The labor cost is free if you do it yourself! It would just cost you the price of parts, otherwise you’d have to check with your local shops to see what the going rate on a job like this would be.
Yes, thank you. On the video it looked like there was none. After reading several forums I decided to change it as well plus the two underlying gaskets. I just hope it won’t be to much of a job.
Hi, are you talking about the intake manifold gasket? (the one with 6 holes), there actually is a gasket on there, unfortunately watching the video again, we never mentioned it. That gasket is technically called the Upper Plenum Gasket, or upper intake manifold gasket.
Hi, Great Tutorial. Got a question, why you do not have any gasket on the intake port? In case there suppose to be one, do you happen to know what it is called. Thank you.
I so am not ready to do this job on my car, but i cant afford to hire a mechanic. I figure i can do this. You explain it very well. The reason i have to do this is due to the spark plug ring leaking into cylinder 3. I have a 2 hour drive up to the lake friday with family and hopefully that will fix my rough idling. Thanks for the video, you are appreciated.
Sorry I don’t have an exact list of what I used, but when working on a Nissan, they were kind enough to use only certain size nuts and bolts, if you have the following on hand, you should be fine: 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 17mm Shallow sockets,, Deep sockets,, and Wrenches.. That small assortment will let you do just about anything on the car and is probably all I used in this video.
Thanks for a great video and very well explanation. I would highly suggest when performing this job, one should also take out the EGR Tube and clean it. There are some websites such as forums.maxima.org/4th-generation-maxima-1995-1999 show how to do it avoid check engine light on when this tube has carbon built inside.
Hi APDTY, I do my own services on my Maxima and relized that the rocket cover gaskets need replacing. Is there any difference between the 97 and 96, as my maxima is a 96 model?
OK, I see. Well, I believe mine is leaking as well. When my engine is hot while sitting at a stop, there is white smoke that rises from under the hood on the right side of the car. So I suspect a leak from that gasket is the reason for the smoke. Also, where is the best place to purchase replacement hoses for all of those hard to reach hoses you had to take off under the manifold?? I guess AutoZone or O’reiley’s would be a good place to start. Thanks again for the help!
Thanks! The reason we did this job is because it was leaking engine oil very badly from the rear valve cover gasket. There really isn’t any other benefit to doing this job. It won’t change how it sounds or the performance of the vehicle. As far as the black hoses. They are probably ready to be changed. If they feel hardened or brittle at all then you want to change them for sure.
One more question, since I have a 95′ model and never completed this maintenance, would I need to change all of those black hoses as well?? Your engine is so clean on your maxima. I wish mine was like that but my gaskets are slow leaking. Thanks!
Hey, I have a 95′ Maxima SE. Okay… so what benefits will I receive from changing these gaskets?? Will the engine sound better after doing this? Will I get better performance from my engine? I just changed the PCV valve a few weeks ago, but I should of waited because I see that while taking the top intake manifold off you can easily access a lot of the needed periodic maintenance areas. But great detailed video man!!
Wow this is a great video I am going to do mine this weekend and s/o to the camera man great work am about to save some shop money on this one. Thanks again for the help. I have a 96 Maxima some engine so I shouldn’t have no proplem affter looking at this.
great illustration,i just did mine myself,the only diffrence,is i didnt have to take all the coolant lines loose at all,all i did was just pick the intake up out of the way,worked great for me and was alot easier as well
I have a 97 maxima that wont start if it does it cuts right back off I have had the fuel pump changed and the knock sensor and the mass air flow sensor along with the ignition switch and the relay oh yea and the valve cover gasket what else may and could be the problem
The rear valve cover gasket replacement itself calls for 2.8 Hours of labor, I think most shops are probably about $100 per hour labor rate now, so that’d be $280 in labor, plus the parts. Of course if you do it yourself you can save a good chunk of money 🙂
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The labor cost is free if you do it yourself! It would just cost you the price of parts, otherwise you’d have to check with your local shops to see what the going rate on a job like this would be.
What is the cost of this job and how long does it take? Great video
Thank you for taking the time to make this great video sir.
Yes, thank you. On the video it looked like there was none. After reading several forums I decided to change it as well plus the two underlying gaskets. I just hope it won’t be to much of a job.
Hi, are you talking about the intake manifold gasket? (the one with 6 holes), there actually is a gasket on there, unfortunately watching the video again, we never mentioned it. That gasket is technically called the Upper Plenum Gasket, or upper intake manifold gasket.
Hi, Great Tutorial. Got a question, why you do not have any gasket on the intake port? In case there suppose to be one, do you happen to know what it is called. Thank you.
Thanks. Doing it today.
I so am not ready to do this job on my car, but i cant afford to hire a mechanic. I figure i can do this. You explain it very well. The reason i have to do this is due to the spark plug ring leaking into cylinder 3. I have a 2 hour drive up to the lake friday with family and hopefully that will fix my rough idling. Thanks for the video, you are appreciated.
Wow you just help me out a lot to day ill be doing this same job here today!!!!
Sorry I don’t have an exact list of what I used, but when working on a Nissan, they were kind enough to use only certain size nuts and bolts, if you have the following on hand, you should be fine: 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 17mm Shallow sockets,, Deep sockets,, and Wrenches.. That small assortment will let you do just about anything on the car and is probably all I used in this video.
Great tutorial. If you wouldn’t mind, could you list the tools you used for this in the description? Ratchet sizes, attachments etc….
Thanks for a great video and very well explanation. I would highly suggest when performing this job, one should also take out the EGR Tube and clean it. There are some websites such as forums.maxima.org/4th-generation-maxima-1995-1999 show how to do it avoid check engine light on when this tube has carbon built inside.
Hi APDTY, I do my own services on my Maxima and relized that the rocket cover gaskets need replacing. Is there any difference between the 97 and 96, as my maxima is a 96 model?
We have a parts washer in our shop, so we used that. But you should be able to use any heavy duty degreaser to clean it up nicely.
What did you use to clean all of the oil of the valve cover?
OK, I see. Well, I believe mine is leaking as well. When my engine is hot while sitting at a stop, there is white smoke that rises from under the hood on the right side of the car. So I suspect a leak from that gasket is the reason for the smoke. Also, where is the best place to purchase replacement hoses for all of those hard to reach hoses you had to take off under the manifold?? I guess AutoZone or O’reiley’s would be a good place to start. Thanks again for the help!
Thanks! The reason we did this job is because it was leaking engine oil very badly from the rear valve cover gasket. There really isn’t any other benefit to doing this job. It won’t change how it sounds or the performance of the vehicle. As far as the black hoses. They are probably ready to be changed. If they feel hardened or brittle at all then you want to change them for sure.
One more question, since I have a 95′ model and never completed this maintenance, would I need to change all of those black hoses as well?? Your engine is so clean on your maxima. I wish mine was like that but my gaskets are slow leaking. Thanks!
Hey, I have a 95′ Maxima SE. Okay… so what benefits will I receive from changing these gaskets?? Will the engine sound better after doing this? Will I get better performance from my engine? I just changed the PCV valve a few weeks ago, but I should of waited because I see that while taking the top intake manifold off you can easily access a lot of the needed periodic maintenance areas. But great detailed video man!!
Excellent video. I want to thank you and your camera person for making this video. Your a great mechanic.
Wow this is a great video I am going to do mine this weekend and s/o to the camera man great work am about to save some shop money on this one. Thanks again for the help. I have a 96 Maxima some engine so I shouldn’t have no proplem affter looking at this.
How long did it take you to do this? I am thinking about doing it myself and would liketo know the approximate time.
great illustration,i just did mine myself,the only diffrence,is i didnt have to take all the coolant lines loose at all,all i did was just pick the intake up out of the way,worked great for me and was alot easier as well
Thanks for taking the time to make this video……….
Haha you are so correct, I have melted a wrench in the past too,, old habbits (even bad ones) can be hard to break though. 🙂
I have a 97 maxima that wont start if it does it cuts right back off I have had the fuel pump changed and the knock sensor and the mass air flow sensor along with the ignition switch and the relay oh yea and the valve cover gasket what else may and could be the problem
I’m getting ready to do my 4th gen valve covers. She has 344k miles. Good vid.
lol i wouldnt leave tools on the battery lol bin there done that lol
The rear valve cover gasket replacement itself calls for 2.8 Hours of labor, I think most shops are probably about $100 per hour labor rate now, so that’d be $280 in labor, plus the parts. Of course if you do it yourself you can save a good chunk of money 🙂
Like how much does a job like this go for??..