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Sedans Infiniti I30/I35 Infiniti I30 Maintenance and Repair
559 messages, Last post on Nov 28, 2009 at 10:58 AM
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So i get the problem everyone has been having major issues with. The dash lights in my car started to go on and off by itself (seat belt, tcs..) and then my car died for a day and then turned on the next day and then died again. The dash lights flash because the battery is drained because the altenator is busted and not charging the battery properly. To find out if its your altenator, use a battery charger to charge your battery for a good hour, then turn on your car, if it turns on your altenator is dead (your car might sound different than normal when its on or you might even smell burning inside of the car). I changed my altenator (bought one from AC Delco, not the original infiniti one) and the car works fine now. Even though the car works, don't forget to charge your battery all the way to the max with a car charger!!! (the altenator charges the battery but only in high voltage, you need a low charge to get the battery back to max or your gonna have altenator and battery problems really soon again). Don't forget to go to Infiniti to have your ECU reprogrammed (if you don't do it, you will be slightly damaging your car....... BUT you will beat anyone on the highway since you have no limit without the ecu and can go over 200km/h hehehe)
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I have a '99 I30 and I just noticed that my tail lights do not illuminate when I turn on the lights. They work when I step on the brakes or when I turn on/off the car alarm. Has anyone come across this?
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Replying to: KarenS (Jun 18, 2001 6:50 am)
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Replying to: tellico1 (Jun 01, 2008 1:42 pm) |
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Replying to: tellico1 (Jun 01, 2008 1:42 pm) 
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I use high mileage oil, a K & N filter and regular gas. I get 25 to 28 MPG avgs. depending on driving style and use. The car has never seemed to need the higher octane. I do fill up the tank with higher octane when I take longer highway roadtrips just to clean things out. Car is a solid performer I must say. 
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Does the automatic transmission fluid in the 2000-2001 cars need to be drained and replaced at a specific mileage, or is it "lifetime fill"? I ask because I have a 2000, and the last time I had the oil changed, the place I went to checked the trans fluid, and they said it was "really murky".
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Replying to: mks21 (May 19, 2008 10:12 am) |
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I'm a lady without a clue about this topic. Need to replace the fuel filter and would like some very patient elementary school teacher type to give me the ABC's and tell me where I can find an actual diagram. Thanks!
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