Nissan Maxima Owners Manual: Do-it-yourself

Protect your vehicle from corrosion

Wash and wax your vehicle often to keep the vehicle clean. Always check for minor damage to the paint and repair it as soon as possible. Keep drain holes at the bottom of the doors open t ...

Maintenance precautions

When performing any inspection or maintenance work on your vehicle, always take care to prevent serious accidental injury to yourself or damage to the vehicle. The following are general precautions ...

Other materials:

Passenger compartment
Interior trunk access Power moonroof (if so equipped) Sun visors Map lights Rearview mirror. HomeLink Universal Transceiver Glove box Cup holders Console box Refer to the page number indicated in parentheses for operating details. ...

Symptom diagnosis
ADP SYSTEM SYMPTOMS Symptom Table SYMPTOM 1 SYMPTOM 2 SYMPTOM 3 SYMPTOM 4 SYMPTOM 5 NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION Description The following symptoms are normal operations, and they do not indicate a malfunction. ...

Oil pump
Removal and Installation REMOVAL  Remove the engine from the vehicle. Refer to EM-103, "Removal and Installation".  Remove the upper oil pan. Refer to EM-37, "Removal and Installation (Upper Oil Pan)".  Remove the timing chain. Refer to EM-64, "Removal and Installati ...