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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / April 2004Hoses with a Kung-Fu Grip
Went to change out the Plenum and rear valve cover gaskets this weekend and almost made it. This is one tough job. The only thing that kept me from getting the Plenum off was 3 hoses (2, 1/4 inchers and 1, 1/2 incher) on the under side of the throttle body. These things are really stuck. I tried WD-40, grabbing a hold of the Plenum and pulling, and using plyers on the individual hoses. Anybody got any tips to help this frustrated Max owner???? Thanks a lot! Warner Get a set of hose pliers from Harbor Freight. Allows you to grab and twist. I replaced my fuel filter twice since I've owned my Max, and since I got the pliers I can do it under 20min. (for 4th gens with ABS, this is very fast) Dave > Went to change out the Plenum and rear valve cover gaskets this weekend and > almost made it. This is one tough job. The only thing that kept me from [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Warner On 3/29/04 9:35 AM, in article SmX9c.68141$1r6.17834@fe2.texas.rr.com, > Went to change out the Plenum and rear valve cover gaskets this weekend and > almost made it. This is one tough job. The only thing that kept me from [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Warner Where do they go? If the other ends of them are reasonably accessible, just cut them off and put on new ones when you put it all back together. Hello Folks, I have 2002 GLE, some 23k miles in NW PA where we're just coming out of a mean winter. In still have the original Bridgestone EL42s that came with it. I hate them. I am torn between Micheline MXV4 and Goodyears. Tire-rack.com is not much of a help... Please tell me what are the best tires for this kind of environment. Plus, once a month I drive to NY. Any help will be appreciated. 2k2 Max GLE-- 23kmiles The absolute "best" would be a seperate set of winter tires like Blizzaks and then all season/summer tires. That said, if you don't have to do a lot of freeway driving during the winter, Michelin Pilot Sport A/S is just the ticket for year-round driving. They are expensive and NOISY, though, just to warn you. Personally when mine are ready, I'm thinking about the newer Bridgestone Turanzas (LS-V). They get pretty good reviews on Tirerack, and will certainly be worlds quieter than the Michelins. > Hello Folks, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Any help will be appreciated. > 2k2 Max GLE-- 23kmiles I've got Bridgestone Portenza RE950's and love them... "Dr. BioDun J. Ogundayo" <akande1098@charter.net> wrote in message news: > I have 2002 GLE, some 23k miles in NW PA where we're just coming out of a > mean winter. In still have the original Bridgestone EL42s that came with it. > I hate them. I am torn between Micheline MXV4 and Goodyears. > I've got Bridgestone Portenza RE950's and love them... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>mean winter. In still have the original Bridgestone EL42s that came with it. >>I hate them. I am torn between Micheline MXV4 and Goodyears. The RE950's are great tires in dry and wet conditions (way better the MXV4's I had) and seem to wear very well, but their snow performance leaves something to be desired. I've driven in 6" of snow with but only because I had to. I have the Bridgestone Portenza RE950 on my 01 max, and they are great in everything but snow. thinking of getting 4 rims and changing over to snow tires for the winter. is there any good all season tires that are acceptable in wet, dry and snow conditions. I know I'm being greedy but changing to snow tires is a pain in the a.s. -Slick Nick I bought a set of OEM GXE 16" take-offs on eBay a couple of winters ago for $300 and installed a set of Blizzaks. Put the separately mounted set on before snow season....swap 'em again in the spring. Simple deal. 2002 SE 6M >I have the Bridgestone Portenza RE950 on my 01 max, and they are great in >everything but snow. thinking of getting 4 rims and changing over to snow tires >for the winter. is there any good all season tires that are acceptable in wet, >dry and snow conditions. I know I'm being greedy but changing to snow tires is >a pain in the a.s. >-Slick Nick > Went to change out the Plenum and rear valve cover gaskets this weekend > and > almost made it. This is one tough job. The only thing that kept me from > getting the Plenum off was 3 hoses (2, 1/4 inchers and 1, 1/2 incher) on > the > under side of the throttle body. Can you just unbolt the throttle housing from the plenum and leave the throttle housing on the car? That's what I do on early 300ZX's to avoid dealing with those types of hoses.  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com I could do that, but then I have to replace another seal/gasket for the throttle body. I asked a mechanic here in town how he deals with these. He said use needle nose pliers to twist the hose and that should break it free. I will let you guys know how it works out this weekend. If that doesnt work then I am off to Harbor Freight to buy the hose pliers. Thanks for all the help guys!!! Warner > > Went to change out the Plenum and rear valve cover gaskets this weekend > > and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > throttle housing on the car? That's what I do on early 300ZX's to avoid > dealing with those types of hoses. > I could do that, but then I have to replace another seal/gasket for the > throttle body. Never had that problem. The gasket normally will all stick to one or the other and then just bolt it back on. YMMV but I've done this -hundreds- of times with no problems. I can promise that gasket (if it did ruin it) is way cheaper than any of those molded hoses you are fixing to maybe ruin! SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > Went to change out the Plenum and rear valve cover gaskets this weekend and > almost made it. This is one tough job. The only thing that kept me from [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > individual hoses. Anybody got any tips to help this frustrated Max > owner???? Thanks a lot! My favorite tool for this is a craftsman cotter pin extractor. It's screwdriver like tool tha has a great right angle tip that's just right for getting under hoses to break the seal. |
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