94 nissan maxima question

by kick in you mean downshift. Best bet would be to do a tuneup, plugs & wires, pcv valve, cap & rotor and change the tranny fluid. Also clean out the throttle body and make sure the lines that pull the butterfly open are tight and dont' bind.

Not that it's a bad idea, but what would PCV valves, spark plugs and distributor have to do with a tranny that won't kick down? I would think that simply giving the tranny a tune up would suffice, by changing the tranny fluid and tranny filter.

CD

what filter? there isn't an easily changeable on the max

Sounds more like the kickdown switch isn't working, not sure if a 94 has electric kickdown or if the tranny is computer controlled on that model.

Thinking changing the fluid would fix this is wishful thinking..

Funny to read this. I think it is just the car. I had a 1990 GXE and sold it for a 1993 GXE. Both of the cars were purchased form the same

Dunno, my $0.02.

-Jay

Well, maybe my assumption is wrong, but don't auto trannie's normally have a filter for the tranny fluid? I would think that a Maxima is no exception.

CD

you are correct that MOST a/ts have a filter but not all are easily changed.

Many newer models have screens rather than the paper filters older american cars used and (especially FWD imports) these screens can't be changed without taking the tranny apart.

The '95 and newer Max does not have one. Not sure about '94. The easiest way to find out for sure (short of buying a service manual) is to call a dealer and see if they list a filter for it.