Hey ya...I recently acquired a 93 Maxima SE with 97k mikes. Great vehicle, drives and handles very well. The interior look brand new. What a sweet ride!!! As a matter of fact, I sold my 2005 Grand Cherokee and now drive the Max full time. I have a couple of issues:1. There is a tapping sound coming from the passenger side. The sound goes away after a while. The independent Nissan mech said no worries-just springs in the lifter making the noise, replace if you want but not necessary. The Nissan dealership stated that the oil pump is not sending oil up so it needs to be replaced for $1900! The oil has been changed every 2500 miles since purchased new. Never seen a low oil indication. My independent mech again tells me it is not causing any engine problems. I would appreciate any feedback on this issue. Thanks
2. The Bose radio shuts off and then comes on, it seems, everytime I blink. Currently has been shut down for about 2 weeks. The receiver does not show what station is selected once it has been turned on-no sound. I hear a electronic clicking noise coming from the drivers side lower dash area when it does shut down. I would appreciate any feedback on this issue as well. Thanks LJ
93 Maxima 2nd owner 97k SE Evansville, IN A couple of issues
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The 92-94 SE has the VE30DE. They are commonly known to have VTC issues which click when they go bad. They'll eventually get so bad that the engine will sound like a diesel from such bad clicking. They can be grounded to temporarily fix the issue, rebuilt to permanently fix it, or you can replace the engine with a low mileage JDM VE (since yours has such low mileage I wouldn't really consider replacing the engine unless something breaks).
There's a slight chance it could be a hydraulic lifter and would be due to the oil being drained to the pan while the engine is off due to the oil filter not having the proper valve to prevent this, which I believe is said to be a possible cause of the VTC's demise as well.
First thing I would do is check the oil filter. If its a low end filter like a basic Fram, have it changed. You want something with the anti drain back valve. Wix/Napa Gold is a popular choice, the upper end Fram X2 and Tough Guard filters seem to be decent. That could help your problem out if it does have a cheap filter/low end filter.
As far as the Bose radio, they have a bad tendency of dieing. The best thing to do would be to just take out all of the Bose stuff and replace them. New headunit and speakers and it will work great.
The stock Bose speakers all have their own amplifiers so you'll want to bypass those by connecting the two small wires at each terminal directly to the replacement speakers. The two large wires are power for the amps and are not needed (can be disabled). You can either pull the plug out of the amp or I believe you should be able to pull the fuse as well, I can't remember for sure. I believe there is a separate Bose fuse for the speakers, if so just pull that to disable the amps. Its been a while since I've messed with them so I can't remember for sure.
There's a slight chance it could be a hydraulic lifter and would be due to the oil being drained to the pan while the engine is off due to the oil filter not having the proper valve to prevent this, which I believe is said to be a possible cause of the VTC's demise as well.
First thing I would do is check the oil filter. If its a low end filter like a basic Fram, have it changed. You want something with the anti drain back valve. Wix/Napa Gold is a popular choice, the upper end Fram X2 and Tough Guard filters seem to be decent. That could help your problem out if it does have a cheap filter/low end filter.
As far as the Bose radio, they have a bad tendency of dieing. The best thing to do would be to just take out all of the Bose stuff and replace them. New headunit and speakers and it will work great.
The stock Bose speakers all have their own amplifiers so you'll want to bypass those by connecting the two small wires at each terminal directly to the replacement speakers. The two large wires are power for the amps and are not needed (can be disabled). You can either pull the plug out of the amp or I believe you should be able to pull the fuse as well, I can't remember for sure. I believe there is a separate Bose fuse for the speakers, if so just pull that to disable the amps. Its been a while since I've messed with them so I can't remember for sure.
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I have just acquired a 93 Maxima brougham. The Reverse gear just died and so as the 2nd and 4th gear. Trying to look at the valve body but looks ok. What should I do? replace the trans? or any other way to fix without trans coming out? In Vancouver BCTIA