ka broke

[Tsukai240]

removed upper timing chain guide.................................crunch

[240marcuSX]

wait, what? elaborate please.

[Tsukai240]

i don't know yet i just got home

[Tsukai240]

i'll check it tomorrow. its to dark out. any ideas?

[Tsukai240]

worst christmas ever

[240marcuSX]

ok, so you removed your upper timing chain guide, then drove it and heard a crunch??

[Tsukai240]

ok ok i 'll be less vauge. i have alot of timing chain noise. i did a lil research here and found that the upper timing chain guide is almost useless. so i took it out. the noise stoped there but i could hear more timing chain else where (lower) but i found a new noise about 2 weeks ago. sounded like it was in the cams. i took off the valve cover to check it out and it looked ok so i took out the upper timing chain guide. so tonight i took it out for a test drive and the noise from the cams got even louder. then i heard a pop then some banging with a severe loss of power. soo now its runnins awful and makes tons of noise. rattleing like a deisel. i want to pull the valve cover to see whats wrong but its to dark and cold and i'm prety pissed.

[Tsukai240]

anything

[s13EastTN]

Might have jumped a tooth.

[574-240sx]

Well your tensioners were bad. Taking the upper cover/guide off didn't do anything but make it worse. You are suppose to chance you timing chain, guides, and tensioners every so often. Sorry about your motor. Yes, there is a 240 general section and No, this is not it.

[[Zero-S]]

Ouch, something wrong tonight man?

[Tsukai240]

ok so now what should i expect the damage to be. i just had the engine rebuilt so mabey it will be under waranty. i told the shop about the timing chain problem and they told me to wait untill after the holidays.

[Tsukai240]

Well your tensioners were bad. Taking the upper cover/guide off didn't do anything but make it worse. You are suppose to chance you timing chain, guides, and tensioners every so often. Sorry about your motor. Yes, there is a 240 general section and No, this is not it.

no need to be a wise arse let the moderators do their job. this is a bad time for me!

[JESTER]

Man that sucks. Hope you can get it straightened out.

[D1SR240]

I just fixed my timing chain rattle http://www.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=95117

Let me know if you have any questions

[nametakennow]

If you just had it rebuilt and there was a warranty on the rebuild, check that out. I'd think that servicing the chain would be part of a good rebuild.

No worries, a friend engine just means you can get a better (lower miles/faster) one... heh...

[574-240sx]

no need to be a wise arse let the moderators do their job. this is a bad time for me!

I'm not the one using profanity and no being a wise(I'll put in the word bottom) you are being a pain because your stuff broke and you are trying to take it out on someone. What are we suppose to say other than sorry that your motor quit. I don't see you thanking people for their support. Your title was very vauge. I was saying, you might get more of a response in the 240 section seeing that its a 240 motor and the common timing chain tensioner problem. Some people don't like to see 240 problems in the Nico general chat, that why there is a general chat in the 240 section. You might be able to find a good motor in the junkyard or a local selling after swapping a motor for a decent price or a fraction of a new rebuild if the warranty doesn't work out.

[krazy skwerel]

Well i wouldnt tell the people who built the engine that you removed or tampered with anything. They may void your warranty

[Altiman94]

Hopefully your warranty will cover it. You probably shouldn't have touched it since it was under warranty. That may prove to work against you. Try to leave that out if you can.

[jacob360]

Well i wouldnt tell the people who built the engine that you removed or tampered with anything. They may void your warranty

Exactly. Put back everything you removed and keep your mouth shut.

[slow s13]

hope it dont look like this

[Tsukai240]

I'm not the one using profanity and no being a wise(I'll put in the word bottom) you are being a pain because your stuff broke and you are trying to take it out on someone. What are we suppose to say other than sorry that your motor quit. I don't see you thanking people for their support. Your title was very vauge. I was saying, you might get more of a response in the 240 section seeing that its a 240 motor and the common timing chain tensioner problem. Some people don't like to see 240 problems in the Nico general chat, that why there is a general chat in the 240 section. You might be able to find a good motor in the junkyard or a local selling after swapping a motor for a decent price or a fraction of a new rebuild if the warranty doesn't work out.

jeez man the last thing i need is someone bustin my but about where i put a post. i just thought i could get a faster responce in general chat. if its such a problem to you why don't you get the moderators to move it . i don't see anyone else complaining. i'm not blaming anyone i'm just trying to get an idea abou what happend and what i should do about it.

[accel junky]

Sorry to hear about that man. Don't worry too much it will all get sorted out.

[Tsukai240]

i puled off the valve cover and everything looks normal except the timing chains are loose
Modified by Tsukai240 at 4:45 PM 12/25/2004

[Tsukai240]

i finaly got the car into the shop yesterday. he is telling me that the engine needs a new crank kit. so he is going to give me one from a altama engine they had lying arround. i just have to pay for labor. its 450 bucks. what do yal think?

[crzycav86]

Sounds like a steal for a timing chain job. Are they also replacing the chains, guides, and tensioners? If so, go for it before they change their minds.

[Tsukai240]

uh.... yeah i guess. cav: Japan Auto is doing it. you ever herd of them? they are on green ash drive out by 59 and fountain view. (obviously i'm in h-town to)

[crzycav86]

Never heard of it.