I've got a 2000 Altima that unfortunately did not come with a "user manual"...

My car turned 100,000 about 400 miles ago, and I was wondering if there was anything that was recommended tune-up wise. Any suggestions, esp you Nissan owners out there

11/9/2005 5:18:37 PM

it would crazy if nissan had a website where you could very easily look up information like this online - they probably wouldn't be so insane to do something like this though

11/9/2005 5:28:41 PM

nothing really nissan specific

spark plugs
spark plug wires
distributor cap and rotor
air filter
oil change and oil filter
fuel filter

or whatever else you feel like doing

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 5:33 PM. Reason : or]

11/9/2005 5:32:45 PM

You're not in the area, are you? I do a lot of work on Nissans, and could work you a good deal on a 100k service (the NEW term!)

There really isn't a whole lot to do; basically what Tcheng listed. I always include flushing out the brake fluid as part of the 30k/60k/100k mile service, as brake fluid is hygroscopic, and a brake system tends to get contaminated with moisture and some corrosion over time.

11/9/2005 6:38:00 PM

Take it to Choice Auto right down Hillsborough Street past the fairgrounds near the swimming pool place (if you've been around a while you'll remember that Warlock's Southern Dragon used to be out that way). They charge around $500 for the service but it's worth it, and it includes servicing the transmission. For brakes and a lot of other repairs they're pretty expensive but for the mileage service and tune ups I think they do a better job than most.

11/10/2005 10:12:51 AM

might want to due a tranny flush and transmission filter change; definetly can't hurt

11/10/2005 10:19:11 AM

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"Take it to Choice Auto right down Hillsborough Street past the fairgrounds near the swimming pool place zxappeal"

11/10/2005 10:36:17 AM

LaserSoup is right, though. Woody and his boys do good work. Choice is a good shop.

But I can still cut quite the deal on pretty much the same thing.

11/10/2005 10:47:34 AM

yeah $500 sounds pretty ridiculous..

I'm sure glad I can do those things myself. Too bad I don't have the experience to back up charging other people to do it for them

11/10/2005 11:44:26 AM

So here's something I've always wondered. Is replacing gaskets ever part of routine maintainance, or do you just wait til something breaks or you have a vacuum leak? Is this more of a high performance application maintainance?

11/10/2005 11:52:58 AM

replacing gaskets as routine maintenance? only on american cars

11/10/2005 11:56:32 AM

It's a routine thing if you have cheap headers or drive an older carbureted small block with stock valve covers!

Or maybe if you own a GenII 3800 with a plastic intake, as part of the intake replacement.


Other than that, fuck no.

11/10/2005 12:32:12 PM

Depends if your working near/around a gasket and the gasket get f'd up or is already f'd up.. then yea replace it.. or you'll be in that area again later. Never hurts to replace gaskets.

11/10/2005 4:08:42 PM

I blew a gasket in my pants today.

11/10/2005 4:51:11 PM

At the dealership my sister got suckered into a valve cover gasket replacement on her 2001 Cavalier which had like 80k miles on it. They told her it was leaking oil, and I was like wtf I didn't see any oil leak. I hate Leith Chevrolet.

11/10/2005 4:53:34 PM

http://www.courtesyparts.com/L30_tuneup.html

11/11/2005 11:18:39 PM

? Is the air cleaner element the same thing as the PCV Valve?

11/14/2005 12:21:15 PM

Please tell me this is not a serious question...

But if it is, NO.

11/14/2005 1:25:16 PM

? Is the air cleaner element the same thing as the PCV Valve?

The air cleaner element filters incoming air from the outside that the engine uses. It should be changed about every 10 to 15K, I think, but it also depends on where you drive. The PCV is the positive crankcase ventilation valve and usually gets replaced with a tune up or if it's not working correctly. It's a one-way (check) valve that lets air flow out of the crankcase but not back in (?).

11/14/2005 2:28:29 PM

^somewhat correct. The PCV valve IS a check valve, but it's designed to flow at a limited rate in its flow direction...otherwise, it'd be akin to a vacuum leak.

11/14/2005 3:05:40 PM

well i'll be damn. I've never heard of the air filter being referred to as the air cleaner element.
Thanks

11/14/2005 3:41:17 PM

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" It should be changed about every 10 to 15K,"

I thought most manuf. reccomended that it be changed at 30k?

You do your engine and wallet a disservice when you change it too early.

11/14/2005 8:53:31 PM

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"I thought most manuf. reccomended that it be changed at 30k? You do your engine and wallet a disservice when you change it too early."

I'm pretty sure that 9k to 15k is the range. As far as being bad for your car to change it too frequently, I'm sure that's not the case. The filter keeps dirt and other matter out of the combustion chamber that can ruin your engine. Plus a clogged air filter can cause your air-fuel mix to run rich and with gas prices up it will cost you more to change your filter less often.

11/14/2005 10:51:24 PM

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"well i'll be damn. I've never heard of the air filter being referred to as the air cleaner element. Thanks"

I do believe air cleaner element is the older term.

11/15/2005 10:52:42 AM

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"I'm pretty sure that 9k to 15k is the range. As far as being bad for your car to change it too frequently, I'm sure that's not the case. The filter keeps dirt and other matter out of the combustion chamber that can ruin your engine. Plus a clogged air filter can cause your air-fuel mix to run rich and with gas prices up it will cost you more to change your filter less often."

I have no idea about nissan's service req., but changing out the air filter early results in more dirt ingested until the new filter gets loaded and starts filtering properly. Also there isn't a large difference between a lightly loaded and a medium loaded filter, in regards to gas mileage. It's when the element becomes heavily loaded that it becomes detrimental to gas mileage.

[Edited on November 15, 2005 at 7:50 PM. Reason : eh]

11/15/2005 7:47:39 PM