20 Most Recent 1991 Nissan Maxima - Page 2 Questions & Answers

major mechanical job, best advice i can give is get a good workshop manual for your vehicle as this will explain step by step . It would take me ,and others , hours to type the info you need here, you will also need some specialist tools , engine hoist etc, good luck and keep me posted if you wish

IAC sensor could be bad.

timing is off a little turn distributer a hair if it gets worse go the other way maybe injector cleaner in gas tank

Best guess is O2 sensor is reading too much unburned fue in the exhaust for some reason and leaning out the fuel flow to compensate. Runs when you throw more throttle at it but leans out as you try to hold steady speed. Should throw a code though.

most older over seas cars it will the only way to find out for sure is call a dearer and ask about a timing belt and if its an interference motor

this problem is caused by burnt battery contacts inside the starter solenoid that power the starter motor, either remove the starter and rebuild the solenoid or replace it or the whole starter, the starter solenoid is mounted directly to the starter. You can easily replace the contacts, they are avail on ebay for around $10
Remember ALWAYS disconnect the battery Negative cable befor u start work

Have someone in the car when you lock it from outside. The person that is inside needs to unlock the car for you. This deactivates the anti theft and it should start. Let me know if this works.

You may have over tightened the belt or the alignment may be out

Go to AUTOZONE,get a bleeder kit,not much and it has instructions on it,easy to use.

Hi Kelly,use dot 3 or 4 for your brakes and clutch reservoir,if you have a manual transmission.I use dot 3 on my Nissan .

could be broke timming belt

If you mean the rotor inside the distributor, either the rotor screw fell out, or the distributor gear is broke, or the timing belt broke and the cams are not turning.