Nissan VQ35DE

7 discussions on MotorsForum about the Nissan VQ35DE: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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First time Maxima owner with some questions

I recently bought a 2003 Maxima (A33 model) with the VQ30DE engine. Ithas done 96,000km (60,000 miles). I have a few questions.1. The owner's manual calls for spark plug replacement at 90,000km.Well, my Maxima has done 96,000km so I pulled...

Detroit's Battle for Better, Smaller Engines

Detroit's Battle for Better, Smaller Engines is a new battle shaping up between General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) over engine superiority. And it's not the race for who can achieve the highest horsepower. With gas prices expected to stay...

95 Nissan Maxima occasional loss of power :-(

My 95 Maxima appears to work flawlessly, well almost...Over the last six month, the engine stopped 4 times while I was waiting at a stop light. Every time, I was able to restart it within 10 to 20 seconds... so I did not annoy other...

sneaky...

All this talk of RPM and BHP from NA motors - anyone else noticed the facelifted SLK is now a 3.5l, 305bhp at 6500 rpm V6, and fits into the 210 quid road tax band with the 7 speed auto (not the manual - that's 400 quid)And the 200K is no...

New engine in old Maxima?

I'm sure this is an insane question, but I have to ask it. Is it evenremotely possible to put a newer Maxima engine in an older Maxima car?I have a '97 Maxima SE that I bought in October of '96. I love thiscar; it was my home for a few...

Altima/Maxima

Hello,I am trying to choose between a 2004 Altima and a 2004 Maxima. I noticed the Altima 3.5SE comes with the same VQ35DE engine as the Maxima. Can someone tell me what are the major differences between the two models?Besides, the Maxima...

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