Well looks like a compression test is in order. BTW I'm hoping to do most all the work myself on the car. I only paid $1000 for it at a small town used car dealership(called "skips car sales"). I guess I kinda got ripped off but these cars with 5spd are very hard to find for sale here(lots people drivin em though). Its almost easier to find a Peugeot for sale than a nissan sentra around here
For the compression/leakdown test do I just need a compression gauge? was lookin at those at canadian tire. is that all I need? any other tools special tools that might be handy for work on this car? as for the tune-up, i'm gonna change the oil as soon as it warms up a bit or I can find a warm place to do it.
, the cap, rotor and wires look like they're brand new(the guy who sold me the car said the other dealership that sold him the car said he did some work on the car). I got a quick look at the oil pan and it is kinda oily lookin, leakin a bit, doesn't look rusty though. And lastly I'll do the thermostat and may as well do rad flush while I'm at it. Oh and I just installed my first cosmetic mod. Sylvania Silverstar headlights
My last 2 cars I did most of the work myself too. First car- 1990 Ford Tempo GL. That one was pretty reliable, but had to maintain it frequently. Plus it had an annoying electrical problem. stalling on acceleration. had to keep one foot on the gas and other on the brake when driving in the city. Then my peugeot I did the rear shocks, did some minor mods(like remove the quirky pollution control stuff), and the tie rod ends, etc. Some things I haven't done on cars is stuff like change brakes pads, etc, cause I've only owned each of these cars for a year. I'm hopin the sentra will be my first car to surpass one year of service.
I'm still learning,(took me 6 hours to change a steering geer boot the other day
) but with my trusty haynes manual in hand, anything is possible.
