Just pulled the Nissan to my mechanic with my truck. I should have an update by Monday, I hope.
I hope it's not time for the graveyard. Since I've owned the car in 3 years, I've put a ton of money in it on maintenance.
Purchased the 2000 Nissan Altima in 2009 for $3200 with 99k miles. So far, I've replaced:
1.) intake manifold gasket and ONE freeze plug
2.) Distributor, cap, rotor, plugs, wires, and rebuilt wire harness for ignition
3.) All new brakes (rotors, calipers, and pads)
4.) two new front CV axles
5.) New radiator and water pump
6.) It's got a new set of General Tire Altimax's on it
7.) Just had the tranny flushed/serviced for the third time since I've owned it.
So, I haven't been neglecting the car. So, I'd hate to get rid of it. I'm anxious to hear what the problem is....probably the IM gasket.
So, the real question is.......since I had the IM gasket replaced 50k miles ago and if it is in need of another IM gasket, isn't this telling me that there is a problem causing this? What could it be? Could the intake be warped? Maybe the mating surface that the intake bolts to (the other side of the gasket)?