I am new to the MG. I am looking at a 1992 Maxima 4dr, V6 Auto. There seems to be an intermitent tap from the top back of the motor. It sounds like a Valve tap. This motor has 88,000 miles, never been apart. A service tech at nissan says its a VTC or something. Anybody have any thoughts? Thanx Shawn in NY
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If you have the SE model (black window trim, white speedo, body color grille, no keypad for doors, 190HP VE30DE motor), it could be VTC sprockets. If it's a GXE, it does not have them, but the exhaust manifold bolts break and sometimes cause puffing/ticking noises.
Gary K
If its the VTC then I think that is normal for that year car. Check out maxima.org forums. They have a whole section dedicated to your generation Maxima.
If you have an SE, it's the VTC. Cost me $1,500 to fix when I owned it 8-9 years ago.
I fixed my VTC problem in about 15 minutes following the instruction on this web site:
You did not fix it -- simply rendered it inoperative.
>All I care about is that the noise has disappeared and no noticeable change in performance. It cost mes less than $1.00 versa $1500 to $2000 to change the VTC. From other messages I read on the board, the noise reappeared for some of the people.
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