My 2001 Max Has 76000 Miles On It And I Am Encountering Hard Starts Maybe One Out Of Every Ten Starts. I Drive The Car To The Store For Five Minutes And Then Get Back In To Restart And It Takes Five Or Six Turn Overs For It To Start. It Sounds Like The Engine Is Flooded. I Know It Sounds Like A Starter But I Am Convinced Its Probably The Maf Going Bad. Any Suggestions????????? I Know The Maf Can Be Replaced Myself, Does Anyone Have A Detailed Description Of How To Replace It And Where To Get One Since Dave B. No Longer Sells Nissan Parts? Thanks In Advance.

 

My money is on the MAF. If there's a problem with the coils, you'll have a CEL. Does the starter turn slowly? Could be low fuel pressure as well. How's your power and smoothness?

Are you running synthetic oil? That'll help it start easier.

THe MAF is contained in a 3" diameter black tube that connects to the throttle body with a wire harness connected to it. It's a piece of cake to replace.

Since when does Dave B not sell Nissan parts? I just bought something from him last week.

 

MAF is definately a DIY replacement. make sure you have a T20 torx driver/socket.