240sx Gremlins??

[vboyq]

i am about to look at another possible '91 240sx fastback i might buy if everything is ok with it saturday morning... anything i should keep an eye for that are common problems on these years other than the rear hatch spoiler and rust??

[Camel]

blown tc rod bushings, check the rear subframe bushings, pull on the tops of the wheels for wheel bearing play, take a strong magnet wrapped in a piece of felt with you to run along the body looking for non-magnetic bondo spots, look in the spare tire well for water (or the drain plug missing),.

that is all i can think of right now

[vboyq]

alright thanx.... any other inputs people??

[vboyq]

btw the car is a 91 with a supposed 80000 miles on it.. so the tc bushings might not be a problem

[JDM_180SX]

what it does have water in the well.

[Camel]

my 98 had 68k on it with blown tc's

[vboyq]

i guess its a good idea to check anyway... hoping this is gonna be the one though so i can stop looking and start working!

[nissanrcer240]

Your forgeting one very important thing to check for. The leading cause of death for the KA, I would have to say, is the timing chain breaking(Well, thats what happened to mine anyways). Listening while driving it for a rattling like noise. Timing chain replacment can be upwards to $900.

[SloS13]

mine's been rattling for about 10k miles 5k of which are at 10psi. lol

[whiterps13]

^ thats really bad. you realize when that breaks your engine is done? check for frame rust. definately get under the car and if the frame is rusted its a no no. that all i can think of.

[nissanrcer240]

mine's been rattling for about 10k miles 5k of which are at 10psi. lol

Mined rattled for over a year and I didnt think anything of it until it broke and fukced my engine

[vboyq]

welll as for the timing chain thing i was gonna drop in an sr.. but i would have to drive the ka for like a month till i can get everything set.. i was looking for things like structural and suspension like the rust under the body....BUT the guy i was supposed to meet w/ this morning hasn't called me yet so i don't know wats goin on! we'll see wat happens when i call him.