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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Altima / January 2005maintence
Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about 80k on. Because he has been a poor college student he has not really kept up with the maintence, so he was wondering what he should have done to his car now that he has some money. He def. wants the timming belt adn water pump done, as well as the other eblts if they need them. DO you have any suggestions as to what else sh should get done? > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about 80k > on. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > eblts if they need them. DO you have any suggestions as to what else sh > should get done? That generation Altima is notorius for bad gaskets and pistons, pistons are expensive but if he can afford it I would reccomend replacing them with graphite coated pistons and def. replace the basic gaskets, valve cover, oil pan and stuff. > > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about 80k > > on. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > eblts if they need them. DO you have any suggestions as to what else sh > > should get done? There is no timing belt on Altimas, no need to change the chains unless there is noise. Replacing the Spark plugs, fuel and air filters, and coolant are good ideas. > That generation Altima is notorius for bad gaskets and pistons, pistons are > expensive but if he can afford it I would reccomend replacing them with > graphite coated pistons and def. replace the basic gaskets, valve cover, oil > pan and stuff. I wouldn't replace the pistons unless there is a real reason to tear the engine down. The intake manifold gasket does leak air sometimes, if the car idles rough it may be the cause. >> > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about 80k >> > on. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > car > idles rough it may be the cause. If that gasket goes bad is it difficult to replace? I think it may have gone bad in my car, it has idled rough since I bought it in May 2001, and a few days ago, I lost alot of pickup, think a fuel injector went bad. I could never pinpoint the problem. > >> > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about 80k > >> > on. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > few days ago, I lost alot of pickup, think a fuel injector went bad. I > could never pinpoint the problem. It's not a fun one to get to. It's typically a full day job in the shop. To pinpoint it, spray carb cleaner around the area of the intake manifold to the head. If the idle changes, then that is where the problem is. Usually the leak is on #4 cyl intake hole. >> >> > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about > 80k [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > the head. If the idle changes, then that is where the problem is. Usually > the leak is on #4 cyl intake hole. Should I attempt it myself then? I really can't afford 8 hours in a shop at 60 bucks an hour. > >> >> "illusion123a" <almatters@comcast.net> wrote in message news:aaaa0951ad43a36ca5a6dd4a793656d7@localhost.talkaboutautos.com... > >> >> > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about > > 80k [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > Should I attempt it myself then? I really can't afford 8 hours in a shop at > 60 bucks an hour. It depends on your abilities and work area. You need to be able to get under the car comfortably to reach up to get to some of the bolts. The bolts on the lower side are difficult to reach into, and it is a small space that you need to contort your body to get a hold of the bolts. timing belt tensioner pulley for the timing belt waterpump belts hoses radiator cap > Hi, i am asking this for my boyfriend he has a 97 altima with about 80k on. > Because he has been a poor college student he has not really kept up with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > eblts if they need them. DO you have any suggestions as to what else sh > should get done? > timing belt > tensioner pulley for the timing belt > waterpump > belts > hoses > radiator cap 97 Altima doesn't have timing belt Yeah .. i was wonderin where this guy was heading? >> timing belt >> tensioner pulley for the timing belt [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> > 97 Altima doesn't have timing belt One less thing to replace. That is, for now... > Yeah .. i was wonderin where this guy was heading? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>> >>97 Altima doesn't have timing belt
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