# 1996 Maxima - Belt or Chain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 2, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591 "2011-09-02T13:21:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Buceri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/buceri/32/5014_2.png) [@Buceri](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buceri)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591/1 "2011-09-02T13:21:25Z")

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Can anyone confirm for me if a 1996 Nissan Maxima has a timing belt? I got a used Maxima with no maintenance manual; and I want to play it safe.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591/2 "2011-09-02T13:30:40Z")

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The Pathfinder with that engine had a belt…but I’m pretty sure the Maxima had a timing chain…But it is an interference engine.

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591/3 "2011-09-02T14:23:26Z")

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Your car has the VQ engine, which is a chain.

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**Author:** ![markmast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@markmast](https://community.cartalk.com/u/markmast)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591/4 "2011-09-02T15:39:55Z")

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chain

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**Author:** ![Buceri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/buceri/32/5014_2.png) [@Buceri](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buceri)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-maxima-belt-or-chain/67591/5 "2011-09-02T19:58:38Z")

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Thank you everyone.