[Rephlex]

I would highly suggest dropping the coin on a Factory Service Manual (or get the PDF that is reported to be available). The FSM is super in-depth and will help with almost anything!

I managed to get a chilton's manual pdf, but it isn't really doing much for me. Gonna try and find that factory service manual tonight.

 

[bridrive55]

I managed to get a chilton's manual pdf, but it isn't really doing much for me. Gonna try and find that factory service manual tonight.

If you find it, can you link me to it or send it to me? I'd really appreciate it, and if there's anything I can do for you in return, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[Rephlex]

Didn't find a FSM, just the chilton's.... Gonna try bit torrent later, my buddy has it.

Has anybody got a picture they can link to of their (removed) chain guide? Particularly illustrating the method of removal. Mine looks weird to me, and based on the explanation earlier in the thread, it's only held by two bolts right? It really looks to me like it was cut off...

I'd run and snap a picture of mine but then i'd have to import it and find a place to host it. Unfortunately i've been enjoying friday night and am not fully qualified. :hal:

 

[shanes13]

Didn't find a FSM, just the chilton's.... Gonna try bit torrent later, my buddy has it.

Has anybody got a picture they can link to of their (removed) chain guide? Particularly illustrating the method of removal. Mine looks weird to me, and based on the explanation earlier in the thread, it's only held by two bolts right? It really looks to me like it was cut off...

I'd run and snap a picture of mine but then i'd have to import it and find a place to host it. Unfortunately i've been enjoying friday night and am not fully qualified. :hal:

When I pulled my valve cover I sam the guide just sitting there (broken of course). I just removed the broken bit and left everything as is.

 

[Rephlex]

Hey I dropped this thread into cosmetics, it got ignored... Anybody seen this????

Louvres thread.


Just wondering if this louvre kit is still around.

 

[bridrive55]

Didn't find a FSM, just the chilton's.... Gonna try bit torrent later, my buddy has it.

Has anybody got a picture they can link to of their (removed) chain guide? Particularly illustrating the method of removal. Mine looks weird to me, and based on the explanation earlier in the thread, it's only held by two bolts right? It really looks to me like it was cut off...

I'd run and snap a picture of mine but then i'd have to import it and find a place to host it. Unfortunately i've been enjoying friday night and am not fully qualified. :hal:

It's not fun. You need to mark and remove the distributor to get the lower one off on a DOHC. You can get the top one from the valve cover on both SOHC and DOHC though. If you post a pic, I'll be able to tell what's up.

 

[bridrive55]

Yesterday I sold my 93 del Sol and bought a 92 240sx SE Hatch. I've never owned a Nissan before, but I've driven my dad's 03 350z enough to realize that they are GOOD.
I can't wait to get under the hood, the previous owner wasn't too big on tuneups, and it hasn't had an allignment in 7(!!!) years. I picked it up for under 1.5k and it seems to be fairly solid except for the usual crap (missing window switches, crap tires, busted fuel door, really really bad tint, 1 working speaker,etc).
Anything I should know? I plan on picking up a Haynes manual this week, but I am curious about the mechanical aspects.
I've found so far that it's a 2.4l 4-cyl with 155hp/160lb. It has ABS with HICAS 4 wheel steering, 5 speed manual (of course), and... er, that's about what I know at this point. Any advice or tips are appreciated.

Yeah. If you've got HICAS and ABS, then you have VLSD. I'm envious. So is every S13 driver with open diff.

 

[SonsofWisdom]

well I can't find the thread that had the link for the dowload of the service manual...I've got two, for the 89-90 and 91-94. Try a search for it...however, you will find one post with dead links in it...I'm to sick to keep looking...uuuugh...dang cold...

But if you can't find the post then email [email protected] and I'll email whichever one you want. I don't think I have 95+, but you prolly don't need those any hoo.

Uh the 91-94 pdf is really easy to use and has nice bookmarks set up...the 90-90 is horrid, you have to know what you're looking for to find it.

 

[bridrive55]

well I can't find the thread that had the link for the dowload of the service manual...I've got two, for the 89-90 and 91-94. Try a search for it...however, you will find one post with dead links in it...I'm to sick to keep looking...uuuugh...dang cold...

But if you can't find the post then email [email protected] and I'll email whichever one you want. I don't think I have 95+, but you prolly don't need those any hoo.

Uh the 91-94 pdf is really easy to use and has nice bookmarks set up...the 90-90 is horrid, you have to know what you're looking for to find it.

Shoot, I actually need all 3. Lol, I have too many 240SX engines lying around. I'll email you right now, and if you could send that to me, I'd be really grateful. I can also share them with other people. We should make a sticky with the FSM in it.

 

[Rephlex]

Yeah. If you've got HICAS and ABS, then you have VLSD. I'm envious. So is every S13 driver with open diff.

Thanks. I am loving this car, bastard is fun. I'm putting all new shocks (i decided to go cheap and pick some up at autozone) on it next week. I decided to stick with stock handling and use the money I save on tires. Probably taking it on a 2,000 mile drive for summer vaca, I can't frikkin wait to get this thing on Vermont backroads!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

I'm too tired tonight to hunt down that fsm... probably just d/l it when a problem pops up.

 

[Rephlex]

Pictures

Took these after washing. Paint needs a little work, but I still think she's hot. :fluffy:

picture 1

picture 2

picture 3

picture 4

Oops, forgot to blur out license plate. :cheers:

 

[OPIUM]

^ everything but that exhaust looks good IMO :hal:

 

[Rephlex]

Yeah I'm not too crazy about the looks of the muffler, but it's nice to be able to quiet it down when girl is in car. I need pictures of it with the silencer out. looks tight then.

 

[Dustin]

We should make a sticky with the FSM in it.

i made a thread with the link to it..ill bump it for you guys.

 

[SonsofWisdom]

...I still think she's hot.

Veeery hot...black is my favorite color for the 240. I'm sooooo gonna have to repaint mine. mmmm...dark red factory paint...looks like rust...mmmm

 

[Rephlex]

So I finally got around to photographing my chain guide. Should it look like this?

picture 1

picture 2

Something about that shiny edge just looks wrong to me.

 

[Dustin]

So I finally got around to photographing my chain guide. Should it look like this?

picture 1

picture 2

Something about that shiny edge just looks wrong to me.

i havent looked at mine, but i dont think it should look like that...oh well, theres no need for it anyways.

 

[Rephlex]

I'm just worried that if he did cut it off for some reason, then there's still a small part loosely bolted onto the engine, waiting to fall off. :thumbdwn:

 

[K-1]

The part that's bolted down wont be loose, it's 2 bolts holding them on...

I am surprised that the timing chain, tensioner, etc wasn't damaged by the guide breaking like that. Does everything seem fine?

 

[Rephlex]

The part that's bolted down wont be loose, it's 2 bolts holding them on...

I am surprised that the timing chain, tensioner, etc wasn't damaged by the guide breaking like that. Does everything seem fine?

Runs perfectly (knock on wood), no weird noises, no clicking. Just had the timing adjusted, guy didn't mention anything odd. Starts rough when it's cold out, but that's it.