I have a 2009 Maxima (3.5VQ) with a blown engine in Northwest Orlando, FL. I need a good shop to do a stock engine install. I have the donor engine, I just need someone to do the install.

Any recs (or places to stay away from) are appreciated!!!

 

Wow how did you blow it ?

 

one question for you: what happened?

 

nothing better then swapping out your own engine, that is pretty much how I did my 1st, get a digital camera/cell phone, zip lock baggies, some index cards to write what screws or bolts, the torque specs should be found online, rent an engine hoist and kill a weekend, it looks more complicated then it is

so what happened

 

What did you do (so I don't do the same?)???

 

I would like to go out on the limb and say either... auction car or flood!!!!

 

On another note, what an opportunity to try a VK56DE engine swap... possible... maybe? *nudge nudge*

Edit: Blah, VK is rear wheel drive... I can see that being a prob.

 

Oil starvation. Not a drop. I never thought the car would run out of oil. Didn't make the correlation between what sounded like a bad fan and the check engine light (yes, I feel like an ***)! Anyway, no leaks. I heard these are the same engines as the 05-06 350z, Which would make it a rev up? Oil starvation issues. I already have a used engine with 7k, so 5.6 and other such upgrades are not in my pic--check my signature (the Max is my 4 door daily driver ). I really need help locating a good shop.

 

Try posting your question in the regional maxima group forum here...

 

Oil Starvation??? huh..... How does that even happen? These engines shouldn't burn oil like that.. unless you had a slow leak that you didn't notice over time.. sorry to hear this.. wish i could offer you some help

 

Isn't there a low level oil indicator???????????

If not than that's certainly an issue. Coulda saved you an engine...

 

How many miles did you get on the engine before it died

 

80K. This has happened before as these are the same engines placed into 05 and 06 rev up 350z's. Same thing -- oil starvation!

 

Actually its not the same engine... you are one of very very very small percentage that has starved the engine... the internal of the block and the block itself is different from the Z... the head could be questionable and maybe even worthy of a convo but not the block itself.

 

For General Mechanic work on everything but my 09, I use Gator off of 429 and Colonial. For my 09 I actually take it to Melbourne. I trust the folks in Melbourne and generally just get lip service from the Nissan Shops in Orl.

 

When I was a Nissan tech, I saw more engine replacements due to people not changing the oil, as for the oil burners/starvation, as a tech who replaced more then a few engines, I think the reason for the oil issues is driving the car hard, I replaced a 350Z engine, gave the keys to the kid and said treat it like a new car, he probably had the car up to 100mph between lights its his car but the average person thinks a car last 200k, it does but not when you drive it like you stole it, I saw the same stuff when I worked for BMW.

But I have seen the instances where owners came in and you go WTF, where is the oil