Hey guys,

This is really important...

I have a 96 SE maxima and it needs a new engine the timing chain was loose and it screwed up the DOHC and the valves were banging the cylinder heads.

the dealer wants 9 grand Canadian + labour for a new engine.

what are my options?
will the new 3.5 litre engine from the altima, maxima, 350z fit in the 96 max?

please let me know ASAP
Thanks

 

9 Grand?!! Holy jezus.. ok..thinks US dollars..um thats about $4.5k??

I believe you can get a decent used engine for under $1000.00 US
Not sure how much extra the install would be.. $500??

The more experienced engine swappers on here should be able to tell you..


Good Luck

 

i'm 90% sure the vq35 won't fit in a vq30 bay. i would consider looking in a junk yard.

 

Try www.car-part.com or www.woodfins.com, they have tons of used motors, many for well under $1500. VQ30DE's are not that expensive used and they are so reliable that you should be fairly safe with a used motor. Also, many places have extended warranties available on their used motors.

 

...or you could wait for the FIVE MILLION horsepower twin turbo engine coming out. It's only about the price of a "normal turbo setup." HAHAHAH

But seriously, if you plan on keeping the car for a long time, get an engine with under 50,000 miles, and while its out of the car, do some work on it, it's much easier that way. For example there are new header/y-pipe combos out that would be easy to install with the engine already out.

 

Put the new V16 Cadilac engine in it... 1000HP.
Nah that wouldnt work. But who the hell would
want a 1000HP Cadilac? God damn thats a lot of HP,
pulling wheelies in your daily driver.

 

www.atk-engines.com not sure how good Factory Re-built engines are, but they sound new. Anyway the online price quote for 95-99 is $3195 + a $240 core deposit. Quite high pricing but maybe you can work a deal out with them.

 

My timing chain was loose too. I do not know why,
when I started the engine I heard metal grinding noise
from engineI , I tried to start the car
again later.
can you let me know how it happened to your car?
is your case similar to mine. Is there a possibility
to buy valves instead to buy a used engine ?
thank you for your reply.

 

well there was already too much damage to the engine when we got it checked out

there was damage to the cylinder heads and the valves already

 

The 5th gen engine will not fit. Look around at a junkyard or on ebay or something to find a decent price. Check in your local forum to see if there is anyone who can help you install the new engine.

 

isn't mardigrasmax doing some wild 3.5 thing with his max? might want to search his threads and pm him.

 

Go to ebay.

 

How many miles did you have, what causes the chain to come loose
hope this never happens to my max with 117k

 

$395 US for a motor with 72K. Whole parts car for $500

 

That's a great price, and I have done business with cbr2, you can trust that the parts will be delivered, and will be what you ask for.

Thanks again cbr2 for the parts

 

my max had 195 000 km when this ish happened