On Oct 9, 3:03 pm, Mike M <mi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I'm the original owner of a Maxima 2000 GXE with about 68,000 miles.
I'm
> seeking advice on how I should go about service. I've had no work done
> besides a recent radiator flush, new rear brakes, manual tranny fluid
> replacement at 36k, all ignition coils replaced at 32k (under warranty).
>
> Stills runs fine. But it occasionally misses when I first
> start (then runs fine a few seconds later) and sometime she hesitates
when
> I punch it. It is starting to "rumble" a bit so I'm guessing I have an
> exhaust leak that needs addressing.
>
> Would a tuneup accomplish anything? Any other service items? Spark
plugs
> don't need to be replaced, right?
>
> In the back of my mind is that my Maxima was flooded in the summer of
> 2006. Several inches of standing water on the floor. I shop-vacced
every
> day for about 15 days before I stopped pulling up water. The mechanic
> replaced a water-logged idler pulley, but otherwise he said no other
> issues and that the engine is sealed. 16-months later, there is no
> interior smell and no problems besides what I described above.
>
> Also my interior fan sounds like a Harley. I suppose it is not easy to
> access the interior fan?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
The car has 100,000 mile spark plugs, so they still have 30K miles of
life left in them. I would suggest cleaning your throttle body. Carbon
deposits stuff up the intake system and tend to make low rpm
drivability less smooth.
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