Maintence for a 163k mile KA before going turbo??

[Shift_Kouki]

I plan to go KA-T one day.... But for now i want to preform the needed maintenance on the engine ahead of time so i don't kill my investment prematurely down the line. After all, the motor does have 163,000 miles on it.

So far my list has: water pump, radiator hoses, altima fans, oil pump, timing chain, piston rings, head gasket, and head bolts.

The altima fans so i can switch between thermostat controlled or manually set to on at my digression.I plan on getting an oil pressure gauge as well... But I want to leave added gauges out of my planning for now.

Is that a good list? Anything i should add / remove from the list?

[coolbone28]

Well as far a maintenence goes that seems to be a pretty good cover of everything. Honestly most people just check for a general strong engine before going turbo...ie, good compression, no leaks, runs strong. That sorta stuff. You may want to take this time to figure for your power goals. since you will be bassically rebuilding your engine, if you want to add better parts that will enable you to handle more power, then this will be the time to do it.

[jdm_master_X]

Well as far a maintenence goes that seems to be a pretty good cover of everything. Honestly most people just check for a general strong engine before going turbo...ie, good compression, no leaks, runs strong. That sorta stuff. You may want to take this time to figure for your power goals. since you will be bassically rebuilding your engine, if you want to add better parts that will enable you to handle more power, then this will be the time to do it.

Typically, when turboing an engine with that kind of mileage, its safe to say a complete reconditioning of the motor would be a good idea. I would definitely check all the bearings on the bottom end, and definitely clean out the carbon build up.

[Shift_Kouki]

Goal is around 300 WHP, and seems to be my cost per HP threshold that would put me way over budget if my goals were higher. Such as my clutch and trany not holding up, the need for forged pistons and rods when going over 350 reliably... etc etc.

I'll be sure to check the bottom end bearings... Not sure if i will replace them though. Also, how does one clean out carbon build up? I wont be taking it to a machine shop as i am a poor college student who needs to watch his cash flow.

[hannibal]

Since your opening the engine to replace the rings, wouldnt a stock rebuild be in order? Maybe new pistons and clean up and reuse the old rods?

[NateDogg]

Just do a compression test and if it comes out 180+-15psi then you're set.

[nissanfanatic]

As long as compression checks out. leave well enough alone.. There is no sense in tearing that engine apart and messing with stuff if it is in good working order.

[rotorimp]

As long as compression checks out. leave well enough alone.. There is no sense in tearing that engine apart and messing with stuff if it is in good working order.

YES ---definitely--There is no need to start tearing apart the motor if your not going to hone, measure and put everything back to spec. You can not just replace the rings because there is not enough hone left after 168K to break the rings in properly. You also don't know if the cylinders are still round.

Do this--- If the compression is good--- replace any leaky seals and shim the spring in the oil pump (more oil pressure) and that's it!!

Keep it 200-250 and you will be ok (I know there are people running more on stock) but keep in mind that it has 168K and you need to ensure some long term reliability.

[nissanfanatic]

Run good oil too. I've had my car since it had 117k on it and its closing in on 150k here in less than 100 miles.. Mobil 1 is definitely responsible for that..

[Reno]

Cory you deliver pizza in your car? LOL

1992 Nissan 240sx KA24DE-Turbo: Faster than "Your Pizza Delivery Man"....

J/k Good Stuff Man

o snap i just noticed i just hit 420 posts......... LOL

J/k

[Chezedik]

Bet he's never given away a free pizza...

[nissanfanatic]

^I bet you're wrong..

[Chezedik]

That sucks. What good is 400hp if you can't get there in 30 minutes or less?

[nissanfanatic]

I never delivered pizzas.. Every road in my hometown was dirt.. And I wasn't about to drive my car down that ****..

[Reno]

nissanfanaticBolt-on Turbo

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SRY just woke up :/

[Chezedik]

I was just giving you a bit of a hard time, just busting your balls. Not trying to start ****, relax...

[nissanfanatic]

I was just answering questions..??

I know it says pizza man.. I was an assistant manager at a local pizzeria for two and a half years.. I delivered a couple times during the day, but only to local businesses and what not..

I'm now in the Navy going to school for CIWS:

Search for it on wikipedia. Nico for some reason wants to implement "nicoclub" in the url, so I can't link you to the page..

[Reno]

hmm back on topic.. would a flywheel make a differenct in boosted applications? or should stay with stocky?

[NateDogg]

Light flywheel would make a difference but it also would not absorb the crankshaft harmonics as well as the stock heavy steel unit. If you have an underdrive pulley already, I would avoid a light flywheel. If not, slap one on and it should help you out.

BTW, my KA is at 235k km (150k mi) and I beat on it harder the more power I make lol...still runs great! (apprx 300whp at 10psi).
Modified by NateDogg at 12:03 AM 3/22/2007

[Dearths240sx]

That's funny. I have a 96 with 163,000 miles that I want to turbo as well. What happens if the compression isn't the same on all 4 cylinders? i.e. what needs to be done or replaced?

[racin-type]

I just turbo'd my car last week, 190k miles on the odometer.

maintenance i did was change oil/filter regularly (4-5k)checked compression

[tad_07]

get some arp rod bolts. my buddy t25 ka-t just stretched his stock ones after a year.