^That looks like a sway bar bushing.

It does.
Mine is there so.... idk.
Maybe somebody is playing a trick on me.

Ok so installed the axle,the tick noise went away but a screech grinding noise remains, I'm sure is the bearing

No issues ,two hr job in the baking Texas heat'
Lots if water breaks and also changed the ps suction hose.

If it leaks fluid after this it has to be the pump,i hope not

changed my camshaft sensors bank1 and bank 2 took me about 1 hour next is the crankshaft sensor

New Bank 2 Downstream O2 sensor to fix my p0138 and all new mounts for the engine and one for the tranny. Way to much work but should be worth it

Changed out fuel filter...was a whole lot easier than I anticipated. Hope this helps with my poor fuel economy but we'll see. Last time I check was around 17mpg city/22mpg hwy

Passenger and driver lower control arms and bushings, both outer tie rods, and both sway bar links on my I35. Feels like a new car lol

Cut it open. Lets see what it looks like

Yeah it was pretty dark in there, so much for it not ever needing to be serviced

Back ordered AE door sills finally came in...just as I was about to cancel order and buy those illuminated ones:

Replaced my A/C condenser today. In 85 degree heat. Without removing the radiator from the car. Had some problems with the hardline on the driver side. Got the connection as tight as I could, but the line of the condenser was starting to rotate. The metal in these things are quite malleable, so I'm kinda worried I might have damaged it. The litmus test will be Friday when I get the A/C recharged.

Well, I decided to charge the A/C system myself. Saved almost $100 doing it. Starting off I did find a leak on the high pressure line between the compressor and the condenser. Retighten and fixed it up. So far no leaks, A/C is icy cold. Even the low pressure line is getting frosty which is it did before I had problems. Now to monitor for a couple days and see where we're at.

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^ nice i need to recharge mine as well.
I installed my old "spare" indash in the maxima today. Not too happy with metra kit fitment. It has a small gap below the bezel/above climate control. This seems to vary as i tighten/loosen screws holding deck in.
Im gonna go back at it when time allows to finish a few more wires for subs/amp.

When they made the car and said "not serviceble" for the fuel filter, they didn't anticipate our fuels having 10+% of ethanol. Shame really, a real shame.

Inspected my grounds, found one with corrosion !

Bought a steamer and
deep cleaned my leather.
uses lexol conditioner.

Got in all the cracks and seat rails.
Got all the nasty crap out.

Feeling clean clean clean.

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Lexol is the best stuff iv ever used on leather.: Smells strong in car for few days but leaves leather clean/supple!

^I don't like it because it's sticky like honey after it dries and
you have to buff it out with a towel to get it smooth.

Don't know if that's normal for a conditioner.
I'm used to more liquidity stuff that's easy to wipe off like armerall or miguers stuff.


Check out all that grime in the cracks.
That shiny stuff on the leather is actually my butt juices and body oils. lol




Steamed, before conditioning.
Took off all the grime and oils.
Don't think a cleaner would of done that good of a job.

What steam cleaner did you use?

Thanks mang!

I fabricated my own axel back 3" exhaust. Thats what I did with my 5.5 gen today. I bought a Carltanator a few months back which only is the resonator no pipping. So with cattman out of no longer making parts and the fact that all of the exhaust parts that are nice are enormously overpriced I ordered pipping and a muffler and made one myself. I can weld, have a brain, and mechanical ability so why not. It wasn't too difficult and it still needs a tweak or two but I'm extremely happy with it. Ad to that the fact that it cost me fractions of the price and I'm even more happy.

Today i parked my maxima in garage for the first time. Ever since we bought the house...its been a long slow process organizing belongings.

Accomplishments Once inside; I rewired my fogs/Installed leds in doors, lisc plate, reverse lights (festoons are coming for domes)/ Finished installing a dual din.

Next up is Focal Speakers in door sitting and waiting/Compass rearview/change all door handles to oem chrome accent gle style/racingline fstb/GAB re-do/plus a long list..mostly visual mods for now.

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Lets see some pics of it. Im sure its doable with patience in hand.

Just a short drive. Even got a driving award.

https://i.imgur.com/Nmw6R5M

Nice driving award, 290,000k miles is quite an accomplishment. Subtract about 200k and that's where my Max is at, guess I still have a LOOONG way to go with my Max.

Recently removed dip from my entire car so i'm back to Merlot...that was a pain in the a$$. I put on window visors which I found out are apparently illegal in CA...wtf??? Really??? Oh well i'm already a law breaker since I "modified" my vehicle by lowering it and tinting my windows what's one more? lol

I'm still not 100% done with it but when I get all the bugs worked out I will post pictures for sure.

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It's very doable. Patience is a must and I'm not going to claim its as pretty as a cattman system. It sounds great and I have probably $140 maybe a little less into it.

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Cleaned it up and did an alignment.

She is all cleaned up and wax and she needs to be lower moar!!




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Very nice! You know what would awesome is some pictures. I've been considering doing this myself. I'm only missing a welder, a saw and whatever else I need. Oh and and a clue.

Haha thank you. I tried to use CB slang. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CB_slang

Got Bit By A Bear"
Received A Ticket.

Take a picture of alinement sheet please just out of curiosity.

So recently, i've been busy with the max I broke 60,000 miles. Debadged the trunk, replaced my headlights/fog lights with nokya yellow h3 builbs. I plasti dipped my front rims, i'm too lazy to remove the rears until they get rotated, eventually, oh and i did led license plate lights. I'm new here but i drive Merlot Se 4at

I plan on posting pictures as soon as its 100% done and I'm satisfied with it. I would use torches an braze the pieces. A cutting wheel or your preferred method is a must. Doing it again I could make it much more pleasing to the eye. If you're close to jersey I can help you if you would like to try.

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Are these metal shavings attached to your magnets ?? How much gunk was there, and what's the mileage on the car?
I guess I should also drop the pan .... Also, where did you buy the filter?

Filter from amazon. It's paper filter plus a magnet.
Yes, that's basically a metal paste on the magnets. Almost 200,000 miles.

getting an alignment

I lowered her and replaced the right rear caliber