1999 Nissan Maxima

Tiny
JRESNICK
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  • 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 60,000 MILES
My car was making a rattling sound while idling. The dealer said that I need new ignition plugs, and the est was, 000$. Sounds like a lot for what used to be called spark plugs, I think. Jerry
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 AT 5:05 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi jresnick,

I think should be ignition coils, the plugs are still there.

A distributorless engine will use a coil for each plug, but it is not necessary to replace every coil. Just replace the defective one and it won't cost so much.
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008 AT 12:23 PM
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Thanks for your response. The dealer said that since 3 were bad, the others would need replacing soon, so why not do them all at once. JResnick
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 AT 9:19 PM
Tiny
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Hi jresnick,

Since 3 were bad, 1 more would not cause extreme differences.

Ask the deler to tag the good 1 and keep it. Electrical components are unpredictable.
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 AT 9:09 AM

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