98SEBlackMax

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My car is fine, this 5.5 gen is my buddy's car. He got hit the other week and now is getting a Honda Accord coupe.

I am keeping my '96 until it gets stolen or I stuff it on a road course somewhere.

But when and if it does happen I would be upgrading to something alot better for track use. A used M3, Z06, STI, GT3 of some kind.

NmexMAX

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Well .. hell ....

Scottwax

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I had 194,595 miles on mine when it was hit and totaled, got $5123 from my insurance and my $495 deductible from the other guy's insurance for a total of $5618. Of course, it helps that I am a detailer and my interior was mint and outside the areas of body damage from the accident, the paint was in superb shape. Tires were also relatively new and had even wear all the way across.

They also couldn't open the hood and notice the leaky valve covers or drive it to know the struts were pretty much shot.

DaBoxSE

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Sad to say the Maxima is gone. 7+ years with it I can honestly say it was time. (plus the need for very expensive emissions work) Unfortunately I have left the Nissan family (only for now...) to get something economical and more practical for my use. The maintenance costs and gas mileage (needed 93+) was killing me finiancially. So now I've moved onto Toyota. I can honestly say that the refinement, power and detail of the Maxima is far superior than this car but the reliability and economy cant be beat. I miss the V6 already, but maybe it will keep the tickets off my record for a while. So now I'm rockin a 2010 Camry SE.

laxmax

can you pull the engine or do you have to drop it? ive had like for people tell me dropping out the bottom is the only way, but they also told me a 04 engine wouldnt work in my 03

L36

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It would work, just read up on this thread. Also, you can put a 7th gen engine into 5.5 and it will bolt up just fine to a 6 speed. There is one guy somewhere on these forums who did a 7th gen engine swap into his 5.5 gen with a 6 speed. It will require some slight mods but its very doable.

And yes, you need to drop the engine in from the bottom.

essential1

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False. I've done it both ways.

fishtale6spd

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Hey on that upper oil pan off the old 5.5 gen I need one for my car so pm me after the swap if you dont use it I need one mine has a crack plz would be much apreciated

L36

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I had hard time mounting the engine as there were no hooks on it, but come to think of it, you can hook it to the engine mounts while they're still on the engine and go from there with the crane... Right?

cjandura

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Well being faced with doing this swap soon i have 2 questions.im doing a auto/auto swap are the sensors going to be in the same location?and are the auto oil pans the same?i have read the the IM and EM need to be swapped over do to egr as well as motor mount brackets and fuel rails if im missing anything please let me know because the new motor is going to be picked up on tuesday it has 17k on it and was still in the 05 max when i went to see it today there giving me the complete engine accy and all for $1200

essential1

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I do engine and transmission separate. Wrap the chain around the passenger mount bracket and then thread a tranny bolt in and wrap the other end of the chain around it. I've done it like this countless times and never had a problem. I then bolt up the 3 motor mounts and then bench press the tranny while someone guides it from the top. This has always been the fastest way for me.

essential1

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That's a good price.

Swap the upper oil pan, upper intake manifold, fuel rail, exhaust manifolds, and motor mounts. Everything will plug up after that.

L36

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Yeah, benching the tranny is the best approach. While changing the clutch, first time did it with the transmission jack which took forever. Second time benched it in and almost instantly had it in.

cjandura

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Well recieved engine tuesday night .well i recieved a engine,cross member,transmission,1 axle,what looks like a K frame with control arms dangling and a few other unneeded parts.problem is the shop wants to charge me a extra 600 just to strip it down to what i need.so while i was looking at this thing as it is i have a few questions.are these precats the same?and is the alt the same? i would like to do as less damage as possible sence its now my job to strip it down to what i need.i will be purchasing a upper and lower oil pan new just to save me on some labor and time.sorry one more question do i need to buy and of the crank or cam sensors while im at it?

RR5

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You should post this question in the All Motor forum.

cjandura

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Finally finished this swap.i ended up doing it myself except for removing and replacing the hood.first thing i would like to say is the info avilable on the forum is priceless and if your faced with doing this take head to what some of the members say they are correct.i did pull the engine and trans when i did this it made it easier to mate up and connect.i also did the 6th gen tsb for the timing chain if you beg like i did they may sell you this tool kit to make the job alot simpler to do.the only problems i did experience is i did not disconnect the TB from the harness to avoid having to get a relearn done or shorting something out replacing it this was a pita leaving it attached.the other 2 problems are i tightened the tensioner down to much and damaged the bearing it squeels some times and the car is eating gas almost half a tank of gas in 72.2 miles i did put half GT race gas 105 octaine and half 93 in it just to burn off anything that was in there from sitting the car the motor came from was totaled in 2008.but so far no check engine lights and its running smooth.im actually at the dealer typing this waiting for them to get my new tensioner,nissan antifreeze and the bolts that hold the engine cover down.thanks again forum people for helping and posting quality info for others to learn from.

JonBlz

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any updates pics or anything

P0tter7

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were u find the motor at? im looking for one low miles as posible for that price. i keep seeing about 15-1900and i gottta pick it up. i dont mind picking it up but 1500 for a motor. f that ill bore mine and rebuild mine and put cams in it for fofr all that

cjandura

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Look for a member here named aackshun he works at nissan unlimited he will get you a good one

cjandura

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And no you wont get that work for that price either nissan is a whole different creature.

'02 Style

car-part <dot> com is another great resource for this. I have now swapped my engine twice. Found the first one, was told it had 50K on it. Let's just say I found out otherwise. So on to piece of advice #2 -Get the VIN on the engine and RUN A CARFAX! $29 is a small price to pay to be sure that you are getting what they say you are. Some junk yards are shady, I had another engine that I was gonna buy, was told it had 54K on the clock, but carfax came back at over 119K! Wound up finding a 2006 engine with 34K on the clock (Carfax verified), but it cost a bit more, $900. Good luck in your search!

6spdmax

That's a great idea. I've already started looking around on car-part, since I go through a qt of oil every 600-800mi. It's important for me to get an engine no older than '06 model year, since the oil consumption issue was pretty much resolved by then. In my area, it seems the best option will be to spend $1200-$1300 on an '06 Quest motor with 70-80K mi. But I will make sure and carfax the VIN!