Infiniti Service

Infiniti Repair in Royal Oak, MI

Infiniti is Nissan with more equipment, so it inherits both the strong VQ engine and the transmission conversation. Which one you need to worry about depends entirely on the model.

  • Straight answers on CVT condition
  • VQ timing chain diagnosis
  • Dealer level tooling, independent rate
  • Limited lifetime warranty on most repairs
Book Appointment Call (248) 632-1600

Known Patterns

What an Infiniti needs watching for

Split between the engine and, on some models, the transmission.

A rattle at startup on a VQ V6

Timing chain and guide wear. The VQ is a strong engine and this is its known age related item, far cheaper caught early.

Transmission shudder or hesitation

On the CVT equipped models this needs an honest assessment rather than a hopeful one. Correct fluid service helps some and will not save others.

Oil consumption climbing with mileage

Known on some of these engines. We measure it over a documented interval so the conversation is about a number.

Suspension noise and uneven tire wear

Bushings, links and struts at mileage. Ordinary wear that Michigan roads accelerate, and it takes the alignment with it.

Nissan Underneath

A strong engine, and two things to watch around it

Infiniti runs Nissan engineering, which is mostly good news. The VQ V6 in the G and Q models is a genuinely strong engine that will run a long way, and parts and service information are readily available. The two things worth watching are the timing chain tensioners on higher mileage examples, which announce themselves as a rattle on a cold start, and oil consumption once they have covered serious distance.

The crossovers are a different conversation, because the QX60 uses a continuously variable transmission that wants its fluid kept up and does not forgive being ignored. We check fluid condition and read adaptation data on those as a matter of course, rather than waiting for a shudder to make the decision for you.

Worth knowing

There is no timing belt to replace

The VQ series V6 under most Infinitis is chain driven, so the interval service that owners of belt driven engines budget for simply does not exist here. What does exist is chain guide and tensioner wear at higher mileage, and it announces itself as a rattle on a cold start that quiets once oil pressure comes up. A chain gives plenty of warning and then very little.

Questions

Infiniti questions

Is Infiniti expensive to repair?
The parts are more than a Nissan but not dramatically, and much of the mechanical side is shared. The largest saving available is the labor rate outside the dealer network.
Should I worry about the CVT?
On the models that have one, it is worth an honest assessment. Correct fluid service on a sensible interval helps. We will tell you plainly if a unit is beyond that rather than selling you a service that will not hold.
What is the startup rattle on my G37?
Usually timing chain related on the VQ engine. It is a known age item and it is far cheaper addressed before the chain and guides wear further.
Can you do dealer level diagnostics?
Yes. Module scanning, calibrations and adaptations are done here rather than referred on to a dealer.

Models

Infiniti models we work on

The range we see most from Royal Oak drivers.

  • Q50
  • Q60
  • QX50
  • QX60
  • QX80
  • G35
  • G37
  • FX35
  • M37
  • JX35
  • and older models too

What We Do

Everything your Infiniti needs, in one shop

Also Asian

Other Asian badges we know well

Or see every make we service, grouped by where it was built.

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Book It

Book the Infiniti in

29444 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak. Free written estimate and an honest assessment, particularly on the transmission.

Book Appointment Call (248) 632-1600

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