Replacing the crankshaft front oil seal on a 1997 4th generation Nissan Maxima w/ 483K miles on it
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- The engine on this car has 483,000 southern California freeway miles and it had been leaking oil. I made a video of the steps I went through to replace the oil seal.
While not too difficult to do, it was very greasy and messy, and you will need to contort to gain access to one of the fastener bolts on the power steering pump.
Also, you REALLY should buy a strong impact wrench! I purchased a 1,050 ft/lb electric impact wrench at Harbor Freight after spending many hours of attempting it without one. It took just seconds with the wrench. I could not have done the project without it... as you will see!
This video would have been very helpful to me had I had it to view in advance. I hope this helps you greatly. With the right tools below, you should be able to do this in a day. But please get an Impact wrench! That was my only big mistake.
The tools I used were:
3/8” drive ratchet wrench
Long extensions x3
Universal joint
1/2” ratchet wrench
Short extension
10 mm socket wrench
10mm ratchet combo wrench
12 mm socket wrench
12 mm ratchet combo wrench
12 mm combination wrench
14 mm socket wrench
14 mm ratchet combo wrench
19 mm impact socket
BAUER 8.5 Amp 1/2 in. Variable Speed Impact wrench - 1,050 ft/lbs.
Purchased from Harbor Freight for about $90.
Rubber mallet hammer
Ball-peen hammer
#maxima4thgeneration #maxima #crankshaft #oilseal
I purchased my oil seal at AutoZone for under $10.
I bought the impact wrench at Harbor Freight for $90.
Good luck!
Best instructional video I’ve seen on youtube
Thank you! That means a lot to me. I'm glad it helped.
Hey buddy thanks for the tip... I believe I got to replace my seals because I'm still leaking some oil after changing my oil switch sensor
I can relate. I’ve got leaks from seals in several places. At 495,000 miles I can’t really complain though. 🙂
@@Raymazon mines has 242k n it runs great just minor leaks I adjusted the oil switch yesterday n I will follow your instructions this Saturday am to change the seal hopefully your instructions will guide me well I'm sure they will bless my brother n wish you a great turkey day
Thanks for this Vid. Getting ready to do my 98 maxima
This video saved my life.
Kudos man!!! Great video! Informative, professional and quick. Thanks
Thank you!
Thank you for the amazing content, I have the 95 4rth gen and will be referring to your video to help me with my repairs. I plan to replace all sensors that leak and any pully that may be on their way out.
I’ll be curious to hear how that project goes. I’ve thought about doing a major tear down, but at 493k miles, I’m not sure I want to go that deep. But it’s tempting.
Thanks bud great video
well done! Thank you
Thank you for the feedback. I hope it helped.
Great video. I just bought a 99 Maxima with only 61 k that has oil leak. I will check if it is the same reason.
Great video and wonderful job!
Thank you.
I have 98 maxima with 326k ,
Excellent step by step indeed. Question could the bolt on the harmonic balancer be removed prior to any of the belts being removed?
That’s a great question. I assume you could. I hadn’t considered trying it.
There would be friction on the pulley, so when you use the impact wrench, it would possibly be enough to hold it from turning.
If you do that, please let us know how it works. Thanks for suggestion!
@@Raymazon Will do I'm soaking the bolt and filling up my compressor as we speak.
does anyone know where the crankshaft position sensor is located on a 1994 nissan maxima GXE? I can't seem to locate it on my engine. thank you
Sorry for the delay in responding. On my '97, it was in two places. Hard to show here though. One location is near the top of the main pulley, the other was on the driver's side of the block just above the oil pan. I had to recently replace that one. Not too hard, but messy. I didn't film it though. I don't know where the "94 would be, but maybe in similar areas.
@@Raymazon thank you for the response unfortunately nissan changed the layout of the engine after the '94 to a new generation, thanks anyways
I have no reverse on my 96 maxima . Did you ever have to repair your transmission ? I have 200 000 miles.
I replaced my transmission at about 250K. The car just passed 500K last week.