Front passenger's side has an oil leak from a defective seal.
1995 Nissan Altima engine complaints
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Oil leak at front of engine due defective o-ring seals between timing cover and block.
Constant oil leak. Possibly leaking from behind the timing chain cover or the oil pan. The goodyear mechanic who checked my car said he had another customer with the same problem and I know others with the same vehicle which have the problem as well.
Oil leak with low mileage of 49,266 miles
An oil leak from the front of the engine was noticed @ 56,000 miles. The dealer resealed the oil pan on visit #1(56,733 mi.), replaced the crank seal on visit #2(59,889 mi.), and tighted the timing cover on visit #3 (62,371 mi.). After researching the federal safety agency site, I found that this particular problem has been well-documented with regard to tsb's from 1995 and many owner complaints. The dealer should have diagnosed this problem from the beginning as the leak continues as of this date.
Oil leak is coming from engine. Cause unknown. Please provide further information.
Oil leak from timing chain cover.
Talken to several altima owners all had same leak at 60,000 miles wondering if recalled. Ak
Engine was leaking oil. The leak was coming from the sealant cover on engine. Also, alternator was making a whinning sound. Took vehicle to dealership & mechanic checked problem. Also, indicated that vehicle was not under warranty.
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My 1995 nissan is effected by a known service defect concerning an oil leak in the right front of the engine. Upon contacting my local nissan service center they informed me that almost all 1995 altima'a are effected by this defect, the defect is not an official recall, and it would be my responsibilty to have the repairs made at my expense. Escalating this to the national nissan hot line proved ineffective. The defect is documented in the following technical service bulletin: service bulletin number: ntb95-058a . Can anything be done?
Air conditioner failed. Mjs
Engine developed oil leak beginning at around 63000 miles, leak intensified and is in need of repair at 73000 miles, leak was diagnosed as a failure of o-rings from timing cover, resulting in $700.00 repair bill. Nissan states that since scheduled maintenance was not completed by authorized dealer they will not be able to assist in repair. Dealer advises that they have not seen allot of this problem, but they have seen some.
Dealer & manufacturer state sensors are for emmission controls, and not components of the engine powertrain which are warrantied even though car can't be driven above 45 MPH.
A gasket on my engine started leaking at around 64000 miles. I did not realize that it was a gasket until about 72000 miles when I reported it to nissan. Since the car was no longer on warranty nissan didnt want to do anything about it. The leak is on a section of the motor that is between the block and the oil pan. Nissan used silicone vtr to seal these two parts. Nissan should have used a standard paper type gasket. This gasket should not have started leaking at this mileage. A nissan maechanic that I spoke to at grossmans nissan in old saybrook, ct told me that this was a typical problem on this motor and has seen the problem quite a few times on altimas. This oil leakage could be very hazordous if it caused the engine to seize up on the highway.
Engine surges or stalls.
While driving in local traffic, entire fan disassebled from motor into radiator. Please describe details.
The car was seen smoking after driving for 50 miles and the car burned to the ground in 2 minutes.
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