2000 maxima 3.0 V6 cylinder layout?

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willshak - 19 Nov 2007 14:41 GMT

My 2000 Maxima has a miss in cylinder #4 according to my OBDII reading.
This happens when it is raining, or in today's case, snowing with wet
roads. This car has no distributer, so I can't follow the wires.
What is the cylinder layout of the 3.0 V6?

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y2kbug - 19 Nov 2007 19:11 GMT

my guess is #4 is center rear. Each cylinder has its own coil pack
(the ones on the front head are under a cover, just whip out your
allen wrench and it exposes them), which also should have some kind of
seal for the spark plug cavity. Then they have a rigid rubber conduit/
wire thing that goes down to the spark plugs. could have a defective
coil if water is starting to foul them.

> My 2000 Maxima has a miss in cylinder #4 according to my OBDII reading.
> This happens when it is raining, or in today's case, snowing with wet
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NissTech - 20 Nov 2007 01:22 GMT

cylinders 1 3 and 5 are closest to the fire wall and cylinders 2 4 and 6 are
closest to the radiator.

BTW , replace the coil's. that will fix your problem

> My 2000 Maxima has a miss in cylinder #4 according to my OBDII reading.
> This happens when it is raining, or in today's case, snowing with wet
> roads. This car has no distributer, so I can't follow the wires.
> What is the cylinder layout of the 3.0 V6?

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willshak - 20 Nov 2007 18:23 GMT

on 11/19/2007 8:22 PM NissTech said the following:

> cylinders 1 3 and 5 are closest to the fire wall and cylinders 2 4 and 6 are
> closest to the radiator.
>

Thanks NT. I was worried that #4 was in the rear which is a lot harder
to get at.

> BTW , replace the coil's. that will fix your problem
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