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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / September 2004Blue smoke 2000 Maxima
After highway driving, stopping for a while, then cranking the engine, the car generates a cloud of blue smoke. Is it likely the valve guides? Background: bought it used. Lease car. No oil change first 40,000 miles. Sludge, flushed 3 times, runs great, uses a quart aprox 1000 miles. Blue smoke very annoying. > After highway driving, stopping for a while, then cranking the engine, > the car generates a cloud of blue smoke. Is it likely the valve [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > miles. Sludge, flushed 3 times, runs great, uses a quart aprox 1000 > miles. Blue smoke very annoying. Oil control rings are sticking is much more likely. Compression test won't show this either. Either one is going to be VERY expencive to fix, used engine will be much cheaper than trying to fix it.  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com Steve, I am looking at a 95 Q45 that gives a puff of blue smoke on startup, would this be the same problem? If so I will not buy it...(it was a lease car the first 31K also) Tanks John >> After highway driving, stopping for a while, then cranking the engine, >> the car generates a cloud of blue smoke. Is it likely the valve [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > show this either. Either one is going to be VERY expencive to fix, used > engine will be much cheaper than trying to fix it. I have a 2000 Maxima 3,0 liter V6 stock engine that needs to be replaces. Can you tell me what year/model engines will bolt up without any modificaton? Will the 2003 3.5Liter fit /swap? > I have a 2000 Maxima 3,0 liter V6 stock engine that needs to be > replaces. Can you tell me what year/model engines will bolt up without > any modificaton? Might be only that year, especially if you are planning on a used engine with all the manifolds etc. The junkyard will have a "interchange book" that will show what fits and what doesn't. > Will the 2003 3.5Liter fit /swap? With enough money it will. Easily, no. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > I have a 2000 Maxima 3,0 liter V6 stock engine that needs to be > replaces. Can you tell me what year/model engines will bolt up without > any modificaton? > > Will the 2003 3.5Liter fit /swap? You could put in a 2001 engine, there were no serious changes between those 2 model years. I've seen 00-01 engines pop up on ebay for less than $1,000 with low miles. |
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