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Discuss topics related to the CA18DE and CA18DET series engines.
nab911
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Alright, friday night i plan on getting a 12 pack and finishing this car up. My turbo just came back after getting the center section replace, ill put that back, i got my injector orings for my new rx7 460cc's.. my tial bov and pipe will be in, im about to order a few more intercooler pipe clamps... and ill give it hell and finaly get another ca18det running in atl :). Anyone have any tips on putting those jectors in caus i tore an oring last time but i used no lube, just tried to pop em in.


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little bit of motor oil will work wonders, or even some liquid soap.

Joe

nab911
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Well with all the new injectors and all that crap it will wont go, fires under starting fluid only. I know gas gets past the fuel filter fine, i know the injectors are good, and i know when i pulled them out gas poured all over the motor... so wtf. Im thinking some electrical thing is causing the jectors not to fire.. can the dropping resistor go bad and what wire in particular give the injectors signal?

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bump, i'm interested too.

nab911
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Lol i think its reversed fuel lines, when i go home ill be sure caus im at work now but i remember thinking that the feed (fuel filter line) went into the fpr to regulate fuel going in, but after reading the fsm and finally realizing that im a dumbass... i think ill be ready to finaly drive this beast.

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nab911 wrote:Lol i think its reversed fuel lines, when i go home ill be sure caus im at work now but i remember thinking that the feed (fuel filter line) went into the fpr to regulate fuel going in, but after reading the fsm and finally realizing that im a dumbass...


We'll forgive you this time...

nab911
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Lol, i just hope thats it and i didnt like hook the oil lines into the air conditioning ;)

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Keep us posted, those 460s will be going in mine as well :D

nab911
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Well they work, and it was the fuel lines... kinda. It runs rough, and after a little bit, that same black fluid is in the turbo, but i think its just starter fluid. Im not going to send this turbo back but i am going to get a new oil feed line to the turbo because mine leaks. So i gotta get that squared away, but i have my last 2 intercooler couplers coming in which will fix this weird stumble it has. It would run for a little, then reve high then come down, idle rough and die.

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nab911 wrote:Anyone have any tips on putting those jectors in caus i tore an oring last time but i used no lube, just tried to pop em in.


I dont know what you guys in the States call it, buy KY Jelly can be used.

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If you really want to do it the right way, go to a pool store, and get some stuff called "Magic Lube". (I know there are going to be sexual jokes from that, but I didn't name it, I just work at a pool store and sell/use it). It is a lubricant that is specifically designed for o-rings. Kinda gooey stuff, but it works great. I used it on my fuel pump bracket and when I put in the walbro 1.5yrs after replacing the old fuel pump, the o-ring still looked new.

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Lol i think the ky jelly would pull more sex jokes.. just lube up the shafts and ram em in :). I got it to work with oil. The car runs now but its rough because i have a HUGE leak in the IC piping where im getting a new clamp. But thanks for you help guys!

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Good to see it's up and on its feet :D

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Well yesterday we went at it and got it running near perfect. it idles well at about 750-800 rpms and revs smoothly. My only problem is the half *** gasket i have at my throttle body leaks out ALL boost soo it will zero out and have no power. I hope autozone carries a gasket otherwise ill be using some rtv. But i just wanted to thank everyone for all your help caus i finaly got this POS running!

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Quote » hope autozone carries a gasket otherwise ill be using some rtv. But i just wanted to thank everyone for all your help caus i finaly got this POS running![/quote] They probably won't carry the exact gasket, but you buy the gasket material and make you another gasket from them. I'm glad you got that POS running. Hell, I wish all of you hurry-up and get your buckets kicking:D .

Dee

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Lol its not a POS, im just dumb ;). Thanks for your help the other day dee! You were right... it was a simple problem to fix :).

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Quote »Lol its not a POS, im just dumb . Thanks for your help the other day dee! You were right... it was a simple problem to fix .[/quote] I know it's not a P>O<S, but we still got to syke ourselves up to believe that they all are crapolas:D . And as for the help, I get a kick out of helping others.

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Lol well its dyin again :). POS! Oh well, im going over it tommarow and going to regasket the whole aac setup and all. I have a ghetto hose running from the manifold into teh AIV hole or whatever is on that assembley.

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Quote »"point blank" never called back. no show.[/quote] The shoe must really fit, huh! I didn't even mention a name;) This really wasn't a post for you to fire-off like that, so try to refrain from interrupting posts with argumentative remarks. I'm over it (trust me) and you should be too. For the many people I have helped on this forum and the very very few (2 to be the exact and one includes you) that I'd kinda rather steer clear of in the future, I don't think you can try and down-play me with a "No show". But, I'll say this and let this be the end of you taking pock shots at general not direct comments or posts that I make, loose lips sink ships and your lips are no exception to the rule. I have travelled far and wide to help nissan enthusiasts as well as many NICO members from Orlando to Texas to Virginia to New York to Kansas and beyond. If I can help, I will as I tried to do you. It was not my concern as to who you bought your stuff from, but obviously you weren't too happy with everything if you had to call on me. And when I get to your house out of my busy schedule and waisting my precious fuel, your stuff was missing too many important thinga-majiggies for me to do anything for you spectacular; but yet at still, you try and play me on the sneaky tip by thanking others, but not even telling me thanks for my time and my drive. So with that said, I'll be direct now and say that you are one of the two ungrateful people in my eyes on this forum and best believe, that bridge is burnt. If you have anything else to say on this issue, use my cell phone # that I gave you out of the kindness of my heart to try and help you out of someone else's mess and we can discuss this further;) .

Dee

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Sorry for this guys, but when people jump into posts like that and interrupt the flow, they need to be dealt with and done-up swiftly.

And Finally, if anyone knows me to be mean and nasty and have not brought it to my attention, then it would explain what a coward is. Fact of the matter is, I would like to think I'm a pretty cool person, but one or two immature children on our forums got in a little to deep with their loose lips. I wish them nothing but the best with their CA18s, but they gets nothing here but some skin to skin..........

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So.... i got my new plugs and an 02 sensor but i dont know where the o2 sensor plug is... any help/pics?

gore
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I had to extend mine over from the left side of the harness.

nab911
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Well i found it all but now my turbo is fuct again. Scince my feed is too big and my drain sucks, it blew the turbo for the second time and thats what making it run like ***. SO... now im going to trailer it to where im getting my exhaust built because i know the owners and techs pretty good and im gonan have my turbo rebuilt and have the lines redone so they work and stop blowing up my turbos.

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Anyone with a t3/t4 turbo on the ca.... please tell me what size oil feed and drain lines you used because i need to get this sorted out because i gotta drive in 2 weeks! Cmon dee.. cuzan0... someone :)

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Nick,

Mines are all modified, but I am using XRP steel braided hoses with whatever standard size they use. Don't use the copper fittings from the autoparts store or you will be sorry.

Dee

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Ive got a few brass... almost worse but they dont leak. But i mean what size lines? My drain line starts as 1/2 npt then is a 3/8 hard line. The feed starts as a 1/8 and goes to 1/4 npt. But i think im going to ditch the hardline drain and put my old stainless feed in for a drain.


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