How To Use This Data
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Infiniti QX4. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- The captions WARNING and CAUTION warn you of steps that must be followed to prevent personal injury and/or damage to some part of the vehicle.
WARNING indicates the possibility of personal injury if instructions are not followed.
CAUTION indicates the possibility of component damage if instructions are not followed.
BOLD TYPED STATEMENTS except WARNING and CAUTION GIVE you helpful information.
- THE LARGE ILLUSTRATIONS are exploded views and contain tightening torques, lubrication points, and other information necessary to perform repairs.
- THE SMALL ILLUSTRATIONS show the important steps such as inspection, use of special tools, knacks of work and hidden or tricky steps which are not shown in the previous large illustrations.
Assembly, inspection and adjustment procedures for the complicated units such as the automatic transaxle or transmission, etc. are presented in a step-by-step format where necessary.
- The UNITS given in this data are primarily expressed as the SI UNIT (International System of Unit), and alternatively expressed in the metric system and in the yard/pound system.
Also with regard to tightening torque of bolts and nuts, there are descriptions both about range and about the standard tightening torque.
Example:
Range: Outer Socket Lock Nut: 59 - 78 N.m (6.0 - 8.0 kg.m, 43 - 58 ft.lb)
Standard: Drive Shaft Installation Bolt: 44.3 N.m (4.5 kg.m, 33 ft.lb)
- TROUBLE DIAGNOSES are included in sections dealing with complicated components.
- SERVICE DATA AND SPECIFICATIONS are contained at the end of each section for quick reference of data.
- The following SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS are used. See Fig 2 .