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Installing Infiniti Q45 Knock Sensors

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Q45 Knock Sensors By: Wes Stinson A common problem that has plagued many Nissan and Infiniti vehicles is problems with the knock sensors (also called KS). Bad KS will not throw a CEL (Check Engine Light). Symptoms include loss or poor acceleration and can also cause bucking/jerking problems. Generally, knock sensors do not cause the […]

240sx 5-speed swap tutorial

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240sx 5-Speed Manual Transmission Swap: A Tutorial In this writeup, two different cars were having the conversion done simultaneously. One is Matt’s ’98 starfire blue S14, the other is my ’97 cobalt green S14. The procedure was basically the same for both cars, and some pictures may jump from one car to the other. The […]

Make Your Own Motor Mounts

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1991-1994 Nissan 240sx Overview: Ever since I finished my KA-T project, I’ve had an issue with hood fitment. Basically, the turbo manifold left the turbo too high, and the intake manifold left the throttle body too high. NISMO motor mounts only exacerbated the problem, leaving me with no clearance between the hood and engine. I […]

Maxima power window auto-up repair

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With the help of the technical service manual on CD produced by Nissan on the 2002 and 2003 Maxima I now have located the quick fix for a problem I have had since purchasing my used 2002 SE a few months ago. That is the drivers door window one-touch up function for the window was […]

1997-2001 Infiniti Q45 installing new strut mounts

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By GQ Jay. Monday’s project: broken strut mount on the 97t. replaced: LF strut, bearing, mount, dust boot, gasket.while in the area, did the left rack boot and the sway bar bushings.would have done the sway link [more on that later]. since i wanted to change rack boots anyway, and i get nervous about ripping […]

1997-2001 Q45 Installing Non-Touring struts on a Touring Model

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By: Q_SHIP First off, You do not need to buy a whole new strut for a non-touring car. All you need to order is a new non-touring shock cartridge. The cartridges WILL fit into a touring lower strut. You will lose the adjustable ride control but the savings is worth it. (The whole non-touring strut […]

Nissan Fog Light Modification Without Headlights

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Fog Light Modification By:NISTECH NOTE:This is for a Pathfinder / QX4, but MAY be adaptable to other Nissan models as well. The fog lamp relay is powered through the headlamp relay, so your headlights would need to be on to power the fog lamp relay. The ground side of the relay goes through the foglamp […]