I'm New Here And I have A Simple Question Thread, (No Flaming Allowed)

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hmmm... The reverse grinding problem should be somewhat easy to check out. Jack your car up and spin the rear wheels backwards. I'm guessing it still makes the noise if you are going backwards in neutral?

The noise from the front is going to be a little more difficult. You are going to have to pop your hood and check out your belts and see if anything is out of the ordinary. If it looks all right, start the car up and try to listen closely to pinpoint where it is coming from. If you see anything out of the ordinary, try and snap a picture for us.

We'll get you pointed in the right direction.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

what happens a brotha dsnt post 4 a while and he's not important ne more...

[hazukijitsu]

Hmmm... The reverse grinding problem should be somewhat easy to check out. Jack your car up and spin the rear wheels backwards. I'm guessing it still makes the noise if you are going backwards in neutral?

The noise from the front is going to be a little more difficult. You are going to have to pop your hood and check out your belts and see if anything is out of the ordinary. If it looks all right, start the car up and try to listen closely to pinpoint where it is coming from. If you see anything out of the ordinary, try and snap a picture for us.

We'll get you pointed in the right direction.

My friend and I jacked up both side and let the wheels spin and there was no noise. Were going to replace the brake pads and use brake lube and see if that fixes anything. They need to be changed even though they have a decent amount left. The fan I dunno, its still sounds very loud, like a jet, especially around 50 plus MPH. Hopefully it will fix itself ! Anything else?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

what happens a brotha dsnt post 4 a while and he's not important ne more...

I assume you are talking to me. So, I don't know how many times I've told you, but I know nothing about any of that JDM type stuff. Limited SR knowledge, 0 about any conversions. So, either wait for someone else to post up (doubtful), or put your thread in the 240 gen section, or SR section.

My friend and I jacked up both side and let the wheels spin and there was no noise. Were going to replace the brake pads and use brake lube and see if that fixes anything. They need to be changed even though they have a decent amount left. The fan I dunno, its still sounds very loud, like a jet, especially around 50 plus MPH. Hopefully it will fix itself ! Anything else?

Well, you COULD jack up the rear and start the car and throw it in reverse, and go slowly and have someone listen for you. Sorry I can't really help, but I'm not there, and you have to use your senses so that you can pinpoint where it is. The only thing else I can suggest is to take some video and post it to us.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Its not really sr related... there should be a conversion section or something related to bodywork.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Yeah, I know its not SR related, but typically people that get the silvia conversion also go SR, so that would be your key demographic to go after. That's "JDM" land haha. Us KA-T guys don't know about that crap, but if you need something welded, let us know.

[hazukijitsu]

My friend a[QUOTE=PapaSmurf2k3]

I assume you are talking to me. So, I don't know how many times I've told you, but I know nothing about any of that JDM type stuff. Limited SR knowledge, 0 about any conversions. So, either wait for someone else to post up (doubtful), or put your thread in the 240 gen section, or SR section.

Well, you COULD jack up the rear and start the car and throw it in reverse, and go slowly and have someone listen for you. Sorry I can't really help, but I'm not there, and you have to use your senses so that you can pinpoint where it is. The only thing else I can suggest is to take some video and post it to us.[/QUOTE

My friend and I put new brake pads with some lubricant today..........and the noise is GONE! The thing was that the brake pads were still decent, and were about to touch the indicators, so I havent heard the reverse noise ever since!

Now for the noise in the front, today I tried spinning the fan by hand, and it is giving me resistance, its not spinning freely. The fan is still loud when I drive, like a jet or something. You think it might by the Fan Clutch and/or water pump?

Thanks again papasmurf for taking time to answer my questions

[JClark]

Hey guys, great idea for a thread.

My friends and I just picked up an 89 240 to race in the 24hrs of Lemons. It's a 24 hour race for beaters basically. http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

Wheels and tires are considered safety items and therefore arent budget restricted, however we'd like to save money.

What can we fit on the car using the same wheel/tire on both the front and rear? What are the specs (width and offset)? We want to stick with a non-staggered setup to make pitstop tire changes quick and easy.

We were hoping to use 16x7.5 wheels all around with a 225 wide tire. Is this possible? TireRack makes it look like it is. Is there a better idea?

Spacers are fine if necessary.

Thanks for the help.

-Jesse

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey guys, great idea for a thread.

My friends and I just picked up an 89 240 to race in the 24hrs of Lemons. It's a 24 hour race for beaters basically. http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

Wheels and tires are considered safety items and therefore arent budget restricted, however we'd like to save money.

What can we fit on the car using the same wheel/tire on both the front and rear? What are the specs (width and offset)? We want to stick with a non-staggered setup to make pitstop tire changes quick and easy.

We were hoping to use 16x7.5 wheels all around with a 225 wide tire. Is this possible? TireRack makes it look like it is. Is there a better idea?

Spacers are fine if necessary.

Thanks for the help.

-Jesse

You sound like you have a pretty good idea of what you are doing and what you need to do. I'm pretty sure that 225's will fit on a 7.5" rim, but you miiight have to go up to an 8. Your best bet would be to check the wheel and tire forum, or to call tire rack and check with them. Make a thread about it when you guys get rolling, the NICO members here would LOVE to see it. Document the race as much as possible too.

My friend a

I assume you are talking to me. So, I don't know how many times I've told you, but I know nothing about any of that JDM type stuff. Limited SR knowledge, 0 about any conversions. So, either wait for someone else to post up (doubtful), or put your thread in the 240 gen section, or SR section.

Well, you COULD jack up the rear and start the car and throw it in reverse, and go slowly and have someone listen for you. Sorry I can't really help, but I'm not there, and you have to use your senses so that you can pinpoint where it is. The only thing else I can suggest is to take some video and post it to us.[/QUOTE

My friend and I put new brake pads with some lubricant today..........and the noise is GONE! The thing was that the brake pads were still decent, and were about to touch the indicators, so I havent heard the reverse noise ever since!

Now for the noise in the front, today I tried spinning the fan by hand, and it is giving me resistance, its not spinning freely. The fan is still loud when I drive, like a jet or something. You think it might by the Fan Clutch and/or water pump?

Thanks again papasmurf for taking time to answer my questions

Congrats man! Doesn't it feel good to fix stuff yourself?

As for the front- you could TRY unbolting the fan from the water pump flange there, and see if the noise goes away. If not, it may be the water pump. There are 4 10mm bolts holding that assembly on. You'll probably have to remove the fan shroud as well. I did all that, and never put it back on.

[JClark]

You sound like you have a pretty good idea of what you are doing and what you need to do. I'm pretty sure that 225's will fit on a 7.5" rim, but you miiight have to go up to an 8. Your best bet would be to check the wheel and tire forum, or to call tire rack and check with them. Make a thread about it when you guys get rolling, the NICO members here would LOVE to see it. Document the race as much as possible too.

Thanks P-smurph. I'll post up a thread when we start tearing it apart.

I've run 225s on a 7.5 rim on another race car before, so it should be a problem. Question is what rim fits both front and rear.

I'll make a post in wheel/tire forum.

Thanks,J

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Well, if you are using stock brakes, your options are pretty open. I reccommend something with an offset that is lower than at least +30.

[dahveed]

finally, i am buying something to improve my piggys performance! haha, it is going to be an exhaust! probably one of the first for other people as well lol. but anyways, im kinda low on money, so i was thinking about the ebay catback path. http://tinyurl.com/65cowu <--- like that. should i go for it? ive been searching ( ) and most people seem to have said nothing bad about it, esp. for such a low price. should i do it?

[hydro]

What do you guys think this bad boy is worth??http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/891328123.html

I posted it here before and tried to check it out last weekend but hes being weird.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

it might sound like crap, but for $89, it is definitely worth it. I'm still waiting for someone to try my WRX muffler idea. The engineer in me tells me it will be the best thing ever. If I ran exhaust out the back of my car, and not a sidepipe, I'd do it.

[dahveed]

hehe yeah, im assuming that it wont sound like sex, but hey, like you said its 89 dollahs. im getting tired of the quietness that is my stock exhaust lol. that link i posted it a reputable ebay seller, right? thanks papasmurf, youre always great help!

[mattv2099]

Will a manual transmission from a ka24de work on a ka24e????

Just curious if the sohc and dohc use the same transmissions.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

yup

[dahveed]

oh and another quick q, a catback exhaust install shouldnt be a hard DIY, right? and i could always enlist some friends to help me out...

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Yeah it should be pretty easy. You are in Cali, so your exhaust bolts shouldn't be so badly rusted that they have become shanks, as they do in RI. If that is the case, you have to cut the bishez out, and get new ones to install them. Don't forget, you'll need new gaskets. Spray the rubber hangers with PB or WD40 to get the metal hanger out of the rubber part easier.

[mattv2099]

To expand on the transmission question.

I bought a clutch kit for a SOHC KA. However the transmission I'm getting is a DOHC. I'm noticing on http://www.courtesyparts.com/ that the DOHC and SOHC trannies use different clutch parts. Did I screw up ????? Will my SOHC clutch kit work with this DOHC transmission ?

thanks

[dahveed]

thanks again, onneee more question though, haha. when it says it fits the ka24de, does it mean the ka24e as well?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I think I remembering them using different clutches. One might just be different because it has a different pressure plate or spring rate or something like that though. Your best bet would be to call Courtesy and find out. Sorry I can't really help you out with that. I want to say that you CAN use it, but I'm not 100% sure. Let me know what you find out.

[mattv2099]

Thanks for the info.

I bought an ACT clutch kit which comes with of course a clutch and heavy duty pressure plate, bearing and bushing. When I ordered it I got the SOHC kit. However, I recently found out that the transmission I got was from a DOHC engine... Damn I hope it works. I'm putting a 5 speed in my auto 240... Swap in 2 weeks.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

you can try calling ACT and see if everything has the same part number, and if not, what the differences are.

[onemad240]

alright. i have been having this problem for a little while. my engine has a dead spot when it gets to 4000rpm. the engine performs sluggish after that. i have replaced the plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, the O2 sensor on the manifold, replaced the fuel filter with a 300zx filter, and just today i replaced the maf with another one and it made no difference. i unplugged the maf to see what would happen and the engine was trippin out, so i plugged it back in and ran like with same 4k problems with the exception of the check engine light on now. I did notice this on the maf though :



Those pictures are on the intake pipe. They lead to a switch or senor that leads to the maf sensor. could this have something to do with it?

what else could it? be vaccum leak? emissions bs?

95 ka24de btw

please help

[PapaSmurf2k3]

so it consistantly happens at 4000 RPM? Try sticking a piece of electrical tape over that terminal and see if it fixes anything. Can you zoom out and show where that is?

[onemad240]

well in 1st gear its gets really sluggish from 4000 to 4700 then its like vtec kicks in and the engine pulls, its similar in every gear but with less "vtec" lol in each gear. i will try and post some better pics soon

[onemad240]

ok i am still trying to get more pics up but until then i have some mo info. those pics are of wires that lead to the intake air temperature sensor and the intake air temperature sensor leads to the maf sensor. earlier i went to put electrical tape around them and the wires broke completely off from the metal piece. i drove around a little bit and the engine performed no different. what da fudge is up?
Modified by onemad240 at 1:24 PM 10/27/2008

[PapaSmurf2k3]

ok i am still trying to get more pics up but until then i have some mo info. those pics are of wires that lead to the intake air temperature sensor and the intake air temperature sensor leads to the maf sensor. earlier i went to put electrical tape around them and the wires broke completely off from the metal piece. i drove around a little bit and the engine performed no different. what da fudge is up?

Modified by onemad240 at 1:24 PM 10/27/2008

Sounds like you need to resolder those wires (or better yet, completely replace that sensor). Also check your engine grounds. I had a similar problem when mine were shot.

[onemad240]

i went ahead and ordered the part. where should i look for as far as wires not being grounded? if this is not the problem then what else could it be
Modified by onemad240 at 2:48 PM 10/27/2008