4th Generation Timing Belt or Chain

[nitink]

A friend of mine told me that 4th Generation Maxima's have Maintenance free timing chain and does not need any service.

I have a 1995 Maxima GLE with 106 k miles. can anyone please confirm if the car has timing chain or Belt. And What kind of belt/chain maintenance it needs.

[maxhopper]

Chain indeed.

[Beancooker]

You have a chain, not a belt. Your friend is correct, the chain should last 200k+. However if you start having erratic idle or problems associated with the heads, such as serious valve clatter it may be something to look into.

[cullenj76]

A friend of mine told me that 4th Generation Maxima's have Maintenance free timing chain and does not need any service.

I have a 1995 Maxima GLE with 106 k miles. can anyone please confirm if the car has timing chain or Belt. And What kind of belt/chain maintenance it needs.

Only thing that needs to be done as far as maintaining the chain drive system is the timing chain tensioner. The actuating spring for the plunger gets weak over time and the whole assembly will need to be replaced. Usually around 150k-200kmi.

[nismopu]

yep! just did one on my GF's 97 maxima and while I had everything out, I did the chain too. Deffinately set aside a few days to do it though. ooh and at that kind of milaege the plastic clips that hold the harness so neatly love to break! make sure you pickup about 4 or 5 of each size from your local parts dealer. DONT do it inside the engine bay either, too much of a pain in the ***. Just disconnect everything and drop the front cradle, waaaay easier. peace.

[maxinfinitii30]

I own a 2001 Infiniti i30 and in the past few days I've been hearing some clattering noises when the engine is around 2000 rpms, especially when climbing a hill , it sounds like time chain to me but, I'm not sure because the car only have 48000 miles, It does not have any rough idle problems nor lose of power, it runs great, can anyone tell me if this could be a major problems or I shouldn't pay attention to it ?

[maximapwnage]

I own a 2001 Infiniti i30 and in the past few days I've been hearing some clattering noises when the engine is around 2000 rpms, especially when climbing a hill , it sounds like time chain to me but, I'm not sure because the car only have 48000 miles, It does not have any rough idle problems nor lose of power, it runs great, can anyone tell me if this could be a major problems or I shouldn't pay attention to it ?

dude i could be wrong but you'll get a quicker response on your own post rather then jack anothers

[lifetrilly]

Hello guys, Im new to the forum so work with me now!
Anyway this seem like the right atmosphere to get some help. I got a 2000 I30, auto trans, and was doing a water pump replacement. yikes. Prior to, I've been hearing the chain rattle and assumed it was the tensioner or one of the arms inside. I put a scope up and noticed the location of the nose. I removed timing cover, which didn't matter since I had to replace H20 pump, and everything went smooth. Bearings in pump was shot so I replaced it. The tensioner on slack side was groovy and well lubed and applied ample piston pressure on rail and the chain was tight and somewhat new. I inspected the rail to see if the plastic slipped off (a common issue with this cheap BS rail design) and It was in order. Anyway when I tightened the chain slack back on pump sprocket and reassembled the car didn't start. It turned once and clunked out. I took everything BACK OFF and it appeared the cheap pumps sprocket (non OEM) had a bent tooth which in turn caused the chain either to skip god knows how many links or worse. I took the main chain off and tried to rotate crankshaft to TDC but it wouldn't budge past 1/2". Its locked pretty tight. So now comes the questions. Is this a interference engine? Without starting is there enough torque generated to bend a valve? Without the scope cam what options am I looking at to diag. Is there another reason as to why the crank is stuck? If so, whats the cheapest alternative: valve job, engine swap, or what? the engine has 150k and runs pretty smooth.

[maxhopper]

Yes it is an interference engine.

With the timing chain completely removed, the crank should turn. Without a scope, you'll probably have to remove the heads to see if any damage has been done. If there is damage, you can get a quote on a valve job. If the price is bad, I'd just replace the engine with one that has low mileage (if you plan on keeping the car for a while).

[NutriaforBreakfast]

Put in the tensioner through the timing chain hatch last yr and the car runs a lot better
didnt mess with guides or chain changeout