A guy was selling an 02 Maxima SE in my area. Body was clean and rust free for $700. I went to look at it. the 3.5 Engine had 295,000 Miles i was amazed. It had massive oil leaks on the pass side and alternator was almost covered in oil. It had 3 codes that came up one was for b2 o2 sensor and a cam sensor. It needed exhaust work(loud) and was missing and hestitating at idle like it wanted to shut off. And also a air intake temp sensor code came up. It drove good just missed a couple times through the driving range. Wheel bearings were making noise also on the front. It need some tlc but for the amout of miles i was amazed!

 

The missing could be the dysfunctional HO2S ?

 

That's a lot of miles. It if had more like 195,000, then I would've considered scooping it up.

 

Way too much mileage. Might be a good deal if you want a parts car.

 

If auto, meh. If 6 speed (especially loaded) that's a steal and prime candidate for 5.7 swap.

 

Is that a common swap in these cars? I assume it involves conversion to RWD? Not actually legal to do that, but interesting just the same.

 

5.7 is an 07+ Altima 3.5 or 09+ Maxima engine swapped into a 5.5 gen
No RWD here

 

Yeah I've never seen a vq35 engine with that many miles. Most I see in the junk yard are well below that mileage. I guess I can find another with less miles though. Now that I actually own a vq35 car I'm not as afraid of them anymore. Maybe best someone else bought it.

 

5.7 meaning 5.7 th generation
Your thinking 5.7 L ?

 

Ha, ha, that's pretty funny. Yep, just sold a 5.7L Vette a month ago. I was thinking it would take a giant size shoehorn to put one of those in this Maxima.

 

Yeah I dont think nissan makes a 5.7 engine lol.

 

They have a 5.7 in the Titan.

 

5.6

 

Im looking into a 01 sentra but bad idle says the owner so i dont know about that one.

 

Oh yeah

I'd love to find a rust free max for 750.....add an hr for 2500, gearbox & exhaust maybe 1500, suspension stuff another grand.....pretty nice car for around 6-7k