wassup boys got a quick question.
I got the notorious 5th gen rattle, being a student I dont have money to dump into the car. So i decided to do a gut and a resonator. So here come the questions. Will I get black smoke? Will it sound like a mexican civic? and where can i get a good resonator i was thinking cattman but i cant see it on their site. Any help would be appreciated

 

No it wont sound like a mexi civic lol. Simply get the biggest resonator you can fit in there and you should be fine. Really the sound wont change much at all except in the higher RPM 's. You could always put a test pipe in as well and that will change the tone a little bit more

 

So i cleared my faults on the ecu thru my torque app in my phone and the light hasnt showned up again. I had cleared the faults before with one of autozone scanners but the ses light would come back almost inmediately. Is this a good or a bad thing?

 

What code is it?

 

There were 2. One about two pages ago dont remember the number but it had to do with some valve. The second was po420 bad cat. This time it only showd the po420. I thought the valve one went away since i cleaned and reoiled my air filter. Also i noticed an improvement in the car acceleration. Before when i pushed the gas in park and let go it would do a minute sputter. Not anymore

 

Quick question. I need a new front drivers seat. Original owner didn't take care of it and it is in bad shape. What year maxima's or infiniti's will bolt up with out modification?

 

Not sure about 4th gen, but 00-03 for sure should fit.

 

Do you mean the 00-03 infiniti will fit in the 5th gen max?

 

Yea, pretty much the same car.

 

Hey guy's, I have a 2000 Maxima and my question is when I put the car in drive my coolingfans come on and when I stop they go off. The fans do work properly as far as coming on when in park and it reaches certain temps. It just seems like the fans never use to come on when driving. Has anyone else notice this if so could you please send me a reply. I'm thinking that my coolant sensor is bad. It even does this in the winter. Thanks!
Hey guy's, I have a 2000 Maxima and my question is when I put the car in drive my coolingfans come on and when I stop they go off. The fans do work properly as far as coming on when in park and it reaches certain temps. It just seems like the fans never use to come on when driving. Has anyone else notice this if so could you please send me a reply. I'm thinking that my coolant sensor is bad. It even does this in the winter. Thanks!
Hey guy's, New member here! I have a 2000 Maxima and my question is when I put the car in drive and take off my cooling fans come on and when I stop they go off. The fans do work properly as far as coming on when in park and it reaches certain temps. It just seems like the fans never use to come on when driving. Has anyone else notice this if so could you please send me a reply. I'm thinking that my coolant sensor is bad. It even does this in the winter. Thanks!

 

The cooling fans do not have any correlation to the transmission gear setting.

If you have the air conditioning on, then the fans will be on all the time.

If you don't have the a/c on, then the fans will come on when the ECTS (Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor) detects that the engine coolant has reached 200 degrees. This has no bearing on whether the car is moving or not.

Start by checking that your radiator is full of coolant. Look in the FSM and measure the resistance of the ECTS.

 

Question on my 03 Maxima: Driving today with the headlights in the 'On' position (not auto) and heard a loud-ish click from the left side of the dash underneath. All the lights went out corresponding with this click. I flipped the switch to 'Off' and waited a few minutes and turned back to 'On' and everything seems to work.

My question sis what could have happened? My first thought was a fuse went, but given that they turned back on without replacing anything that's out. No smell or any other indication. The click was louder than the auto on-off click you usually hear, and in any case it was in the manual 'On' position to begin with....thoughts?

 

That click is probably a relay.

Monitor it - if it goes, relays are cheap.

 

Thanks for the tip. I assume the relay is located behind the panel to the left of the steering column? Any way to test without just having my lights go out on the highway at night?

 

You can turn the headlights on during the day...and check for the reflection of your lights in other cars...

 

If not there then definitely under the hood.

Not really - a relay works if it's providing power. If it's a one-time thing which it seems to be, then just monitor it.

 

I believe the question was if there was a methodical way of testing the relay without having to wait in worry/anticipation for the day if/when they go out while driving at night on the highway

 

ah, I see.

Been misinterpreting a lot of things lately...

 

Thanks, I'll just keep an eye on it. If it goes it goes, will just make the drive home more interesting

No worries, it's not a bad idea at all.

 

2 of the 3 timing chain guides were replaced. Timing chain was not. Bought it from a crap dealer...but for real cheap. They don't know what they are doing...but I don't either. Brought it into a Cert. Nissan dealer for oil change and MPI and they didn't say what it was...but weren't willing to look unless I was willing to PAY$$$$$ but I did explain about the timing guides, and they said probably something to do with the chain... has anyone else had these problems? I LOVE this car and want to make it happy so it keeps me happy. All advice about this problem and any helpful maintenance tips n tricks would be great....OH, by the way she has 125,000 miles. Thanks.

 

it's not jus' the guides, but the tensioners as well.

 

I am sorry....what are the tensioners...I really don't know...

 

Like I said in your PM,

The timing chain has both GUIDES and TENSIONERS that enable it to function properly. You can find yourself a timing chain kit that includes a new chain, guides, tensioners, and gaskets/hardware to fix the timing chain rattle you are likely hearing.



But make sure it's really the timing chain that's the issue. Make sure you don't have bad valves or lifters or whatever else can cause the ticking noise. Does the ticking noise go away at all? what's your oil level?

 

Will 4th gen electric seats bolt up and work on a 5th gen? Has anyone tried this?
Should I make this into a thread?

 

Ticking increases with acceleration. Just had an oil change with that cert. Nissan dealer. Previous to that it was fine. Upon removal of the "old" oil...nissan said it looked good. Pretty clean, and I hadn't even gone the full 3,000 miles to change it. I have noticed the ticking seems to get a bit louder when very hot or over long distances. Any clues?

 

Hi guys,

I just bought a maxima2000 GLE~
I'm wondering what gas should I put??
Thanks alot!

 

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...ma-owners.html
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...-your-max.html

And since you are a 3.0...heres from the 4th gen
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...ou-use-ya.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...o-you-use.html
http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...-do-i-use.html

To answer your question, use super. The inside of your gas door should have a sticker that says "premium recommended" and your owners manual should tell you...if you don't have an owners manual, a quick google search should be able to find one for you. In fact, here...a 5 second search http://www.courtesyparts.com/owners-manuals.php scroll down to 2000 maxima and click on it. Now you have a manual for your car. good luck with your Max.

 

I had a 89' max. moved from Puerto Rico to California and couldnt pay the shipping. but now I own a 02 max se. I put a "cone" Intake and put ground cables from the block's and the engine core to the chasis. strut bar for stability; changed the spark plug cables to the gold point ones. Replaced the fuel filter, al in all I got at least 15-20 extra ponies

 

i need to change my thermostat in a 2000 maxima but the one they autoparts place gives me is no where close to the one i pulled out ...the one they gave me is one peice with the 3 bolt flange and inlet tube ...the one that came out of the car is just the thermostat ...any help please car is down till this is fixed so please respond fast

 

A photo would be very helpful. Can you remove the thermostat from the flange/inlet part? If you can, does that part look like the old thermostat?

 

after i posted this i fund out that all 5th gens have 2 thermostats , the main one is on the pass side on the lower hose and the 2nd is on the upper ..the 2nd is call a water control valve ...and they say they dont need to be replaced that offten but mine did and you cant buy it from any auto parts store ...the main one is the one you can buy it has the houseing attached

 

After taking my max to my mechanic I was told that I need to change the engine mounts (front, right, and rear). So I wanted to know if its better to replace them with aftermarket ones or OEM? I also wanted to know where I can get them for a descent price?

 

Hey everybody, I am probably going to get lost on this website.
Just got my first car (2000 Maxima SE) and the other day I was looking under the hood, noticed some loose parts. Namely the radiator/cooling fan and the air intake.
What I was wondering was, my intake leads to two different places, the filter and some clear box underneath. I have been trying to find pictures or information but haven't found anything. Everyone has pictures of their aftermarket intakes or they don't have the same intake as I do. I want to replace probably with a cold air intake but I am worried about this secondary container and the sensor that is attached. Do I just get rid of this sensor, or do I attach it to the new one in some way?
Sorry to be long-winded here, but like I said, new to cars in general, but really eager to figure it all out. Any help is more than welcome. I can take pictures if need be.

 

Hi all,

About 500 miles after I purchased my I-30 (has 107,500 on it now), it started to shake a little at idle, but no lights. Mechanic said fill with name brand premium and wait for SES light. Today I was driving on interstate and SES comes on. Car starts shaking like a jackhammer, and SES starts blinking.

I limped to mechanic on way home, and stopped in to have code read. It showed a P0301 (cylinder 1 misfire). I know the 5th gen is known for coil issues, and mechanic suspects coil and is looking at it tomorrow (Friday). The thing is that the previous owner had coils & plugs replaced in the last 10k (but >12 months, so no warranty) with OEM parts by the dealer. Is it likely that a coil would die under 10,000 miles?

 

did the guy just say he did OEM parts at dealer or can you verify that (receipts)?

10K is too early for them to fail again... Could be injector too, I suppose, or maybe the coil was installed wrong (too much force applied or something)

 

I have the receipt from the dealer. The I-30 was purchased from the original owner and it came with all of the maintenance records. PO did all work except oil changes at dealership.

 

So I got it back from my mechanic today. When the tech started it this morning, the engine ran smoothly. Road test, still smooth. Reset codes, still smooth. They checked the coil, and everything seemed fine. Tech decided to swap coil one to coil three, to isolate the issue to the coil or something else.

I plan on cleaning MAF, IAC, and throttle body this weekend since I don't think ever been cleaned. Anything else that might need a cleaning while I'm at it? Since I purchased the car I've replaced air filter, did a drain and fill of transmission (Castrol Import Multi-Vehicle), and I'm part way through 6 suck and fills of the psf reservoir. Oil should be good for another 1,000 miles and while I'm under there I'll do another drain and fill of the transmission (and maybe drop the pan too) and I plan on rotating tires as well.

Any other suggested maintenance?

 

Hi all! I have a 2000 Maxima GLE...and am a newbie! Both to the site and the car! I have no idea how to explain my problem, but I'll try...

My car has some serious issues with the transmission I think...

My AC works and runs fine except the SUPER LOUD noise from the fan. When it is night, or cool out, my car and AC run fine. When it is hot out (and I've been running AC) or I have been driving over 20 or so miles, the car slips out of gear? The RPM's shoot to about 4k and the car won't go back into gear...I have to turn the car off and almost let it cool down or reset itself, it seems. The car is not showing that it's running hot or anything, but you can smell it!

This sounds crazy probably, that the AC would have something to do with the transmission or whatever is going on with the vehicle, but I know nothing about my car...and want to learn!

Someone please school me

Thanks!

 

Hey guys! first of all i would like to start off with that i have a 2002 6speed maxima, ive had it for about 2 years now and now encountering some problems and was hoping to find some of them out. got a few problems so help me with what you can thanks

1. Front end noises--- looked under the car and the tie rod end looks bad, the boot is cracked and the grease is coming out of it, could that be a possibility? another one is when i take a turn that has a pretty big dip, or a elevated turn (drive way and such) it squeaks really loud. i was thinking maybe struts or something but then i looked under the car and see some rub marks on something that the sway bar end link thing. looks like its rubbing on a part of the frame or something (driver side).

2. When its semi cold outside, i of coarse let my car warm up for a good 5-10 mins. when im driving in 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th (not sure about 5th or 6th) but around 3k rpm there is a loud high pitch whining sound, have no idea what it is or how else to describe it.

3. 3rd and 4th gear grind, not really a grinding but, im not sure how to explain it, its hard to get in there or it will make a weird noise, if i go slow, it wont make a noise. is that tranny, or clutch or what?

4. my crank shaft pully wabbles, i think its supposed to have a little wabble to it, but it has more than a little wabble, but not way terrible. is that okay?? another thing, what are signs that the timing chain is going? i hear a faint sound of it clicking sometimes, but not sure if thats it. hope you guys can take the time to help me out thanks.

 

Hi, I was just wondering if someone could help me here, i just scanned my 2001 Maxima recently because all the lights on my cluster are on and these are the codes that came up.

P0440 Evaporative Emission System
P0159 02 Circuit Slow Response (Bank 2, Sensor 2)
P0158 02 Circuit High Voltage (Bank 2, Sensor 2)

Can someone explain what these are? Thanks.