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

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Sorry the lack of commas does make a difference. I start the car up the fan spins with the speed of the motor, causing it to take 4ever 2 warm (im in pa). And the belt squeals from time to time but not often. How much would an e-setup run me?

[alfsnissan]

Sorry the lack of commas does make a difference. I start the car up the fan spins with the speed of the motor, causing it to take 4ever 2 warm (im in pa). And the belt squeals from time to time but not often. How much would an e-setup run me?

The fan spinning with the speed of the motor is not normal? I would assume that the faster the fan goes the more air going through the radiator really causing it to lack heat right away. I'm not sure if there is really a problem. If you said that you can get electric fans for $70 then all its going to cost is $70 because you can do the work. Sorry, maybe I'm not on the right base here.. anyone else...????

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Well it has a bimetallic spring that when its heated expands and locks the clutch causing the fan to spin. And when cold the fan shouldn't spin because you don't need air through your rad. You want it to warm up. My fan spins 24/7 no doubting the fact tht its seized. I just wanna know price to work ration of replacing the stock fan clutch and cost of it over going e-fan and work involved in setting it up.

[Nvkreationz]

seized fan clutch can be ugly, I blew the blades thru my radiator and bent a couple pulleys at high rpm. find an e-fan and thermostat from like autozone or something and me and you both know that you can wire it in. I used my stock a/c e-fan rewired to an aftermarket thermostat(the one that switches the relay on at certain temp), works like a charm. hope this helps. -remove the stock fan and clutch,add washers and put nuts back on.- mount e-fan or use existing a/c fan-mount in the thermostat as per instruction it came with and wire it together.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

Dave ill email u later about that for more specifics. Cause I remeber when you told me about that in fl and u can help me out a bunch with the wiring and how u did it.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I ran without my mechanical fan for a long time... only after going turbo did I need to fiddle with my electric fan, and even then, I BARELY needed it.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

This car is gonna b daily driven in the summer everyday, idling a bit some extended periods. Need my fan

[hazukijitsu]

Hey Papa Smurf.

I did a coolant flush on my car yesterday. I used prestone raditor flush and flushed it again with just plain water. I was checking out my radiator today and noticed white foam coming from the radiator while the car was running. Any suggestions of whats going?

[alfsnissan]

When you take off the front wheel, remove all brake stuff, take the center nut off, the hub comes off the spindle? (Front) Am I right?? Thanks.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey Papa Smurf.

I did a coolant flush on my car yesterday. I used prestone raditor flush and flushed it again with just plain water. I was checking out my radiator today and noticed white foam coming from the radiator while the car was running. Any suggestions of whats going?

Coming from the radiator meaning it was coming out the top with the cap off right? If its seeping out somewhere (like you have a leak), then you're probably gonna have to replace your radiator. Otherwise, you either had some soap in there, or some remnants of the radiator flush, or some crud that the radiator flush flushed out. Have you put coolant back in yet, or do you still have just water in there?

When you take off the front wheel, remove all brake stuff, take the center nut off, the hub comes off the spindle? (Front) Am I right?? Thanks.

Right, it will still be bolted to the suspension, but you should be able to swing the whole assembly around on that splined shaft. Sometimes they get kinda seized on there, and you have to hit them with a hammer, and sometimes (if a dog pisses on your wheel every night), you have to take a torch to it, which usually cooks your wheel bearing. The best thing to do would be to use either a slide hammer, or a puller, or combination of everything above.

[hazukijitsu]

Yeah the foam is only from the top of the radiator. its not overflowing with foam or anything. The foam appeared when I flush the system and put new coolant. So the radiator has new coolant.

[shytdoode]

what kind of oil filter do u get for a sr20? the same as the ka?

[dickie]

what kind of oil filter do u get for a sr20? the same as the ka?

look for the sentra sr filter.

[hazukijitsu]

Im getting worried Papa Smurf.

Along with white foam in the radiator, I also see small bubbles in my oil dipstick. Is this a sign of a blown head gasket?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Im getting worried Papa Smurf.

Along with white foam in the radiator, I also see small bubbles in my oil dipstick. Is this a sign of a blown head gasket?

If the oil is milky looking, then yeah, your head gasket is blown. Try to take some pictures if you can. What kind of oil do you use? If its crappy and/or old, it might have lost some of its anti-foaming additives. Is the car running fine, and no odd smoke coming out of the back? (copious amounts of white smoke mean head gasket is blown. Keep in mind, you will get lots of steam in cold weather just after startup. That is normal).

[Vicious176]

In an older thread I saw a picture of a s13.4 that appeared to have kouki fronts and zenki corners. Can you put kouki headlights in with a kouki hood and use zenki corners with zenki fenders? I have to redo my front so the latter would save me a little bit of money until I can afford 97-98 fenders.

[SKYs14]

thanks for the advice about having a question and how to respond to them and i would qoute you but its to long

[PapaSmurf2k3]

thanks for the advice about having a question and how to respond to them and i would qoute you but its to long

In an older thread I saw a picture of a s13.4 that appeared to have kouki fronts and zenki corners. Can you put kouki headlights in with a kouki hood and use zenki corners with zenki fenders? I have to redo my front so the latter would save me a little bit of money until I can afford 97-98 fenders.

That isn't so much a newbie question. You'd have better luck just making a thread out of it. I'm not too familiar with any front end swaps.

[hazukijitsu]

There is now white smoke from the exhaust and no milky looking oil. The reason I am suspicious of blown head gasket is b/c of white foam in radiator and engine overheating in stop and go traffic or after exiting freeway.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

sounds like it just might be a head gasket then. Try pulling the spark plugs and see what they look like. How many miles are on the car?

[alfsnissan]

Hey Pap. Is there a difference in inner rotor diameter on an s14 front and rear rotors? I have z32 hubs(rear) and was wondering if I have to do the z32 or SE rotors? I already have z32 fronts (uninstalled) and just to make sure the hubs worked I tried those and the hubs hit the back of the rotor and would not seat. Thanks

[hockeyhelmet0727]

I have a 95 se and wa wondering what i have for a differential. im pretty sure i have limited slip. does thin mean 1 wheel burnouts or two. Also what would i have to do to fix it if i can only do 1 wheel burnouts.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I have a 95 se and wa wondering what i have for a differential. im pretty sure i have limited slip. does thin mean 1 wheel burnouts or two. Also what would i have to do to fix it if i can only do 1 wheel burnouts.

If you jack up the back of the car, and put it in neutral, and spin one of your rear wheels, the other should spin in the same direction (if you have a limited slip differential). If you are only doing 1 leggers, you might have to change your differential fluid. I used LUCAS differential fluid in mine, and it works great.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Hey Pap. Is there a difference in inner rotor diameter on an s14 front and rear rotors? I have z32 hubs(rear) and was wondering if I have to do the z32 or SE rotors? I already have z32 fronts (uninstalled) and just to make sure the hubs worked I tried those and the hubs hit the back of the rotor and would not seat. Thanks

There shouldn't be a difference in diameter, but there might be a difference in rotor offset. You should run whatever rotor your brakes are. (like if your brakes are S14 SE, get those rotors. If they are Z32 brakes, get Z32 rotors).

[Shayl]

I recently just purchased a complete stock silvia with a sr20det. 93.

Im looking for simple things to do and thought of purchasing a FMIC for the car.

Is it as simple as installing the IC? the piping and so on?

would i require a tune after?

thanks!, any help is appreciated.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I'm not sure if the SR20 utilizes an intake temp sensor or not, if it does, you shouldn't need a tune. You might want to ask in the SR subforum though.

BTW, unless your car is originally RHD and from japan, it isn't a silvia.

[hazukijitsu]

Hey Papasmurf

I pulled out my spark plugs and they looked healthy. Light tan color on firing tips and no signs of coolant. The car has about 156,000 miles on it. I noticed that the car seems to take a while to warm up, do you think this might the thermostat?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

To tell you the truth, if it were me, I'd invest in a $6 thermostat before doing a headgasket job. Its tough for me to say what it is without being there, but if you are getting constant white smoke out the back (more than usual), then it just might be a head gasket. Are you losing any coolant?

[hazukijitsu]

I seem to have plenty of coolant. I dont see any leaks. The oil seems fine, doesn't look milky or anything. No white smoke in the exhaust. I checked all four spark plugs and they seem normal.

im going to replace the thermostat this weekend and hopefully it solves my overheating problems.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

oh, I thought you said you were getting excessive amounts of smoke. Ooops haha.. You should also check out your water pump. While the car is idling, check for shaft play, or to see if there is any coolant whatsoever coming out from around it. Mine went bad around 140-150k.