Parts and labor to replace the timing chain on a Nissan Maxima will easily exceed over $1,500.00. If you have to incur the expense, might as well also spend another $500.00 to replace the water pump. [Note: when that timing chain goes, you lose the engine. Engine-replacement is over $3,000.]
The timing chain shouldn't really break. "Going-bad" will be where the timing chain is getting loose and the sound of the chain flapping around inside its assembly can actually be heard as you rev the engine. Have a reliable mechanic give you their assessment of what's happening with the timing chain (and the water pump). Might as well get a second mechanic give a second opinion.
2004 Nissan Maxima has a timing chain.
A 2002 Nissan Maxima does not having a timing belt. It has a timing chain.
The 3.0 litre V6 engine in a 1995 Nissan Maxima has a timing CHAIN
It has a timing chain
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The 1996 Nissan Maxima 3.0 liter V6 engine must have a timing CHAIN because the Gates website does not list a timing belt for it
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