Nissan VG30E

7 discussions on MotorsForum about the Nissan VG30E: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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1995 Nissan Pickup VG30E Problems

I have a 1995 Nissan King Cab Pickup with a V6 (vg30e) engine/auto trans. I've had it since new and it's at 104,000 miles. It's been virtuallytrouble free until now. Upon start up, the idle is very rough below 1000rpm. Sometimes a...

1998 DOHC Quest?

I thought I remembered that when I bought my 1998 Quest GXE that it was listed on the window sticker as having a DOHC, 4-valve-per-cylinder, 3.0L V-6. It definitely has two cam shafts visible throught the oil filler. Mitchell refers to a...

timing chain vs timing belt

Do the Frontiers have chains or belt? How about the car models?AHFIDON'T MOURN ME WHEN I DIEI DIDN"T WANT TO BE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!

91 Maxima idles low and has NO acceleration

I just bought a 1991 Nissan Maxima V6 3.0L (VG30E) automatic at acharity auction and it's had this problem ever since. When I can get itto start, it idles very low and when I step on the accelerator, almostnothing happens....the tach just...

91 Maxima idles low and has NO acceleration

Hey Nissan lovers. I just bought my second Maxima (1991, VG30E,automatic) at a charity auction and it's had this problem ever since.When I can get it to start, it idles very low and when I step on theaccelerator, almost nothing...

Replacement tach module

Can anyone tell me if the tach module used on the 95 Pathfinder is the same as used in any other Nissan vehicles? The engine is the VG30E, and my tach is not working at all...in fact, it's a bit of a spaz. I've done junkyard searches for...

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