Car is diagnosed

Post by **nismo_chk** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:40 pm

So.. in case you havent heard yet.. I now know whats wrong with my poor lil car.. In fact it could be the worse thing i could think of to have to fix right now.. Cylinder #4 is ****ed.. we havent pulled off the head yet but its definetly ****ed up.. We did a leak down test on it and it built 0 pressure what-so-ever. Its either a pisten and/or ring most likely. To rebuild that and put aftermarket good stuff in it, it will prolly cost me 1500-2000 bucks including labor.. Im considering all my options right now, and I am seriously considering selling the engine if someone wants it, and maybe even the shell of the car, and keeping what aftermarket parts i have for the new engine i WANT to get.. With that in mind.. anyone know where i can get an RB25 from pretty cheap or w/e??. i just thought id let everyone know whats wrong with it, since everyones been asking so much about it.-Britt

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Post by **c-rad** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:57 am

Or... you could just get a spare piston from someone on here for about $15-20 and a new set of rings for $100... have the cylinders honed ($20) and bored if necessary ($80).

Post by **8ggalant** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 2:18 am

beat me to it c

Post by **iliketocrash** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:40 am

or you can take the money you'd spend on the rb25 and have a freshly rebuilt and reliable ca18det.

Post by **nismo_chk** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:03 am

eh.. when i break things on my car.. i dont do stock replacement.. its just an excuse to upgrade... its either build up my CA which would be sweet.. BUT i can build that up for almost what i can buy an RB for, which would be even sweeter.. haha im still thinking about everything, but who knows rigt now

Post by **Nowhere** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:14 am

nismo_chk wrote: Cylinder #4 is ****ed.. we havent pulled off the head yet but its definetly ****ed up.. We did a leak down test on it and it built 0 pressure what-so-ever. Its either a pisten and/or ring most likely.

Ummmmmmmmmmm....... If you did a leak down test, the results WILL show if valves, pistons, rings, or holes in stuff are present.....

If you're relying on "most likely", that's BAD..

The results of a leakdown test done correctly is never "bad"..... "Bad" is meaningless... Where were the leaks heard? Did you remove the exhaust manifold to see if the exhaust valve is leaking? Oil cap to see if leaking past rings or through a hole in the piston? Intake manifold for the intake valve?

Post should have looked like:

I think my motor is fubar. I did a leakdown test today, the results were not good. The exhaust valve leaks like a mo fo so I can not build any pressure with the leakdown testing unit. I think there's a hole in the piston/nasty piston problems as lots of air comes out of the oil cap (air passing by the piston/ring assy..).

The leakdown test will show if any of the systems are failing. Post new results...

Post by **Nowhere** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:24 am

Oh, throw away that MBC.. OMG, you sold this!zerothread?id=94709I can relate, bills suck .

Post by **Not_a_sr** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 3:07 pm

how much for the motor,transmission harness and ECU? if its priced right i will take it, i need another spare motor

Post by **nismo_chk** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:08 pm

well i dont know waht i would sell it for but as of right now, ive decided to just build up the CA and be a badass.. haha

yea.. i sold that EBC because i needed the money for insurance real bad.. o well.. ive heard those boost controllers suck anyway.. and are impossible to use.. ill try to get something better than what i have tho.. anyone have any EBC's for sale??

Post by **btustison** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:33 pm

Nobody has mentioned this yet, but there is no such think as a cheap (running) RB25.

Post by **nismo_chk** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:52 pm

haha. well the engine itself wasnt too far out of my range, but i didnt realize it wouldnt mount in my car without a 1300 dollar kit and all kinds of other hell to do to it.. o well.. ill build my CA and keep my only true love.. i told someone the other day i wouldnt trade my blown CA for a healthy SR..haha Now THATS true love. lol

Post by **8ggalant** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:04 am

glad yer stayin

Post by **float_6969** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:22 am

If you decide you'd rather get it back on the road quickly, I've think I've got a stock, cast piston I can sell ya. I'll have to double check though...

Post by **Not_a_sr** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:20 pm

i have a spare head or two in the garage. im only like 40mins out. and i have a spare piston. if not call race engineering and order up some CP pistons and get that thing moving!

Post by **biosehnsucht** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:09 pm

make friends with people who can do (most of) the work, and it'll cost a lot less

Post by **nismo_chk** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:54 am

haha..thanks guys but i will no longer be running a CA, but something way more cooler.. haha its a HUGE suprise.. sorry i dont want to tell anyone on here b/c some of my local friends get on here.. but yea my friend and I and maybe my dad will be doing the new swap.. should be ****ing badass.. lol

Post by **nismo_chk** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:56 am

i know i saw my CA was my only true love.. well.. it breaks me to want to sell it, but the next thing will be even better... i will still always love the CA over the SR.. any day of the week

Post by **8ggalant** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:19 am

the only thing better than a ca and not an sr would be a 2.6tt....hmmm lol...good luck anyways...oh and hurry up and put that part out list up...ill see u on od (liv2drift)

Post by **81na ZX** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:31 am

8ggalant wrote:the only thing better than a ca and not an sr would be a 2.6tt....hmmm lol...

I can think of a couple others... like a vk45 or vk53 tt (new Q45 and Titan respectivly)

Post by **8ggalant** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:25 pm

81na ZX wrote:
I can think of a couple others... like a vk45 or vk53 tt (new Q45 and Titan respectivly)

ahhh.... i was thinkin inline engines...but yea...lol..yer right

Post by **nismo_chk** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:42 am

list will be going up shortly.. it will be a big one.. pretty much everything i have is going.. it will be in classifieds on like every nissan board and local board. haha

Post by **themadscientist** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:51 am

nismo_chk wrote:eh.. when i break things on my car.. i dont do stock replacement.. its just an excuse to upgrade

And I see your kung fu is as good as mine. I have the same mindset. I need to do the brakes on the line and it started with pads, then it was pads and turn the rotors then it was pads turn the rotors and overhaul the calipers, then it was all that and overhaul the master and replace the hoses too.We are now waiting for Project Mu teflon-coated stainless steel braided hoses, B-spec circuit pads and new heat treated rotors

Post by **nismo_chk** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 6:28 am

haha yea.. stock=lame

Post by **themadscientist** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 12:30 pm

well I'd take a stock Z-tune R. Naa I would have it apart in a week messin with something, I am incapable of leaving things alone

Post by **float_6969** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:43 am

themadscientist wrote:well I'd take a stock Z-tune R. Naa I would have it apart in a week messin with something, I am incapable of leaving things alone

WOW! I've got that too. I think it's from this one girls I slept with. Oh wait, that was something else...NM....

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