2001 Nissan Altima SE review from North America

Intake manifold gasket <-- Big surprise, I know.

Timing cover slow oil drip.

Idler pulley fell off when bearing seized.

Water pump leak.

Noisy/creaky suspension.

Chalk up another intake manifold gasket/rough idle/CEL problem.

You've heard it all before, now I think I'm going to have to get it fixed somewhere, as this is beyond my level of skill. As soon as it's back together, we're looking for a new car.

Our Altima is dying a slow and expensive death.

I replaced the water pump a few thousand miles ago, but it still leaks a few drops of oil a week from the timing cover.

If you thought the IM Gasket was an expensive fix, HAH! The timing cover is virtually impossible to remove and service. I was turned away from two different repair shops saying they won't even try it.

Basically, I have to live with it until we ditch this car. It's just not worth it to blow over $1000 to fix an little oil drip.

I also lost a few hundred bucks when the idler pulley for the drive belt started screaming, then one day the bearings seized and it fell off!, leaving my wife stranded at the grocery store.

So I had a shop fix it, as the repair for this includes removing the motor mount, jacking the motor up from underneath, etc. etc. etc... : (