Are Altima and Maxima the same size?
On the interior, the Altima provides 40 inches of headroom and 45 inches of legroom according to Autotrader. The Maxima comes with similar dimensions, but the headroom lacks over half an inch of space in comparison. Nissan USA also has amenities for the latest Maxima models.
What kind of oil does a Nissan Maxima use?
Many Nissan owners have reported excessive oil consumption for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 models like Maxima, Altima, Pathfinders, etc., without being able to determine the root cause.
Why are there so many cats in Nissan Maxima?
There are 3 CATs in the Maxima and two are right against the engine making it very likely that the back pressure would suck the sand into the engine. The mechanic that noticed this was trained by Nissan regarding this same issue. It’s probably the other way around.
How is negative pressure created in a Nissan Maxima?
Nissan uses a long overlap on the exhaust valves that extends well into the beginning of the intake cycle, that is how the negative pressure is created in the exhaust manifold. It is intentional so that some of the exhaust gas is drawn back into the engine. These engines use this in place of an EGR valve.
Why did my Nissan Altima catalytic converter fail?
This created a comet like substance that created excessive internal engine wear. As engine oil was drawn into areas it should not be and burned off, it further accelerated the catalytic breakdown process. IMPORTANT: This was a known failure by the Nissan designed catalytic converters.
Is there a problem with my Nissan Altima?
Speed sensor seems to be the problem. So far no trouble. These cars are a piece of junk. Nissan knew they had this problem but no recall but on reprogramming computer that does not work. Don’t buy Nissan. Honda is way better with no trouble for economy and durability. 48 people found this helpful. I have a 2006 left hand drive automatic V6.
What kind of Miles does Nissan Altima have?
6 people found this helpful. 2011 Nissan Altima SL with 156,xxxish miles after being on the interstate after an hr my wouldn’t go over 60 and when going up a hill it wouldn’t go over 45.
Is there check engine light on Nissan Altima?
NO CHECK engine light. didnt use any extra gas either. about a week later the engine light came on and it was pulling a catalyst converter. after talking to a few people and getting it changed my car has been going well. 7 people found this helpful.
Why does my Nissan Altima not accelerate when I push the accelerator?
A customer of mine has a 2012 Nissan Altima and did the same thing, no accelerator response when pushing on the pedal. Check engine light is on. Codes returned a mass air flow sensor circuit, 3 transmission codes and a crankshaft signal failure. Another shop diagnosed it as a bad CVT transmission and the repair did not repair the problem.