1992 Nissan Maxima GXE from North America - Comments

I am driving a 1992 Nissan Maxima GXE 190 horsepower and 190 pounds feet of torque v6 SOHC. This car is super fast. The car has 120,000 miles on it I just got the fuel filter change, spark plugs. Now I just need to by some spark plug wires. Because it is doing a little missing and jerking when I take off. I took the car back to where I brought it from and they replaced the bad wire until I can buy some brand new ones. I am thing about replaces my PVC value sometimes this week. On January 29, 2005 I went to Wal-Mart and got a oil change and they said I need to replace my CV Boots and get the little oil lean fix they said it could be a seal or gasket needed to be replaced. So, I contact some auto repair shops and told them when I turn right and left it makes a clicking sound and they say it's the CV Axel.

Here are some questions I need to be answer ASAP if they can be.

I filled my car to

There is probably nothing wrong with your gas gauge. Just fill the car and drive it.

As for the other issues you have, bring it to a shop and have it fixed. They're not going to fix themselves.

First of all, we don't mind answering questions, but your asking stupid ones. Gas guages aren't at all accurate, they just ball park it. 90 miles per hour is like 160KM/H that is NOT a legal speed limit, and 3000 RPM's probbly would be right seeing how the car can only go 200KM/H. I don't understand why anyone would take their car for a oil change at WALMART or Canadian tire, their oil is all refined and only let your oil oil drain out for approximately 2 minutes, put the plug on, wipe the old oil filter so it looks new and add a sticker. These people aren't real mechanics, and if you werent stupid you would take your car to a real facility, or best yet do it yourself, it's a little cheaper, and at least you can trust that its being done right. This review doesn't explain anything about the car just problems that you don't know how to fix.

I had to restrain myself when I read this review as I figured someone would jump in soon anyway to flame this guy. Surprised that only one has so far.

Reviewer, you seem to really not know much about cars and it would also appear that your primary language is not English. It certainly looks like you are being duped by at least some of the mechanics you have been seeing: replacing the boots on cv-joints that are already worn out (that's what the clicking in turns indicates) is an utter waste of money. Rather than seeking advice from anonymous posters to this site (you see what that gets you), you should try taking a course in basic auto mechanics for car owners at a community college or something similar. Or at least borrow or buy a book on basic car maintenance for owners. That way, you will be better able to decide for yourself whether your car needs the repairs that your mechanic recommends, and how much they should cost.

If you want to check whether your speedometer is reading properly, find a highway with mile markers. Bring someone with you who owns a watch that has a second hand. Set the cruise control at 60 mph. Start timing when you pass a mile marker. If you pass the next mile marker at significantly more or less than 60 seconds, then you know your speedometer is off. Much more accurate (and safer) than driving at 90 mph and looking at your tach!

And although there is no such thing as a stupid question, that one about the brake dust comes awfully close!

I wrote the first comment. As to why I didn't "flame the guy"? I was trying to be nice.

By the way, what to do about brake dust?

Try washing your wheels once in a while.

Regarding the power locks...

After purchasing a NEW '92 Maxima, the passenger side power lock stopped working after a few years. Had it fixed twice. Both times it stopped working after a few months. Finally gave up on fixing it. I Google'd this problem a few months ago and found that this was a common problem for the '92 Maxima. You might call a few dealers and ask if they ever found a fix for this problem. If they didn't, don't bother getting this repaired as you will just be replacing your broken part with a defective new part that will probably go bad in a few months!

Brake dust...

The car has 4 wheel disk brakes, and tends to put more pressure on the front brakes, So more brake wear/dust up front, compared to the back, is not a problem.

Belts...

I checked my owner's manual and was surprised to find that it does not recommend any specific time to replace the drive belts. The manual recommends inspecting the belts every 15,000 miles or 12 months. I'm no expert at when these should be replaced, but if you see any cracking or too much wear in the rubber, it is definitely time for replacement. Also, I'm not sure if this was part of your questions... but the Timing Belt should be replaced every 60,000 miles (according to the manufacturer).

Best Sound System...

That question is way too subjective. Depends on how much money you have and what sounds good to you. Check your phone book and shop around to see what sounds best for what you can afford.

RPMs...

3,000 sounds about right. I don't typically drive 90 MPH, but don't think RPMs would go up very much from what you see at 70mph (unless you are accelerating OR the overdrive button on the Shift Lever was in the off position; make sure this button is pushed in).

Good luck.

Surprised he didn't ask what the "4DSC" stickers signified.

One of the best things to do to prevent getting ripped off and avoid problems is to educate yourself about your car. In your case, check out www.maxima.org. Also, it would be a good idea to buy a shop manual.

Also, this page on Edmund's is also useful:

http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ef22785.eea17ba.

My question is... why couldn't you do the same Google search I did? It took me only 10 minutes to find this info by going on google. com and typing in "Nissan Maxima" (with the quotes).

It's one thing to be 'non-mechanically inclined'... but your review indicates that you haven't even attempted to do the most basic research. If you're not going to bother to do this, you might as well hold a sign that says "please rip me off" when you go to get your car serviced.

Go on www.maxima.org and start doing some homework and ask questions and educate yourself. And if you want to save money, buy a Maxima dealer shop manual (no, I'm not going to spoonfeed you where to get that) and buy tools as you need them and start doing work yourself.