Hello folks! Just acquired a 2001 Infiniti I30t from my sister. The car was originally my fathers and I was with him in the fall of 2000 when he purchased it new at Ray Catena in Edison NJ. When he couldn't drive anymore my sister acquired the car. He passed away in 2010. Two weeks ago my sister picked up a new E300 and I'm now the owner of the I30 with only 68k miles on it.
The car is truly a one family owned car with all documentation ( window sticker, inspection from Japan etc). I swapped out the radio as the CD wasn't playing and I need Bluetooth. Mechanically she's sound except she did throw a code the other day so my service engine light just clicked on. I'm assuming its emissions related ( oxygen sensor maybe). Runs great and I'll be putting new tires in a couple of months..possibly brakes too.
Can anyone give me any ideas as to what other issues may come up? This is going to be my backup work car to alleviate some of mileage I put on my Audi. Eventually my daughter will learn how to drive with it ( she's 15 now) and then it will be her first car.
Thanks in advance for the info! Hopefully these pics will post! I just had the car completely detailed.
Nice car, looks real clean. I would get a MAF sensor from Nissan, 6 coil packs and a starter....thats about it. Keep em handy and do it your self if ever needed....easy jobs, all of them. These things usually go first. I see a CEL ? Check the codes.
As mentioned above, get a spare MAF and coil packs from a wrecking yard. They are much cheaper there and will be OEM most likely. Also, you will probably get more answers visiting the Gen 5 Maxima page as the cars are similar and more people hang out there. Great car. Good luck with it. My co worker has one and loves it. Taken care of, it should get you past 300K miles.
Thank you for the warm welcome and compliments on the car! I'm sure I can rack up some miles before my daughter learns how to drive. I was out today with it and got a number of compliments on it. 16 yr old Infiniti and people were asking about it!
This is one of the best engines Nissan made. The biggest problem I have had with my 98, is coil packs wearing out. They are easy to replace. Our cars don't seem to like aftermarket coil packs. Hanshin and Mitsubishi work best and are OEM.
Take the car to an auto parts store and ask them to read the codes. It is a free service they do across the country except in California and Maine where the repair shops have lobbied the politicians and had it made illegal.
Picked up two new rear tires the other day at my friends shop. One had a pretty nasty cut in it ( could see the cords) and they were pretty worn. Figures when I brought it there the code was gone. Turned out it was the gas cap not being tightened properly. In NJ we don't pump gas so now I'll always check the cap going forward. Already put over a thousand miles on it. Love this car!
Read this, and any threads associated with it, and be prepared. Just bought one myself and ran right into this problem which can get really really expensive. This was put together by this forum btw.
Read this, and any threads associated with it, and be prepared. Just bought one myself and ran right into this problem which can get really really expensive. This was put together by this forum btw.
+1, this is very important, the iacv problem from what I've read starts at 100k which is when mine went bad.
Easiest things to do first are to disconnect both motor mounts. And change out the 10a to 7.5a for the #58 fuse.
Doing the bi-pass coolant takes a bit of skill but there's plenty of documentation out there on the org. If you can change your own oil, you can def. do this task.
Keep the air filter changed regularly, use only high quality filters. Replace A.C. filters regularly or the evaporator could freeze up.
Flush the radiator once per year with Nissan/Infinity anti-freeze as the original anti-freeze is NOT "long life".
Use Matic D transmission oil.
High pressure power steering hose must be disconnected from the pump when replacing the p/s belt. High pressure p/s hose WILL eventually leak!
