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I just purchases a 1994 Q45. With all of the discussion on reliability I would like to know if anyone knows where I can purchase a shop manual for the car. Thanks Greg Are they really as troublesome as this town hall makes them out to be? |
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| you have to remember that you are in the ER room of cars, here....you don't meet the healthy ones usually in the Repair Topic. | |
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In re the post I made last week: the seller asked $7400 & we settled on $6600 after I had it checked out. Within minutes of my first drive as a Q owner I knew I was hopelessly in love & would do almost anything to hang onto this car. If it turns out to be a repair hog, I will consider a second job. I realize we are in the honeymoon stage of our relationship. Heh, heh! Questions: any way to repair the small split on the left side of drivers seat? Thanks to the message board, I'll be picking up some Hide Food to maintain the rest. I've ordered an owner's manual (from Local dealer, $26. but in the meantime am clueless as to how to operate the CD changer in the trunk. It's a Sony CDX 71 w a remote: RM X43 I've tried various combinations of tuner on/off and, yes, I did load the magazine. The in dash cassette player appears to be rolling tape but no sound. I've tried different tapes Finally, for now, any & all cup holder suggestions are welcomed |
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http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/infinitiownersclub 1181 members and about 16,000 post on this model repairs/maintenance etc. |
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| I'm an owner of a 93Q that has a persistent rust problem on the door jambs of both rear doors. Is there anybody else out there having the same problem. I was told by dealer that infinite used to repair this under warranty but no longer does unless there is actually a viable hole through the metal!! I've just experienced the failed fuel pump and opted to replace the pump only without the module (400.00)! Let me know if anybody else has gone this route. | |
| Just got the Consumer Reports 2001 annual car issue. Their reliability bar chart based on first 6 months of ownership showed Infiniti to be the most reliable make, more reliable than even Lexus. Interesting. | |
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I am driving 1.5 hrs tomorrow to test drive a 1990 Q45. It has 105K miles and I believe two different owners. The present owners can vouch for main/repairs that occurred during the last 40,000 miles but don't have service records from previous owner (the Infiniti dealer that was used had since closed up shop). So from what I'm reading on the site, I need to find out 1)is it active suspension, 2) have the chain guides been replaced, 3)Fuel injectors, 4) Torque Convertor Turbine Sensor, 5) Power steering hase return and 6) can the A/C be converted from R12 to R134A (and how much will it cost). Have I left anything out? Should I be looking at an Accord? I love the car but can't afford to be hit with $6,000 worth of repairs during my 1st year of ownership. HELP! |
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This is the correct: way replace the pump before it destroys the controller. Make sure you change your fuel filter at least every 15-20k miles it will save you a lot of pumps. Eventually you will need to clean out the fuel tank and lines and injector rails as the dirt in gasoline from old fuel tanks will clog up the system or at least narrow the inside of lines. |
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Any 11 year old luxosport should scare you [even a 90 LS400 [most reliable of the group of 5] can need AC, PS, Display, Radiator/heater work for a quick $3400] if you don't want to spend your purchase price every two years in maintenance at least during the lets get it in shape period. How do you think a $38k in 1990 [$53k in current dollars] car gets depreciated to $6,000 [Q] because many components [not $47k worth but the car only cost $35k to make so half] are worn due to age. Low Mileage can be bad as many people don't change the oil every 3 months and some owners think once a year is ok if they only drive 7,000 miles. Plus most of the other fluids never get changed! Generally the Q engine internals are bullet proof if the oil is changed and the chain guides are replaced. Sometimes you get lucky and all the wear items get replaced but not likely since the worst period maybe from 100k to 150k. Generally you would be better off in looking at 94 Q models they are at least $800-$1,000 per year less expensive to maintain and can be purchased around $12,000. You pay up front with interest or you pay annually with repairs. |
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Exactly....a car is like a bank account...and some owners just make withdrawals (use the vehicle) but no deposits (no or little maintenance) and end up BANKRUPT....so you want a car like this to have a long list of "deposits". I have an old Benz with 215,000 miles and it runs and looks like new. But neither I nor the previous owner has been stingy with maintenance. We replace things BEFORE they are ready to break, in other words. This is the kind of older luxury car you want to buy. So a big folder of maintenance work is a good sign...a car with no history is, in fact, kind of scary. |
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