AZHITMAN COME IN HERE SEXY!! I need your help i know you rebuilt your sr hehehe

[OM3GA]

I am trying to figure out what exactly this is and what it does and how to remove it/ reseal it as well as what its supposed to be torqued to. I think mine was leaking so i want to pull it out and reseal it and put it back in. I took a ratchet to it though and its did not want to budge at all im afraid ill break something haha.

What did you do!? This here:





Im freaking out over this what is it and what do i do haha. There is NO info ANYWHERE about this thing.

[duffman1278]

Did you try using an allen wrench? Because you said you took a ratchet but I'll just assume you had it hooked to an allen wrench

The next best thing is going to be this....

[OM3GA]

Yeah ratched with an Allen socket lol, it didnt budge at all. I do not want to drill it out haha.

[duffman1278]

Why not? It seems like it's going to be your only chance, unless you want to leave it. Besides that you really have no other cheap option. I mean you can buy another one of those screws anyways. And you don't need to drill into the hole and destroy the threads.

[JRex]

If you can't get it to move, it seems unlikely that it's leaking. lol

[OM3GA]

True, Ill probably just leave it alone and finish everything else and see what happens when its running lol. I just dont want any problems. Does anyone know if it is for coolant or oil?

[prtrillaboss]

True, Ill probably just leave it alone and finish everything else and see what happens when its running lol. I just dont want any problems. Does anyone know if it is for coolant or oil?

its leaking because of the gap between the threads, its leaking coolent. on mine i havent been able to get the motor finished because of same issue you are having on trying to remove that part and line it with thread lock

[OM3GA]

Damn yeah that makes sense, So it is definitely a coolant plug? That sucks i cant find any information on what its supposed to be torqued to, and im assuming it needs to be changed before the water pump? Hmm Its rather frustrating.

[prtrillaboss]

Damn yeah that makes sense, So it is definitely a coolant plug? That sucks i cant find any information on what its supposed to be torqued to, and im assuming it needs to be changed before the water pump? Hmm Its rather frustrating.

Yeah, mine is leaking from the bottom of that bolt and that was with new water pump and sealent. It leak slow when motor off but when on its drip drip drip fast and yeah once water pump and pully are on you cant get to it.

[OM3GA]

You are 100% sure yours is leaking from that spot and not some part of the water pump dripping on to it? This is gonna suck lol

[prtrillaboss]

You are 100% sure yours is leaking from that spot and not some part of the water pump dripping on to it? This is gonna suck lol

Yes, sure. I check 4 times even with water pump off and coolent below pump would still come out of that bolt

[OM3GA]

Damnit I wonder how you can get this thing out then. I mean i can buy them new for $5 but there isnt any info on torquing them or anything.

[prtrillaboss]

i to wish there was info about what type tool to remove it. alen key/metric/standard bits i have is just shy of lock in place or to big or small

[OM3GA]

Yeah i feel you there, all the ones i have also are not the right size. weird. There has to be information on this somewhere?!?!

[prtrillaboss]

yea pretty weird maybe someone know

[OM3GA]

Have you tried asking a nissan tech? Idk i need to know this lol now im freaking out, $7k into this engine and this little plug is freaking me out haha.

[prtrillaboss]

yeah in other thread you ask about i had went to one and he didnt know, said motor was (to old) and said thank you an left

[OM3GA]

haha too old huh lol thats funny. Well me at least i have a S13 blacktop and that was made in 95-96 i believe thats not that old.

[prtrillaboss]

i know right mine is type x 98 i just shook head

[OM3GA]

What the hell are we supposed to do about this? im getting VERY upset lol

[prtrillaboss]

What the hell are we supposed to do about this? im getting VERY upset lol

i dunt know i pull water pump off again, cleaning surfaces cleaning around this bolt and attempt to re seal the water pump. coolent came out from removing water pump but not at the bolt which is lower. i hate to think it was a soft seal at the water pump an finally cure but who knows well see

[OM3GA]

Let me know what happens. Im going to just not touch mine, Hope it is fine and put everything else together. Well see what happens but i want to know the water pump is sealed for sure. I just want to know what others do for this thing and what the torque spec is and if you are supposed to seal it with something ie. teflon tape or rtv upon reinstallation.

[the converted]

Warm that are up with a torch and slowly lean on it with a long breaker bar. Oh and btw, hitman is running a KA.

[OM3GA]

Yeah i thought about that. I guess it would be fine to do that. I know hes running a ka but he rebuilt an sr on this forum apparently :P

[the converted]

I didn't know that. Just make sure that you use a good long bar, it's when you start bouncing on things to get them to budge that you start breaking stuff.

[garagelu]

quit b****in and be a man about it. Breaking that bolt loose won't damage the block. The most it will do it strip the allen key. If that happens, drill a hole and use an extractor.

[OM3GA]

Stripping and drilling that would mean metal shavings in places that i wont be able to ever get to...

[duffman1278]

quit b****in and be a man about it. Breaking that bolt loose won't damage the block. The most it will do it strip the allen key. If that happens, drill a hole and use an extractor.

THANK YOU!!

Honestly dude your engine is pretty much disassembled, if metal savings get in there, get a magnet or freakin wash it. I'm pretty sure it'll come out with an extractor without even going all the way through the screw.

[Tulsa_S-13]

I do not advise removing that plug unless you are 100% positive that that is where it is leaking

I brought this up a while back, see my thread here: zerothread?id=262246

It turned out I was sent a defective OEM waterpump. I installed another waterpump and no longer had any problems with leaks in that area.

[Damicci]

I had a problem with that after a rebuild. come to find out it was loosened and backed out. I tightened it and no more oil leaks. Found it cause I thought it was coming from the main seal. After replacing the seal I was still leaking so investigated some more and saw the seal was dry and the oil was coming from that bolt under the WP.