On Oct 15, 8:55 pm, common_ se...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> codifus <codi...@[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.
Yeah, like electrical parts cleaner from Radio Shack. I've cleaned
MAFs with that multiple times. No issues. That, and intake throttle
body cleaner "safe for fuel injected engines" available at any auto
parts store such as Pep boys, Autozone, etc. Those 2 will do the trick
for DIYers and save you a bundle.
CD
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