I Need Serious Help!!!89 240sx Coupe!!

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singlecamhonduhkilla
Posts: 443
Joined: Fri Aug 16, 2002 7:13 am
Car: learning all i can about this car.. some street racing.. etc..

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I NEED AS MUCH HELP AS POSSIBLE.. I HAVE NO MECHANICAL EXPIRENCE AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING.. MY CAR WAS RUNNING VERY WELL BACK IN DEC.. WHEN MY OIL PUMP WENT OUT ON IT.. AND I HAD TO DRIVE IT WITHOUT FOR A GOOD 10MILES OR SO.. SUPRISINGLY IT MADE IT TO MY HOUSE BUT AS I GOT THERE IT WENT BAM!! AND OIL WAS LEAKING OUT AND MADE A BIG HOLE IN THE OIL PAN.. TOOK IT TO MY GURLFRIENDS DADS RESPECTABLE SHOP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.. AND THEY SAID I JUST NEEDED A NEW BLOCK.. THAT MY ENGINE WAS STILL GOOD BUT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BLOCK AND OIL PAN.. SO I FOUND ONE ABOUT A WEEK LATER IN HOUSTON BAD ENGINE GOOD BLOCK..SO I TAKE IT TO HIM AND HE SAYS OK"IMA TAKE THE GOOD PARTS FROM UR OLD ENGINE AND PUT THEM ON THIS GOOD BLOCK.." SO 2WKS GO BY AND SAYS THAT THE CAR IN PUT TOGETHER AND RUNNING BUT THERES A LOUD KNOCK ON IT.. SO I GO OVER THERE AND CHECK IT OUT AND IT WAS COMING FROM THE VALVE COVER LIKE A LIFTER GONE TO HELL.. SO WE TAKE OFF THE VALVE COVER AND ONE OF THE BACK LIFTERS WAS DOING THE KNOCKING.. THE BOLT TO HOLD IT DOWN WAS STRIPPED.. SO FIXED THAT AND THEY SAID OK..(COME TO FIND OUT THAT THEY DIDNT SWAP OUT THE PARTS INSTEAD THEY INSTALLED THE GOOD BLOCK BAD ENGINE) BUT THEY SAID ITS READY TO TAKE HOME. SO I PAID THEM HALF OF WHAT THEY WERE CHARGING ME ($450-$200PAID=OWE $250).. BUT THEY LET ME PICK IT UP AFTER ONLY PAYING HALF.. AS I START IT IT DOESNT CRANK.. THEY SCREW WIT THE BATTERY A LIL AND ITS STARTS UP.. BUT IT STARTS TO IDLE AT 2100RPM AND STAYS THERE, PLUS IT WOULDNT REV PAST 4500RPMS.. AND THEY SAID ITS JUST THAT ITS AN OLD ENGINE AND ITLL GO DOWN WITH SOME FRESH GAS AND SOME INJECTOR CLEANER.. SO I DRIVE OFF.. BUY THE INJECTOR CLEANER DRIVE IT TOWARDS MY HOUSE AND FILL UP WIT GAS.. AND OPEN THE HOOD A LIL STEAM COMES OUT.. SO I LOOK AT IT.. AND THE RADIATOR IS SPITTING OUT COOLANT.. DUH! THEY DIDNT PUT THE RESERVIOR BACK ON.. DUMMY'S!! SO ANYWAYS I PUT GOOD GAS IN IT.. DRIVE HOME AND LEAVE IT ALONE.. MY MOM TRIED TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE TO GET SOMETHING AND IT DIDNT TURN ON FOR HER.. A DAY LATER WHEN I TRY IT IT STARTS UP BUT WITH A REAL LOUD WHINY NOISE FOR LIKE 20SECONDS AND THEN GOES AWAY.. WELL FINALLY THE IDLE WENT DOWN TO LIKE 1100RPMS.. SO I TRY REVING IT A LIL.. AND GOT IT TO LIKE 3600 AND THEN AFTER THAT IT WOULDNT GO PAST 3100RPMS SOO TODAY I GOT THE RESERVIOR BACK ON .. AND WHEN I CRANK IT IT DOES THE WHINY NOISE.. FOR ALMOST A MINUTE THEN GOES AWAY.. AND THEN IT RATTLES AND MAKES A TICKING NOISE.. MY HONDA MECHANIC FRIEND SAYS THE TICKING IS PROBLEY A EXHAUST GASKET.. AND I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON MY CAR AND HE SAYS THAT IT MIGHT BE THE HEAD GOING OUT... THATS WHY IT WONT REV UP OR ANYTHING.. ANYONE AND EVERYONE PLEASE HELP ME!! IM RUNNING WIT LESS AND LESS MONEY AND NOTHINGS WORKING!!JOE


Und3rprshUr
Posts: 570
Joined: Sat Oct 19, 2002 5:53 am
Car: My 300Z

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Sounds like if you have paid the shop they need to fix what ever is wrong with it. not revving over 3 somthing could be anything but most likely sensor related..

Sounds like you let this mechanic place now that you know diddly squat about cars and they are putting you threw the ringer.


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