okay, well, a 97 Infiniti i30t to be specific, but let's not get picky.

I bought my car at 133k miles. I just got in an accident last week that totaled her out at 247k miles. I provide you this maintenance log to give you a glimpse into what can be expected of a higher mileage vehicle. Admittedly, I drove my car pretty rough. I wasn't shy going off pavement and it doubled as a work truck. But it was well maintained with utmost respect.

To be clear, this is not my complete records. I am omitting things like oil changes and any other regular fluid maintenance and any modifications/improvements NOT related to maintenance part replacement. So maybe your car is around 170k miles and you're getting hiccupy performance... Maybe time to change your MAF? Maybe. lol. You get the idea, this is just to give you ideas of longevity of parts. I genuinely believe this engine would have lasted forever, although my objective was just to hit 300k miles. Alas, I have settled at a quarter million. ;-) A part out thread will be posted next week when I get the car back from the insurance company.


10/09/09 Replaced both belts 149,029
10/11/09 Fuel filter replaced 149,029
10/11/09 Platinum spark plugs installed 149,095
01/24/10 New Optima Red Top installed 151,214
06/13/10 Valve cover gaskets replaced 155,880
10/09/10 Rear ceramic brakes installed 160,078
10/16/10 Front ceramic brakes installed 160,684
10/30/10 Duralast 125A alternator installed 160,830
03/12/11 Driver rear ABS sensor replaced 165,200
07/30/11 New starter installed 170,240
07/31/11 Redtop Replaced Under Warranty 170,250
03/19/12 Bosch Platinum +4 Spark Plugs installed 177,015
05/10/12 Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor Replaced 179,014
09/22/12 New radiator installed 183,218
12/21/12 RedTop replaced under warranty (again) 186,961
01/08/13 All new tires and alignment 188,054
03/10/13 Right rear caliper replaced with new pads and machined rotors 190,532
08/11/13 Front and rear struts replaced with boots and bumpers 197,587
09/19/15 New crankshaft pulley / harmonic balancer 200,088
11/03/13 Replaced catalytic convertor 203,208
11/26/13 Warrantied rear brakes and caliper (again) 204,634
12/15/13 Replaced starter (again) 206,100
12/25/13 Replaced all 3 02 sensors 206,604
03/20/14 Front left window motor replaced
03/25/14 Front right axle replaced 212,020
03/27/14 All intake manifold plastic and rubber replaced 212,199
03/29/14 Replaced all 3 motor mounts and transmission mount 212,630
11/07/14 Replaced charcoal canister and vent valve 227,600
11/13/14 Replaced gas cap 227,850
01/03/15 Replaced clutch, pilot & throwout bearings, driver axle 230,300
01/10/15 Replaced master and slave clutch cylinders and both lines 230,700
01/31/15 Replaced Y Pipe with OEM Y Pipe 231,643
03/13/15 Replaced alternator (warranty!) 233,500
04/14/15 Installed NGK Laser Platinum Spark plugs 235,200
05/09/15 Replaced EVAP purge valve 236,636
06/16/15 Charged AC 238,790
07/14/15 Replaced vapor canister vent valve 240,195
07/20/15 Replaced both front wheel bearings and hubs 242,000
08/24/15 Replaced front left control arm, power steering hose, rack and pinion, stabilizer bar bushings + end links, rack bushings, 2 new tires, and alignment 243,232
11/03/15 Installed Wearever Gold front brake pads and new rotors 245,950



12/02/15 Rear ended. Vehicle totaled. Great tears. 247,633


Moral of the story.... Keep your receipts if you plan on keeping your car. Both the starter and alternator I only had to pay for ONCE. And normally RedTops are solid, I'm convinced I got a lemon. Once they replaced it, it's been good. And replace your charcoal canister BEFORE you need to!!!

Prior to keeping records, I had already done a clutch replacement. So in the duration of my vehicle ownership, I replaced the clutch twice. Make sure to replace/machine the flywheel if you do the clutch. I couldn't and the result was that I burnt it up in 1 year. I was already setting aside time for replacement#3 when the car got demo'd.

Whew. Have a good night y'all.

 

Red Tops are hit and miss. I had to exchange my own twice before I got one that could hold a charge.

These 4th gens really do run forever if you don't mind putting some money into it. Certainly not the cheapest to maintain and some parts you need to go OE (or specific brands) but these cars are easy to work on otherwise.

 

Yadda ... Yadda ... Yadda ...

No disrespect, but for those of us who've owned our A32Bs for ... going on 16 years now ... this is not new info.

I bought my '99 SE-L brand new ... I've been through, pretty all of this ... and possibly, then some.

 

Bonka, both true statements. The thing got pretty expensive near the end, so I can't say I was TOO bummed. This was my golden ticket out of that car, because I certainly wasn't gonna give up on it. I loved it too much!

Turbobink.... Well, then you don't need to read it!

However, the majority of people on this forum haven't been through this and someone, just maybe, MIGHT find this information helpful/useful. Lord knows I referenced this site for years, and if this is all I have to give back to it, you bet I'm gonna do my best to give back.

Anyways, you're a local, so come on by and pick apart my car. No seriously, I got it back now, gonna toss it up on Craigslist and on here and hopefully it can be scavenged out to help out others moreso than this ****ty maintenance log.

 

here ya go.
PART OUT THREAD
https://maxima.org/forums/4th-genera...-part-out.html

 

Honestly that rear end collision doesn't look bad.. I think a new trunk and new bumper should do.. The quarter panels don't look like they took too much damage.. Overall condition of the car is mint. Why did they total it out?.. It seems to me that they get rid of great running cars that can last forever...rather than they just instead say "totaled"...lame this is why good cars are going to waste!