FameMax

Well I just broke 90,000miles on my 96' SE? u think i could get another 90k or atleast another 40k out of her?

DhaMax

i think Cheston (Chebosto) recently reached 250,000 on his max.

Bags

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yes take care of your car it will take care of you... 103,xxx miles on my 97 se

clee130

Yep ... check this thread out: http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=77490

AndyXXL

I'm at a 87K mark and still running like new.

mzmtg

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Just turned 136,000 miles. Still going strong.

maxima42

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just hit 95K in my 95 and nothing changed from the day i bought her, you should have no problem getting another 90K

NYCe MaXiMa

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What are you talking about?

121k is not a lot at all. Why are you going to rebuilt your engine and tranny? Are they both about to die? if there is nothing wrong with it, why are you going to fix it?
my 98 GXE has only 61k miles. But I've personally driven a few 4th gens with 150k plus miles... They felt nice and solid. The engine should last 200k + easy with basic maitenance.. the reason you don't see much with that much miles is because the cars are still relatively new 7 year old cars shouldn't usually have 150k + miles yet, unless you drive a lot. But look at that link clee posted.

LucentAUTO

male

133,000 on my 89 SE 5-spd. Change your oil every 3k and you will be fine. Have faith. You are driving one of the best v-6 engines on the planet.
Thank you Nissan.

clee130

LMAO!



3000 miles.... ahahahahhaha!

male

What's LMAO. And what's so funny about 3k. You want a high milage engine to last, change the oil religiously.

clee130

LMAO = "Laughing my @ss off"

3K oil change is a waste of oil and money. Read the "Oil and ATF Analysis Spreadsheet" up top for more info.

male

Very Interesting. Have I fallen victim to a brainwashing? I'm still not fully convinced though. After about 3k, my oil is black as tar. Makes me nervous. I should sned my oil in for analysis. How often do you change your oil?

clee130

Now I'm trying to de-program you.

You can't judge how "dirty" you oil is by looking at it. Does it look different when it's at 2K than it does at 3K?

I recently switched to Mobile 1 now and I've only gone about 1K. I have yet to send mine in for analysis. But I'm planning on sending it in at 7,500 miles.

NYCe MaXiMa

iTrader: (9)

I've read it, AGAIN, maybe 4th time now... Just 1 thing, I don't think it was clear up there whether it matters if oil is Synthetic or not, that 3k intervals are unnecessary... I used regular Castrol GTX in this car (only 1 oil change this far). I've driven 4k on this oil already, just saturday I remembered that I "should have" (lol) changed oil 1k ago. Still didn't change it...
My father would like that Spread sheet a lot. He laughs at the 3k oil change intervals too. His 15 year old car which really doesn't see much road, has gone 5-7k without oil changes at times, if not more.. And yea, engine is fine. So, synthetic or no, matters not, correct?

Mizeree_X

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If you don't use synthetic, then splurge for the $7.50 it'll cost for 4 qts of dino oil every 3k miles. Since dino oil is a fraction recovered from a still column, it has light and heavy components that act differently under high temps, as opposed to synthetic. Be nice to your engine!

clee130

Basically, it comes down to how you drive your car. Obviously, it's going to be different if someone drives his car everyday and makes 25 5 minute trips a day compared to a guy who only drives it once a week and makes a 3 hour drive once a week.

Which is why getting your oil analysis is a smart thing to do. Blackstone breaks it down for you and advises you on how often you should change your oil.

GimmeTorq

5 quarts of dino and a oil filter = $10
A Blackstone analysis of your oil = $20

Peace of mind after changing the oil of your $28,000 Maxima every 3000 miles = PRICELESS

Thorzdad

We have a '91 Max SE with 315,000 miles on it. Body is solid. No rust. Engine still strong. We are retiring it with a 2k1 SE. It was a good car.