codifus <codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>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
>
you are foolish, and very luck then.
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