How-to: Infiniti I30 / Nissan Maxima Oil Change

While most people may already know how to change their oil, there’s still some that may need help. Here’s detailed how-to that will help you with your oil change, and even if it’s a different vehicle than mine, the same basic principles still apply to changing the oil in your vehicle.

Brake Pads (and Rotor) Replacement

Applied Vehicle(s): Infiniti I30, 4th Gen. Maxima Difficulty Rating: Estimated Labor Time: 3 hours Written By: loystock Estimated Total Cost: $290.00 Find related tutorials and information on your vehicle in NICOclub’s Maxima Forum & I30 / I35 Forum Specification (and Pricing from IoS – infinitipartsUSA.com): -Front Rotor: 26mm new/24mm minimum; Maximum Runout=0.07mm ($82.11 from IoS) [...]

Painting VQ35DE Valve Covers

Applied Vehicle(s): Vehicles w/ VQ35DE Engine Difficulty Rating: Estimated Labor Time: 2½ hours Written By: tollboothwilley Estimated Total Cost: $20.00 Find related tutorials and information on your vehicle in NICOclub’s Nissan Forums & Infiniti Forums So I have a (almost) new set of valve covers that I’m installing due to the leaking oil in cylinders [...]

Change Spark Plugs – VQ35DE

Applied Vehicles: VQ35DE Engine Difficulty Rating: Estimated Labor Time: 2½ hours Written By: IlyaKol Estimated Total Cost: $20.00 Find related tutorials and information on your vehicle in NICOclub’s M-Series Forum / Fuga Forum Figured I’d put this out there for anyone who was interested in changing their spark plugs on their own but wasn’t feeling [...]

Nissan Maxima – Heated Side Mirror Installation

Special thanks for this write up goes to Fezzik (David Honey). Posted with permission from the author. This is the How To on the installation of heated mirrors. A few things first before I go on. I have the automatic climate control with the rear window defogger switch on it. The side view mirrors are [...]

Reset SRS Airbag Light on a Nissan Maxima

How to reset SRS(air bag) light: Open the driver’s door. Note the rubber covered button located low on the B pillar, a button which is pressed by the door when the door is closed. This is the Driver’s Door Switch (DDS). Turn the ignition from OFF to ON. Press the DDS at least 5 times [...]

Maxima and I35 Airbag light reset procedure

This worked on my 2002 I35.I don’t know if it’ll work on other similar model years or not. I am pretty sure it will NOT work on anything older than 2002, and it probably won’t work on anything newer than 2004. Again, it worked on my 2002, and that’s all I know. First, turn on [...]