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#1624 of 4048 Steamy Exhaust by jimmy1958 Nov 27, 2003 (5:57 am)
About 6 months ago the USAF sent us and our '02 Max to The Azores - small island off the coast of Portugal. In the last month, the Max has been starting to get steamy on the exhaust upon start-up and worse at rev. Suspected it was because we were getting colder and 100% humidity, but today is 65 degrees and same thing. Nissan dealer here just shrugs when he looks at engine - this beast is beyond their 4 cyl minds. No loss of coolant. 91 octane fuel although I suspect No. Europe may be reformulated for winter already. Anyone have a clue?
#1625 of 4048 /direct/view/.eea17ba/1621 by alvarez1 Nov 27, 2003 (8:46 am)
Thank you Viciente!   I will most definitely bring the car to a Nissan dealer. I'm hoping that its an oil level or type problem. I will also have them check the ECU regarding A/T control box.   I will post the followup to this issue. Once again thank you.   Regards   Abel
#1626 of 4048 Why you should use premium gas... by ericu Nov 29, 2003 (5:35 pm)
I believe this was brought up not too long ago... Why should I use premium gas? Prices are so expensive these days. From what I remember, there was a very mixed response. I hope the following sheds some additional light (obtained from a maxima enthusiast website).   For the 4th and 5th gen Maxima, it is important that you use a premium grade gas (i.e. 91 or greater octane). Using premium gas is not for increasing performance (not directly) or for giving you extra horsepower. What it does for you is to prevent detonation or pre-ignition. Detonation means that the fuel and air mixture ignite at the wrong time due to the high compression and heat. This is VERY bad for the engine. The effects of detonation is cumulative, meaning the damage adds up. Higher octane gas will be more resistant to detonation and allow your engine to run as intended.   -What about my knock sensor, doesn't it prevent detonation? The knock sensor was designed to detect detonation/pinging/knock in you engine. When it detects a ping, the ECU will retard (pull back) the ignition timing to prevent further knocking. You may be asking then why can't I use 87 octane gas since there is this knock sensor. Two main reason: 1) performance will be impacted when the timing is retarded and 2) When the knock sensor does its thing, that means there has already been some knocking that occurred. Remember the effects of detonation/knocking is cumulative. It is possible that using low grade gas may not cause any problems, but remember it does not take that many detonations to break your engine.   So, stick to the good stuff...
#1627 of 4048 Premium gas... by lichtronimo Nov 30, 2003 (7:39 pm)
I had a rental '04 Maxima SE. The label on the gas door said "Premium Recommended". What gives?
#1628 of 4048 by gerapau Dec 01, 2003 (4:57 am)
lichtronimo, what do you mean by "What gives?" I believe it is pretty evident that it means that premium fuel is recommended. All recent Maxima's (and many other recent cars which use high performance engines) should be fed premium fuel. Look to the previous post for a little info on why. Since it is a rental though I would not pay the extra and would stick to regular fuel.
#1629 of 4048 by lichtronimo Dec 01, 2003 (6:03 am)
Sorry, I left off "... for Maximum Performance". The sticker suggests that premium is only required to get performance, not a critical engine saving function. As it was a rental, I didn't splurge.   However, I am planning on buying my own Maxima next year and would like to know ahead of time if it requires premium. I had a friend buy a Pathfinder without realizing it took premium gas and he wasn't very happy about this discovery.   What does the owners manual say?
#1630 of 4048 Fuel by mirth Dec 01, 2003 (10:40 am)
The owner's manual "recommends premium". That's all it says. If you decide to use regular, you'll have slightly reduced performance and you'll get slightly reduced mpg. You probably wouldn't even notice it. You'll probably save about $100-150 per year if you drive 15,000 miles per year. Not sure if this increases the wear and tear on the engine.   Personally, I use premium in my '02 since it's what the manufacturer recommends. I figure they know their engine. If it could run just as well on regular then that's what they'd recommend since it would increase the marketability of their car.
#1631 of 4048 Should I file a lawsuit? by deciding3 Dec 02, 2003 (4:02 pm)
I know this post is probably not entirely relevant with this topic, but I've got some great advice on the maxima problems discussion and wanted to see what you guys felt? Thanks   I bought a used Nissan Maxima 01 from a dealer sometime back. They told me they would change the title and send me necessary documents. However, according to them, before they could file it with the DPS/DMV, there was a fire at the dealership and the title got destroyed. Now, the dealer claims to be in court (as the car title was'nt apparently changed from the earlier party he bought it from) to get a new title issued. Now, my registration sticker is expired and I want to get it renewed and get my title as its been several months since I paid the dealer for the car. I would appreciate it if you could advise me on what can I do. I paid the dealer by check, so I can prove I've paid him the money.
#1632 of 4048 deciding3 by mirth Dec 03, 2003 (10:47 am)
I guess I would give them more time rather than think about a lawsuit just yet. You might want to post this on the Ask a Car Dealer topic under Smart Shoppers to see if other dealers can give you a perspective on this.
#1633 of 4048 title by dirkwork Dec 03, 2003 (6:00 pm)
My dad had a absolute nightmare with a car he bought at a dealer where they held the title on a used car like that w/o paying to change it. My parents live in multiple states and none of them would accept the title as the dealer gave to them. They kept sending temp tags (it was a Lexus dealer afterall) but after about 5 months it was getting very old. They eventually located a title document but I'd get serious fairly fast, as your car is useless if you can't get title.   My 2cents

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