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restoring an old car
I had a 1993 Nissan Maxima recently and I spent alot of money in restoring an old car. I previously had a 1992 version, and sold it when it was 11yrs of age. I bought the the 93 version in 2005 for my wife to have a reliable old car to learn how to drive on it. By the time the car is 13 or 14 years old, it required similar work to yours; new injectors, new exhaust, and at 150k miles, it started developing transmission problems. I recently sold this car. To compliment this car, you have to acknowledge the fact that not many American cars from the early 90's are still on the road and this shows you just how good this car really is. On the other hand, it's a practical matter of how much longer you can keep this car. The items to look for are the water pump failling and the timing belt. The VG30e engine is a SOHC motor that uses a belt, not a chain. It needs replaced every 60k miles. You have an SE, which is DOHC motor, chain driven,not belt driven. I don't recall what yr SE vs GXE became different in terms of SOHC motor or DOHC motor. At 150k miles, you're pushing your luck if you don't replace this belt, because if it breaks, the valves will crash into the pistons and you'll have no motor. The engine alone, with new water pump and timing belt can last 250k miles. But RAF24a transmission, same as Stanza, will not last and will need a rebuild very soon.
Last edited by alexnds : Apr 5th, 2008 at 04:37 PM.
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