1999 Nissan Altima GXE from North America - Comments

I had an earlier comment about my 1999 Nissan Altima Gxe.

It developed an intake manifold leak at #4 cylinder and the

repair manual said because it was very difficult to get at

the manifold bolts it was best to remove the engine head and

then to remove the intake manifold and gasket. Then re-install the head. __Forget this advise__! It requires the removal of too many pieces. The better and easier way (as I learned from a mechanic at Nissan after I had already stripped away many parts) is to remove the starter and then loosen the manifold bolts until there is about a 3/8th inch gap between the manifold and the head. Now remove the top bolts. This is difficult, but can be done. Then remove the old gasket using a thin putty knife. The new gasket can be installed by enclosing it in thin cardboard and sliding it into the 3/8th inch gap from the top of the engine. Before doing this cut out pieces from the gasket that contains the round holes where the manifold bolts are which will then allow the gasket to be slid into place. Then the cardboard must be removed by pulling it out from the bottom with a needle nose plier. Then the bolts must be replaced and torqued in the proper sequence. This procedure is not easy. It may take one day of trial and error, but compared to removing the head it is a snap.

Good luck. Ron at: ra7434@merr.com.

I have a 97 nissan altima gxe and like everybody else it runs great. but it's got 128359 miles on it with a very bad vibration, I've changed all the mounts it even came up with a code of the knock sensor (not fun to replace) but it still vibrates the tell tail that the lower timming chain guide will also cause that system. is this true? I work for a dealer and even with that it is still a 6.6 hr job. how do I make sure this is my problem?

Thanks

manny.

I purchased a 1999 Nissan Altima back in 2002. When purchased this car was used with 25,000 miles in it. I never had a problem with this car. I drove it everyday anywhere I wanted to go. Jan of 2008 I was rear ended spun around and my car flipped over and landed in the ditch. When all was said and done I was very very pleased with the way that this car held up. The entire rear side was crushed and the roof had a bit of damage. (Nothing like you would expect) Thank God my little girl was not with me, but the first thing I checked out was how well that the car held up where she would have been sitting. (It held up all over, but this was the area that concerned me more) So all I can say is that I loved my Altima and would not dream of having anything other than another Nissan Altima.