I recently purchased a 1985 maxima, vg20et 5 speed manual, never knew these cars existed! Purchased it for $200 off some young guys. Everything is mint,...
... isnt ... Have you tried letting the car roll slightly and trying again? Occasionally the syncros aren't quite aligned and might cause that. What condition...
No matter what it refuses to go into 1st or 2nd. Clutch seems a bit stuffed, but still operates. Thrust bearing makes one hell of a noise though. Getting a bit...
... Welcome to the club, be sure to post some pics of your car, especially close ups of the engine bay. Lots of us here drool over your car, and curious if...
I have uploaded some photos under the folder "Karl's 1985 maxima turbo" I will take some photos next week with the new aftermarket turbo parts I have brought. ...
Have uploaded a few photos, one of the engine bay with the new blow off valve. And 2 of the interior, have put in new seats from a u12 bluebird and also a...
Photo of the engine bay with a new BOV: http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/vldude/? action=view¤t=newbov.jpg Also 2 photos of the interior, have put...
That's some of the sexiest pictures I've ever seen. You plan to put a intercooler on that as well? I remember reading about a top mount conversion that worked...
I was cruising back from work the other day and about 3 miles down the road, my engine just completely stopped firing. It didn't seize or anything, just...
Thanks, shes getting there slowly. Still alot of things to be done e.g adjustable suspension and 18" rims. I am planing to put a front mount intercooler on it,...
Sounds electronical, first thing I would do is check to see if there is any spark getting to the cylinders. If there is, could possibly be the timing. ... the ...
... I should also add that I tried putting it in gear and letting off the clutch pedal while I still had some speed. It just backfired some and spit out some...
... I just want to check with you guys as to whether or not my engine was mangled to bits if it's the timing that has gone south on me here. Thanks. -- Ben...
My alternator seems to be on it's way out. How complicated is it to replace one on a 1988 Maxima. It doesnt look very accessable, but I'm wondering if there...
Greetings all! Has been a while since I have posted last. Was just going to throw a question out see if anyone had any better ideas. Last week in the 87 max....
... Sorry I don't have an answer to your problem. My gages work just the opposite. The fuel and oil pressure gages seem to respond too slow. Does anyone know...
Unfortunately, it isn't as easy as on some other cars. You will have to jack up the car, and you will have to remove the underbody splash shield. Pretty...
Every version of the VG30E, except the Mercury Villager/Nissan Quest is an interference engine. That is, the pistons will hit open valves if the timing belt...
Looking at the Factory Service Manual Electrical Diagrams, there are only two components involved. The gauge itself and the sensor, mounted in the sending...
Front Lip that comes stock on all 1988 Nissan Maxima's. The lower part of the front bumper that sits behind the stock fog lights. My ripped in half and I...
hi all. havnt been on this group much yet, but im going to be repairing a lot of issues that my maxima has. one of the issues i need to fix before i can drive...
I have an 88 Maxima and It seems that the injector harness is bad at the middle rear cylinder. If I wiggle the harness that sill smooth out the idle. If I let...
... at the ... out the ... from the ... call nissan and see if your car was fixed under recall theses cars were recalled for injector issues both leaky and...
Called the dealer today and the said that the car does not show in the database and that means that it has already been done. They could not tell me when or...
I sold MAX (my 1988 Nissan Maxima on 1/11/08). I'm now the proud owner of a Honda CR-V EXL 4x4. How do I stop getting email from this site? Thanks, WilmaFlint...
Also i'm looking for these: Front and Rear Sway Bars Front and Rear Strut Bars Cold Air Intake I can't find them for the 88 Max, anybody have any ideas or ...
I just got my 1988 SE back yesterday from having the clutch master and slave cylanders replaced, now the tachometer seems to have issues. When starting the...
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