List of Common 240sx Problems;list them here!

[Phan]

240sx VERT

CRAPPY a** SPEAKERS!!! you can't even here the bass. all you can hear is the crisp clarity of treble!!!

[AZ89two4Tsx]

You guys are weird. I have hardly any of these problems.

The only thing I don't like about my s13 at this point in time is:

Gas mileageUncomfortable s13 seats (when I had them)

Yup, that's it. My sohc runs great and I have about 190K on the body. Suck it. Most of the problems you guys speak of are from neglect and are pretty easy fixes.

Quit b****ing on the internet and go out there and fix em.

[s13_chris]

^ FACT!

[pacotaco345]

wooo for 12 mpg!!

[sloweighty]

timing chain tension.........just replace and not even a month, it goes out again

[carps13guy]

^^ +1 AZ i had most of the problems everyone has mentioned. i fixed them & my car still runs great @ 200k. maintenance & replacing every damn suspension component helped alot too lol! next is a 1-piece drive shaft cuz the bearing on my 2piece is bad & clunks all the time.

[LoserCard]

Forgot infamous Head Light Switch and EGR.

[1996N1ss@n240SX]

s14 window motors failing

[skaterfromvt]

s14 digital dash clock fail

gas smell (gotta love premium)

clunking coming from rear...isnt that the 2 piece drive shaft bearing making that noise

s13 HUD shorting out

timing guides SOHC and DOHC

Hoods ( being a 2 person job or a tap on the hood to get it to open)

Viscous Diff / Open diff ... NISSAN WHY!!!!

TPS

IGN FUSE

OH AND....WHY HASNT ANY1 HIT THESE.....

COUPE TRUNK SPRINGS!

AND WHAT SHOULD BE THE MOST FAMOUS OF ALL

CRACKED DASHES!!!!!

[nismobenzo]

so wheres the solutions/troubleshooting tips to all these problems! i obviously already know what crap goes wrong with these old cars..fixing them is the issue..but to do what everyone else is doing..bad gas mileagequestionable mileage cus the cluster doesnt always show speed/mileage no money!..went from 5k to 500 in a month and still not satisfied lolcig lighter seems to be wired just not working..Broke driver seat bolster...motor just runs and runs..how annoyingWater in the trunk(hatch)Rust where the stock spoiler used to becracked dash and glove box got replaced

could be worse for a 20 year old car tho

[kc240guy]

I have no complaint about gas mileage. I get 25 in city and 32 highway. My 99 maxima gets 20 to 22 and no better no matter what. I'm so tired of people asking if I have an sr or just asking what I have in it. Nowdays I just say it's stock. I get challenged by every honda around. Even some dude in a corsica was doing that ricer surge forward thing on the highway. I also have the damn high idle that is very hard to pinpoint.

[skaterfromvt]

I also have the damn high idle that is very hard to pinpoint.

if your sr did you try adjusting the idle air control valve screw thats between the intake manifold?

u can usually adjust the idle a little with that...

p.s when they do the ricer surge thats when you wax em isnt it?

[i4jdm]

*value cover gasket*-(the ones around the spark plugs) have gone bad in the last two s14 Ive owned.

[FRnIsmO]

sad but tru thread lol

[rsagen]

i seriously dont understand all this complaining. My 240 (89) has 410,000 km on the motor and the body. The only problem was the HUD quit so i replaced it. most of the stuff you guys are talking about (like the hood not opening) can be fixed with WD-40.

but i dont get that great gas milage, basically b/c i bag the f*** out of my car all the time (got a stock motor from a 90 to drop in when this one pops)

and yes i can honestly say you get worse gas milage when you drive like you stole it.

[i4jdm]

most recent problem******yesterday my windshield wiper flew off my car...like i hit some wind and turned on the wiper to take the water off my windshield and woof, i lost my wiper(arm and all).....kind of funny