Presscott707
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1999 Maxima 5spd 1999 QX4
Brunswick Maine
1-15-2006
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 9:27 AM 10/7/2008 |
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95 and above maxima and I30 do not have timming belts they are timing chain. 
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festoooor
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1997 Infiniti i30t
Pittsburgh PA
10-3-2008
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (Presscott707) | 12:40 PM 10/7/2008 |
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so do i still need to get it changed or am i golden?
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allensteiner
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1995 Nissan Maxima GLE, 2005 Pontiac Bonneville SE
Bozeman MT
10-22-2007
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 1:32 PM 10/7/2008 |
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you're good. they don't need to be replaced until they break - and i haven't heard of one breaking yet 
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festoooor
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1997 Infiniti i30t
Pittsburgh PA
10-3-2008
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (allensteiner) | 6:03 AM 10/8/2008 |
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i was told by someone if it breaks that my rods will throw and my engine is shot though and I def dont want that to happen
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allensteiner
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1995 Nissan Maxima GLE, 2005 Pontiac Bonneville SE
Bozeman MT
10-22-2007
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 7:00 AM 10/8/2008 |
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the timing chain is designed for the life of the engine. your "someone" is wrong - no offense. if the timing chain breaks the engine will turn off because the ignition timing will stop working.
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MinisterofDOOM
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1995 Q45t, 1993 Maxima GXE, 2004 Maxima SE
Layton UT
5-19-2004
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (allensteiner) | 7:21 AM 10/8/2008 |
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It might be designed to last the life of the engine, but if it does break it'll be catastrophic. The VQ is an interference engine, which means valves and pistons overlap, so if timing gets too offset you'll end up with bent valves or worse.However, the chain will only break if something goes wrong. It was designed never to need to be replaced.
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allensteiner
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1995 Nissan Maxima GLE, 2005 Pontiac Bonneville SE
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10-22-2007
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (MinisterofDOOM) | 7:35 AM 10/8/2008 |
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| Quote, originally posted by MinisterofDOOM » | | It might be designed to last the life of the engine, but if it does break it'll be catastrophic. The VQ is an interference engine, which means valves and pistons overlap, so if timing gets too offset you'll end up with bent valves or worse. However, the CHAIN will only break if something goes wrong. It was designed never to need to be replaced. |
finxed  idk if it'll get that far though. without the chain turning the cams it should stall out almost right away. shouldn't it? i'm guessing because i haven't seen a thread on any max forum about a timing chain breaking so it's hard to say for sure.
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MinisterofDOOM
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1995 Q45t, 1993 Maxima GXE, 2004 Maxima SE
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5-19-2004
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (allensteiner) | 7:42 AM 10/8/2008 |
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Cams might stall out, pistons will keep moving for at least one of a number of reasons. Valves will be lifted somewhere, and that's where it will go bad. Believe me, it's bad. Tons and tons and tons of engines are the same way and there are lots and lots of stories out there about people loosing engines to belt or chain failure.
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festoooor
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1997 Infiniti i30t
Pittsburgh PA
10-3-2008
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 8:28 AM 10/8/2008 |
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no offense taken at all... so in other words i have nothing to worry about unless my something is really jacked up... i also read that its recommended to replace chain at 105,000... I am goin to attempt to get photos of my car up soon...
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Presscott707
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1999 Maxima 5spd 1999 QX4
Brunswick Maine
1-15-2006
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 9:43 AM 10/8/2008 |
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im at 140k and i havnt replaced mine and it doesnt make any noises of anything.
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MinisterofDOOM
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1995 Q45t, 1993 Maxima GXE, 2004 Maxima SE
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (Presscott707) | 1:21 PM 10/8/2008 |
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I wouldn't even bother with it at 105k. Even later Nissan BELTS were good for almost that long. Chain should be good for over 300k miles unless something goes wrong. 105k is pretty much nothing to these motors. Tons of life left. 
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festoooor
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1997 Infiniti i30t
Pittsburgh PA
10-3-2008
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (MinisterofDOOM) | 1:28 PM 10/8/2008 |
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that is quite a relief to hear... thanks alot 
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diehard96
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96 i-30 241000 miles
san antonio tx
6-28-2008
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 8:29 AM 6/7/2009 |
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Hey man don't worry ,I have 242,000 on my 96 I-30 and have had no problems.I guess as long as you don't drive it like you stole it it'll last a lifetime.
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NutriaforBreakfast
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Nissan Maxima 1995 VQDE engine
Dallas Texas
9-26-2007
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 10:06 AM 6/8/2009 |
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The best thing you can do for your car is to let it warm up after it
is started, ESPECIALLY during cold weather.My car is pretty noisy on start up but once the oil starts working
in the parts on the upper engine (valves etc) it runs fine.
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themainman2029
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Infiniti I30
Lees Summit MO
5-31-2009
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (festoooor) | 3:51 PM 7/3/2009 |
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As long as you don't drive the crap out of it and its been taken care of, you're fine. If it's had some major mechanical problems in the engine you might check into it.
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Super Mario
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Infiniti I30
Ridgefield CT
10-6-2009
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| « Re: 97 i30 timing belt (themainman2029) | 7:04 PM 10/6/2009 |
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My '97 I30 is over 300,000 miles. Stop worrying.
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