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Infiniti Q45 Maintenance and Repair

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tcs light on by hlmurray
Aug 07, 2009 (6:08 pm)
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1997 infinity q45 145k. after starting car tcs off light illuminated and spin illuminated. has remain on. can it be reset? it will spin in gravel so the tcs is off. pushing button does not affect the light. help
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Re: Navigation screen goes blank [mlarkin1] by bofbilal
Aug 21, 2009 (8:45 pm)
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Replying to: mlarkin1 (Jan 04, 2008 8:06 pm)

can anyone please respond to this. I am having same problem
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97 Q45 misfire by tarkar
Oct 04, 2009 (5:34 pm)
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I have a 97 infiniti Q45 that I may have to get rid of due to excessive repair costs. I have recently replaced all 8 fuel injectors and 2 knock sensors. The problem is that the car more often than not runs with a lack of power, but no other conditions. It occasionally misfires when idling. When driving the car and removing foot from gas pedal and then trying to accelerate, the engine will shake violently. It then is almost impossible to get the car to increase speed regardless of how much you push the accelerator. Once you pull off to the side of the road, the SLIP, TCS and CHECK ENGINE lights come one before the car stalls. My mechanic says the fault code is the air mass meter. Tried replacing it, but problem got worse. When you restart the car, it may run alright (still lack of power) or it may stall again. You may have to turn the car on and off several times before it will run acceptably. The problem seems to be worse when the fuel tank is low, or after a long downhill section of the road. Also, the car may run for a week between the violent "misfires". Any help would be greatly appreciated. By the way, before I replaced the fuel injectors, I had the local dealership diagnose my problem, and they recommended the injector replacement.
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Re: 97 Q45 misfire [tarkar] by walis
Oct 05, 2009 (3:51 am)
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Replying to: tarkar (Oct 04, 2009 5:34 pm)

I had the same problem for a while. I did everything from changing all 8 spark plugs, all injectors, air flow meter, egr valve, etc...none fixed the issue. So one day I decided to re-visit the spark plugs but this time I pulled apart the boots and the coil packs one at a time...VOILA...THERE...one of the coil packs had a tiny amount of oil right where the contact is...so that was oreventing it from sparking. I spray cleaned it and all other seven (just to be certain), let them dry and re-installed all. The car has been running like a wild horse on cocaine since then...I LOVE MY Q!
One note...to maintain a Q, it helps to be handy or else you'll spend a lot of money.
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Re: 97 Q45 misfire [walis] by sidwell
Oct 06, 2009 (7:23 am)
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Replying to: walis (Oct 05, 2009 3:51 am)

I had a terrible problem with my 2001 Q45, with symptoms very much like those above. It even shifted gears poorly, if at all. A friend at a gas station hooked up his OBD Reader and got back Oxygen sensor problems and 3rd gear problems. I bought some catalyst cleaner from JC Whitney and put it in the gas. It stopped most of the problems immediately!
The remaining problem is that when it starts it kinda lopes idling until I step on the gas and then it quits. It doesn't lope at traffic lights or other stops, just when I first start it it. Even if I drive a few miles and park it, it will still lope when first restarted.
 
Any ideas?
(I swear that cat cleaner worked wonders!)
Bil
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98 Q45 brake and check engine light by aircalgal
Oct 10, 2009 (5:30 pm)
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My brake light has been going off and on for some time. Now the check engine light is coming on. The car has been serviced, so there is nothing wrong. Do I
need a new sensor or could it be the alternator. If it is a sensor, how much does
that cost.
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Re: 98 Q45 brake and check engine light [aircalgal] by sidwell
Oct 11, 2009 (7:08 am)
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Replying to: aircalgal (Oct 10, 2009 5:30 pm)

My experience with Japanese cars is that when the alternator starts going bad, it first affects the sensors, causing the warning lights to come on. I've owned Japanese cars since my first 280ZX (first of four ZXs). Only problems were with alternators failing, like on my current car, a '01 Q45 Anniversary Sports model.
Good luck,
Bil
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2 questions 1999 Q45 by norwesterner
Nov 10, 2009 (8:58 pm)
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Question 1. Low beam headlight. How do I change it? From the front or back? From the back there is a wire that pops off but can't seem to remove the light, not sure it is the correct light anyway, it is next to a 2 inch round plastic unit with fins on it.
  
Question 2. When I am sitting a red light the engine starts missing and then when I start moving it misses for about the first 100 feet or so.
  
Any suggestions? Thanks
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Re: 2 questions 1999 Q45 [norwesterner] by sidwell
Nov 16, 2009 (10:46 am)
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Replying to: norwesterner (Nov 10, 2009 8:58 pm)

Question 1: I dunno
Question 2: My 2001 Q45 "lopes" at idle, some of the time. A reading of the trouble code shows low fuel pressure. I'm waiting on delivery of the fuel pressure part now. Sure hope thats it....
If yours is a true "miss" it could be one of the plug wires. I had one go bad and they short out against the tube they sit in. Unfortunately, even though the wire is replaceable, it is not offered as a part. Had to buy the whole part.
Bil
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03 Q45 Navigation and Info screen went dark. by cobrapc
Nov 24, 2009 (10:32 am)
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My 03 Q45 navigation and information screen went dark. The stereo and blower were still working at the settings they were at when it went dark, but no control buttons function. I couldn't find any blown fuses, nor could I find any listed as navigation or info center. Any ideas?

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