codifus <codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>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.
>
>CD
>
Have the entire fuel intake/injector system cleaned, about 200 dollars
at a dealer. They have the correct solvents and procedures so as not
to damage the MAF.
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