Hello, returning to the world of cars

[hahaitzskippy]

hey guys

i just wanted to say hello and have everyone say hello to my new $500.00 project

88 nissan pulsar NX.



however, the previous owner took out the stock e16i fuel injected engine and put in the e15 carbureted engine... for reasons i do not know why.

currently trying to smog it. obviously failed but mainly because i do NOT have a thermostatic air cleaner... WHO THE HELL STILL HAS THESE ANYWAYS??!?!?! doing a tune up to it and it should pass smog, should i go to a different place that who would not be looking for the TAC?

ahem.

car issues:
brakes super HARD (gotta check brake booster and some vacuum lines)
clutch is super heavy (might because being an old car)
5 gear does not work when gas is pressed (bad gears? syncro if it has them? mounts bad so alignment is off so shifting isnt correct?)

wants:
coilovers (lucky me, b13 coilovers fit my car)
CA18DE(T) - anyone care to help find one of these bad boys?

thanks in advance for your input

[adrianfromthecastle]

hi

[RustyBucket]

Welcome to Nico!
I used to own a 1986 Pulsar NX so those cars have a soft spot in my heart

I serously doubt you have an E15 in that car as the E15 engine is incredibly rare in N. America. They were available one year ('84, I believe) as an option. That form of the E15 was the E15ET which was fuel injected and turbocharged. I just posted an explanation of that elsewhere for you

As far as your clutch being heavy goes, there is probably something that needs to be looked at. I swapped a manual transmission from an '88 into my '86 and the clutch pedal was never heavy for me. It's a cable operated clutch on the transmissions for teh E-series engines, so you don't have hydraulic issues to worry about. It is also possible that a previous owner could have installed an aftermarket "performance" clutch into it.

As far as your 5th gear problem goes, have alook underneath at the shifter linkage and look for any loose connections. It's possible you just have a loose shifter bushing. I had problems with reverse on my '86 because of a loose bolt on one of the shifter bushings.

[lino]

It's always nice to see a Pulsar. I used to see so many of them but not anymore. Good luck and have fun with it.

Check out this link...you might find something you need:
http://stores.ebay.com/emgeeparts/_i.ht ... =774469860

[hahaitzskippy]

Welcome to Nico!
I used to own a 1986 Pulsar NX so those cars have a soft spot in my heart

I serously doubt you have an E15 in that car as the E15 engine is incredibly rare in N. America. They were available one year ('84, I believe) as an option. That form of the E15 was the E15ET which was fuel injected and turbocharged. I just posted an explanation of that elsewhere for you

As far as your clutch being heavy goes, there is probably something that needs to be looked at. I swapped a manual transmission from an '88 into my '86 and the clutch pedal was never heavy for me. It's a cable operated clutch on the transmissions for teh E-series engines, so you don't have hydraulic issues to worry about. It is also possible that a previous owner could have installed an aftermarket "performance" clutch into it.

As far as your 5th gear problem goes, have alook underneath at the shifter linkage and look for any loose connections. It's possible you just have a loose shifter bushing. I had problems with reverse on my '86 because of a loose bolt on one of the shifter bushings.

your right when you said i am suppose to have a fuel injected car



but trust me... i dont


the engine code stamped on the engine says E15...
its ok though, i am looking for a CA18DE(T). once that is dropped in its going to be very nice

[RustyBucket]

CA18DET is the way to go with the N13

The air cleaner on top is the air cleaner used on the fuel injected E series engines. Trust me, I've been into the engine bay of both carbed and injected E series equipped vehicles. The fuel inection intakes have two nuts holding the lid on, the carbed ones only have one. Yes, it does look a LOT like a carb, but it isn't. It has throttle body injection. Take the air cleaner off and look at what's below. It will look like a carb but not quite. You should also more than likely have an ECU under your passenger seat (maybe driver's... when Aussies talk about these cars and they have 'em RHD, it gets confusing).

Here is a picture of another car (N13 Euro Sunny) equipped with an E16i:

I found it on this page:
http://www.nissanclub.cz/car_detail.php?id=567

[hahaitzskippy]

wow i stand corrected.

imma take a look at the engine badge again i swear i saw E15.

and thats what the TAC looks like... i need that...

Rustybucket. thank you sir you have been very helpful.
did you keep the E engine you had? or did you swap it? i was planning on swapping for ca18de(t) either or... any experience?

i hear boost_boy is a guru on this forum about swapping

[hahaitzskippy]

but check this out... the engine code etched right in



sigh.. its ok

[RustyBucket]

That E15 stamping on the engine is strange Where exactly is it on the engine? Is it on the block or on the head?

If my knowledge of the E engine serves me correctly, the E15 and E16 both shared the same block with the differences being in the heads, crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods. I know that some E15ET people were using E16 internal parts (crankshaft and maybe conrods, can't quite remember) to increase the displacement for more power. The E15 turbo head is said to flow better than the E16 head.

The transmissions for the E15 and E16 engines are also different, or at least are different for the E15 turbo engines. The E16 transmission has the starter mounted to the bell housing at the top. The E15 has the starter mounted to the bell housing at the bottom. I remember E15 turbo people saying that an E16 transmission can be bolted to an E15ET but it doesn't last long unless you're gentle.

I don't have my E engine anymore, it went with my old Pulsar when I sold it. I just moved to a new city 3 weeks ago so my desktop computer with all my pictures of my Pulsar and the E engine is packed away

I miss that car... I'd still be driving it if it hadn't become structurally unsound because of rust. I sold it to someone who owns an N12 so its spirit will live on through its parts . Mine was actually the generation before yours with the E16s carbed engine. The only swap I did was a 5 speed swap from an '88 E16i equipped Pulsar NX when the 3-speed auto died.

Another interesting thing about your car... it looks like you have the front bumper off the SE model (CA engined). Yours is the XE model since it has the E engine in it.
This is what the XE bumper looks like, it's a bit different than yours:


*EDIT*
Wow... I wrote that much on the N chassis and I could have written even more. er... does that make me a Pulsar nerd?
btw, if you have any questions about your car, feel free to ask.

[Mr1der]

yes, you're a Pulsar nerd.

[Dattebayo]

the E15 and E16 both shared the same block with the differences being in the heads, crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods.

You have it exactly right. I owned an 87 Pulsar as my first car, and I can attest for the block having a E15 stamp on it and being a E16i motor.

Also, that motor is slow as piss. It barely got the job done for pizza delivery when I had the job with PJ's, I'm glad I own a nice fast CA20E powered car.

[hahaitzskippy]

isnt that teh same looking bumper? hmmmm

anyways

only real way for me to find out whether i have an e15 or e16i is to take off the air box thing and see if i have a carb or fuel injected?

those 2 screws in in the box are SUPER tight... is it ok if i sprayed WD40 or PBlaster in there to loosen those screws?

i dont want to wreck the engine... yet...

[Dattebayo]

OK, we obviously didn't make it clear enough... You don't have an E15!

[hahaitzskippy]

i just need info as ammuntion because the stupid mechanics at The smog check station said i failed smog because i do not have a "thermostatic air cleaner"

that re-tard should know that TAC's are only on carb cars... right?

i was only making sure.

[Dattebayo]

NO, this car has a weird in-between fuel system that many people don't know about. It has a single injector on the throttle unit.

Go back and slam it in that retards face. 1988 only had two available motors in it, and the XE model was ONLY available with the following motor:

1.6L 1597cc L4 TBI (P) [E16I] SOHC

And tell that fu*ker to go renew his license and report him to his boss.