No One <noone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> codifus <codifus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>On Oct 15, 8:55 pm, common_ se...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> codifus <codi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> >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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>Maybe just not incompetent like you are.
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>Do you hide for weeks and then come back to grace us with your
>ignorance and spew more stupidity? It was nice while you were gone.
>Consider it again....soon.
>
get over being fired by the Nissan dealer,,
he did the rest of us a true service.
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