, then is there a way to disable it or is it something I have to live with?

Also, my hood hydraulics don't hold the hood up anymore. Can I just buy this from ebay and replace the current ones? Or is it something else?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nissa...spagenameZWDVW

 

no. dont go ebay. dont go to a dealership. go to AUTOZONE and spend $19.44 X 2 for a pair. they look like OEM, work great and have a lifetime warranty. i forget the brand name but they are in a clear/yellow plastic bag thing.

i actually went to a junkyard lookin for these things. i pulled a pair off a 98 that i wasnt sure worked and brought them to the front desk to pay. the woman tried to charge me $6.50 each. knowing that they cost 20 brand new with warranty, i laughed, dropped them on the counter and left.

 

ah, good advice...i didn't think there were any good deals at autozone.

I'm dropping the car off in the shop tonight and will pick up those hydraulics tomorrow. Hopefully I can get my car in halfway decent shape!

 

Well since giving it throttle doesn't help, it doesn't sound like the FIC (cold start plunger located on throttle body). Sounds more like a fuel delivery problem to me, assuming you changed the correct coolant temp sensor (there is two, one is single prong=gauge only, the 2-prong one is for the ecu)than clean your throttle body, replace your fuel filter, and run some injector cleaner through it.

 

I changed the Single prong coolant temp sensor. I will clean the throttle body, replace the fuel filter and get some injector cleaner through it and let you know how it goes. Thanks.

 

I had to buy a new flywheel (because I touched a magnet to the old one - don't do that!). The new one (p/n 12310-2Y91A) looks different from the old one - it has less material toward the center. Also, it came with a flat, stamped 8-hole plate that is thinner than the "flywheel reinforcement" piece in the diagram in the FSM. And I had to also order new flywheel bolts (p/n 12315-D0201), which are shorter than the old ones. The shorter bolt length is consistent with using the stamped plate instead of the original reinforcement piece, in that the length of exposed threads would be within .030" of the corresponding length in the of assembly (however, bottoming out is not an issue in any case).

Does anybody know if there was a running change to the flywheel design for the 99's? There would be a rotating mass savings if so, but also significantly less reinforcement in the vicinity of the attachment.

TIA
Kartiste

99 SE-L, FSTB, Tokico Illuminas, Exegy Stage 1 & Warpspeed Y-Pipe (soon to be installed)

 

I need programming instructions for my key faub to my 95 maxima. A link to a diffrent thread would be nice.

Thanks,


Brett

 

Newbie needs help. Trying to figure this site out!

The two links in the first post don't seem to work?

Oh well, here is my question: The AC controls buttons no longer light up. The display does, but not the buttons. Any help on how to fix this?

 

I got mine from Nissan Parts store, Just under $ 21 each. I am on my third set. That link says $27 for the pair? can't tell who's they are.

 

Okay okay, I'm a newbie here... Has anybody ever heard of an "intermittent" cooling fan? My wife has a '99 Maxima that has taken to overheating when idling in traffic.
My local dealer wants $550 to swap BOTH radiator fan units, which apparently stick with enough internal friction to prevent them from turning over when switched on. When powered, they can be started (when they're stuck) by nudging a blade... Is this a common (or at least known) problem, and does anyone know of a reasonable fix? I am tempted to tear into the fans and see what's up.

Thanks

 

I got a PO335/crankshaft position sensor the other day. I've been searching all afternoon trying to find more information on replacing it, but I haven't been able to find much in the way of that. As for a Haynes or Chiltons manual, I've been to one auto parts store and two bookstores that don't have them for my car (there's one more auto parts store to try, AFAIK...and the libraries have two that are both out, and overdue, naturally). Are they any how-to guides for replacing it? And does it have to be a Nissan OEM part (haven't gotten the part yet, too busy trying to figure out if I can do it myself). Thanks.

 

i seem to be having problems with the A/C, well actually the A/C works fine, but i think the fan belt in the car is loose, i seem to be hearing a rattling noise when i have my A/C on. Any suggestions? would this be an easy fix if it is the fan belt?

 

heres an easier mod you can do and cheaper, take a pair of vise grips and latch it onto the hydralics. this should hold it up. ive used it on my maxima whenever i need to work under the hood, and it works like a charm, never once have i had the vise grips fail. ive even tryed putting pressure on the hood to see if it would fall down. its a lot cheaper then going out and buying those new hydralic shocks, when you know that there just going to fail in a few years.

try it the worse that will happen is the vise grip wont hold it, and then youll have to buy new hydralics. i personally use the small vise grips to hold it, since the metal rod is pretty small.

sorry if i didnt make much sense, its 3:30 in the morning and i need some sleep. haha.