Last august I bought a 2001 Max SE. Its not the 20th ann edition. Does the limited slip differential come only on the anniversery edition, or is it an option for the buyer. I was in my college parking lot the other day just screwin around and was doing burn outs. pelling out. Two even tire marks were left. Isn't that what a limited slip does? Also, what is the benifit of limited slip, more control? Thanks.

 

thats not really a good way to tell if you have lsd. I've seen an 95 auto max do a burn out that left two tires marks in the parking lot.

but yes, only the 20th AE's have the lsd and its not an option given to other maxima owners off the dealer lot.

check www.howstuffworks.com for how LSD works. You can check by jacking up the front of your car, and spinning one tire. If both spin after a couple of rotations, then you have lsd. If you don't, only one tire will keep spinning.

 

My ID tag on my firewall says that my 2000 GXE has LSD, and its not an AE. Here is how to tell:

(From Housecor)

Look in the engine bay at the firewall. There should be a metal plate with your VIN number stamped on it. Below the VIN number on the plate is another number. It should be something like this:

BLJULTYA33EUA-----

Here's a breakdown of what that code means:

B = Sedan
LJ = Engine (see below)
U = 2WD Axle
L = Left Hand Drive
T = Trim Level (see below)
A = Transmission Type (see below)
A33 = Car Model
E = EGI Intake
N = Emissions Type (see below)
A = Seating Capacity

The options for LJ are:
LH = VQ30DE
LJ = VQ35DE

The options for T are:
B = GXE
E = GXEL
G = GLE
T = SE, SES
V = SES, SEL

The options for Y are:
A = Automatic
F = Manual with LSD
Y = Manual without LSD

The options for N are:
U = Federal Emissions
V = California Emissions

 

in other words, there is an "F" before the "A33", which means I have a LSD.

 

i find it extremely hard to believe that a 2000 gxe has lsd, but I guess I can't deny facts.

good for you?

 

Is this possible or is it an error that I have lsd?

 

maybe its a canadian model. i was told by nna that no maxima in 2k-2k1 had lsd except the ae. i was curious and asked the rep when i was dealing with a paint issue a while back. the exception would be canadian models brought down.

 

yes, that is true. all canadian models have lsd (or so i've heard)

 

Sweet! Im not complaining, but how would I tell if its a Canadian? (the car was originally sold out of Santa Rosa)

 

do you have the original window sticker? it should list the initial target dealer and then you could determine whether it was delievered to canada.

 

I do have the window sticker (car only has 42K miles). So it will say on there somewhere where it was originally delivered to?

 

mine said the initial dealer in one of the upper hand corners.

 

A good hint would be that all measurements are in metric, and that there is a "Transport Canada" fuel economy rating on the window sticker.