New 95 Maxima owner

Hello all,

I just bought myself a 95 Nissan Maxima for 4500 to replace the disaster that was my 98 Dodge Intrepid ES. I am starting to love this car, its quick and still stylish and seems to be very dependable. It is currently at 90k miles, and was a lease for 7 years, so I assume it was taken good care of, there are lots of records for that.

I just have a few questions. First, what are some of your recommended maintanences that I should preform on this car? It runs very smooth but I do want to change the oil and what not asap, i believe it had sat for a little while. Also, I was interested if this car has a timing belt or chain, I can't seem to get a clear answer online, 95 was a split year? Is there a way I can check physically?

Anyway, I just want this car to last me as long as possible and to preform at peak. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Cary

Check this link below and peek at all pages... your 4th gen maxima is "80% like" the 3rd gen [89-94]. Biggest differences are 24V/VariableTimingCam, Chain, Coilpacks, OBD-II protocol computer.

my last car was a 95 maxima, it definitely uses a timing chain. they're relatively solid cars without many major issues. mine was still running strong at 170,000 miles when i upgraded just do regular routine maintenance and you should be all set. if you're worried about the having sat for a bit you may want to have the oil, transmission fluid and coolant changed, along with the spark plugs, pcv valve, and air filter.