OK - Mechanic is stumped. any ideas??

[Kenrik]

Bumper... 4 bolts between the two popups and 5 bolts on either side that you must have a long *** extension to easily get to... takes all of 10min to take it off if you have the right tools.

[Mustangs_Suck]

Nice man, Im really glad to hear .

Just, before we jump to conclusions, you still dont know for SURE that it was the pipe. Of course it is definitely causing you some problems, but dont be dissapointed if there other things causing problems as well.

Still, Im REALLY glad youve decided on this. Get the car to your house and dont look back

EDIT lol and reading back...

lol... live and learn, live and learn

Thanks bud, I won't be looking back..when the car gets here, it stays here.

I know the car probably won't be 100% when I get these IC pipes on, but hey, it'll be driveable and no longer a complete and utter mess as far as idling,boost, and crap goes.

****..I just remembered my boost gauge wasn't installed..that ******* said he had it installed a few weeks after he had the car in the first place.

This weekend dad and I are gonna be too busy to do anything with it..plus he won't be there anyways and he has my keys, plus my intake cone filter, and apparently my boost gauge.

On monday I'm going up there - not calling him, so he doesn't have a chance to run. I'm gonna go up there, ask him where the **** my boost gauge is and why it isn't installed like he said it was, and then ask him how the **** he didn't notice these two pipes not being connected. I'll get my **** back, pop the intake cone filter back on, and then await for the tow truck to get there. I can't ****ing wait...I'm gonna make this guy feel and look like a complete *******.

[Mustangs_Suck]

Bumper... 4 bolts between the two popups and 5 bolts on either side that you must have a long *** extension to easily get to... takes all of 10min to take it off if you have the right tools.

I got all the parts except maybe an extension that long. If I don't - one of my friend's surely does..no big deal.

Thanks - sounds easy

[PapaSmurf2k3]

does this remind anyone of that "Kids in the Hall" episode where that guy let that other guy borrow a movie, and when guy 1 asks for it back, guy 2 always says "Slipped my mind... tell you what, ill bring the movie... and (random other good stuff) tomorrow" and guy 1 always agrees, even though he doesnt want to.... or am I the only person thats seen that.

P.S. I am a sexy beast... thanks for noticing

[Mustangs_Suck]

does this remind anyone of that "Kids in the Hall" episode where that guy let that other guy borrow a movie, and when guy 1 asks for it back, guy 2 always says "Slipped my mind... tell you what, ill bring the movie... and (random other good stuff) tomorrow" and guy 1 always agrees, even though he doesnt want to.... or am I the only person thats seen that.

P.S. I am a sexy beast... thanks for noticing

hah...this is more like a soap opera..this has been a ridiculous 2 months.

He just called me leaving a message saying "I can't get the car started, I wanted to see how you did re-tuning the SAFC, and I can see you did a very good job.........call me"



I want to call him back and just lean into him...but I won't. The arrival of the tow truck should be enough.

[sunnys14]

omg dude... i cant believe all this sh#$....

[Mustangs_Suck]

lol..it's nuts i know.

well i called him and reemed him the **** out. He got REALLY pissed and to a point he couldn't talk to me anymore. I think he was so pissed because I found what was wrong with it, and he couldn't. Eventually his co-worker picked up the phone and told me to call back in an hour.

I did, and I talked with him more calmly. He said he hoisted the car up and put the pipe back on securely...took him 10 minutes. He told me the car doesn't start so, if I wanted to tow it, I'd have to pay that fee for an in-operable car, on top of the $200 the tow truck wanted to tow it back here (my dad called that one, not the mechanic).

He said he thinks it's out of gas, and he'll put some premium in it tomorrow.

Well I called him today to see if it started after putting gas into it, and to get the tow truck out there. He told me there's no need, I can come pick it up tomorrow and drive it home. I said "what??"

He told me all it needed was some gas. He said the car starts/idles/runs/drives perfect now. He told me whatever I did the computer leaned it out a bunch at made it run much better than before, he said it's running like a brand new car now, all leaks are fixed..there's NOTHING wrong now.

He told me he's actually scared to drive it now, he says it's too fast for me - there were so many leaks and whatnot that he fixed he said he guesses I have gained at least 50% of my power back, and it's at least twice as fast as I've ever had it before.

He said for the bill, he's got 38 hours into it of labor, plus the handful of parts he got for it. He's going to cut the hours in half, and go leniant on the prices of the parts. I can pick it up tomorrow and avoid the $200 tow - as it works perfect now.

I'm very excited to drive her, and can't wait to see how she feels now with no leaks.

I know I was gonna take tow it home to fix the IC piping, but after I bitched at him for it, he just did it himself..and since that + gas completely fixed it, I no longer need to tow it..just pick the car up and drive it home

I'm very relieved after this CRAZY *** ROLLERCOASTER RIDE has seemed to of come to an end.

I hope she lasts me until winter, so I can rebuild the turbo and have no worries then.

[onosqv]

but, but, but, now you're gonna have rust...



And after all that, we WANT PICS!!!!!!!!

[Akihisa]

38 hours of labor? What a joke. That guy most not have any mechanical knowledge. If he had half an ounce of knowledge to diagnose and the correct tools it could have been fixed easily without replacing parts or doing tests that were unnecessary. You should get a lawyer and have him talk to the mechanic.

[K240]

From your discription of this mechanic, I still wouldnt trust him, I would try not to get too excited, I know its hard, but he might be Bull$hittin...Good luck!!!

[huguetpj]

I'm dying to know what happened. This is by far the best soap opera thread I've read in months....

No seriously. Mustang let us know once you have the car back if it's ok and everything... and how much he thought his "work" was worth...

[Mustangs_Suck]

but, but, but, now you're gonna have rust...



And after all that, we WANT PICS!!!!!!!!

hehe not for about another month before they start destroying all the cars with mounds of salt they'll throw on the roads.

I'll take some pics when I get her back.

[Mustangs_Suck]

38 hours of labor? What a joke. That guy most not have any mechanical knowledge. If he had half an ounce of knowledge to diagnose and the correct tools it could have been fixed easily without replacing parts or doing tests that were unnecessary. You should get a lawyer and have him talk to the mechanic.

yeah..he definitley wasted alot of my time - that's why he's cutting the time in half, I think he knows that. 19 hrs is still gonna be pretty ridiculous when you compare to the things he's fixed. exhaust leak, re-machine of manifold, taking turbo off and on, MAFS, ignition coil, FPR, spark plugs, spark plug wires, oil change, and smoke testing for leaks. Pretty sure that's all he did..so whatever labor hrs. all that is all I should be charged for, and with a mechanics supposed knowledge and tools, none of that stuff should take *that* long...but whatever. 19 hrs charged is better than 38. If it's outrageous (idk what his hourly rate is) I will see about court with him.

[Mustangs_Suck]

From your discription of this mechanic, I still wouldnt trust him, I would try not to get too excited, I know its hard, but he might be Bull$hittin...Good luck!!!

I do believe he fixed many things, but he did it in a very unreasonable amount of time, and also went kind of pyscho on me a few times...so...i don't trust him no, but I do believe he fixed most of the things he's said he's fixed. We'll see tomorrow, I suppose just how good she runs.

[Mustangs_Suck]

I'm dying to know what happened. This is by far the best soap opera thread I've read in months....

No seriously. Mustang let us know once you have the car back if it's ok and everything... and how much he thought his "work" was worth...

lol, yeah this has been a crazy two months for me, my luck with cars is absolutely horrible, as you can see.

I'll let you know how she checks out and how much the bill was when I get it

[Mustangs_Suck]

Well I got it back. Runs very good, and is VERY fast.

The bill was $2000

Whatever, back in my possession now though.

I'm putting it back up for sale now again though..I can't keep doing this.

[Mustangs_Suck]

Still have SO many electrical quirks. Passenger side seat belt stopped working (automatic belt) My SAFC is stuck, so it doesn't monitor anything..it just freezes at whatever highest setting I push it to (so if I floor it it'll just be stuck at 100% throttle). I was driving today and the check engine and parking brake light came on for 5 sec, and then went off...car never shut off. no clue.

The thing still needs SO much work, and I've put 15,000 into it now, and it's not like I have a rebuilt motor or anything..it's still the stock motor with 106k on it. Turbo needs rebuilding, needs new brakes/suspension/exhaust. Motor comp isn't that healthy so who knows how long that'll last (even though it's strong as ****).

There is no difference in 100% throttle and 50% throttle. I don't know if it's because I messed with the tuning it's getting flooded when I floor it, or if it's because there isn't an upgraded spark system or maybe my injectors are clogged and it's lacking power to go balls to the wall.

Interior, vent covers pop out, the window on the driver's side doesn't seal, so I have like a 2cm crack that allows rain/wind to come in at all.

This car is a mess, for $15000 it's ridiculous.

I need it sold, but I don't think anyone would spend the $6500 on it I'm asking for it due to all these problems.

The body has it's dents and dings and scratches..but absolutely NO rust..that's what I feel makes this 240 have some special value to it, as many hatches are rusted to ****, especially around here.

It's too bad I don't have any of you 240 enthusiasts around me, I love the car, but I just don't have the tools nor knowledge to go through the things I need to fix.

I'm gonna end up selling it for like $3000 and just sit and cry.
Modified by Mustangs_Suck at 1:21 AM 10/22/2005

[onosqv]

The thing still needs SO much work, and I've put 15,000 into it now..

So have a lot of us... it's that much sweeter when you finally get everything working good enough to roll around in relatively stress free.

Just keep w/ it, or I guess sell it, it's your car.

Glad to know the drama is ex-drama for the most part now.

Good luck...

[Mustangs_Suck]

So have a lot of us... it's that much sweeter when you finally get everything working good enough to roll around in relatively stress free.

Just keep w/ it, or I guess sell it, it's your car.

Glad to know the drama is ex-drama for the most part now.

Good luck...

yeah but 15k nets you with a rebuilt motor, new turbo set up...i edited my post..read all that **** - that is NOT a $15000 240sx. .....not even close.

[onosqv]

Yea, well, that sucks...

I've spent just about 15k on my car... it's on worth 15k... shoot, turbo's not even in yet... I made my share of bad decisions, but what did I get out of it? After only about 2 years worth of learning about my car, I can confidently say I can fix most of my own problems - I'd only have to rely on a mechanic if my car blew up, which I'm also working on learning how to do.

We all make mistakes... I think that's what fiznat was trying to get at from the very beginning.

The important thing is that you learn from this experience so it won't happen next time (car related or not). So you lose 13k... did you take anything from this experience? will it save you another 13k or 26k or 500 dollars down the line? If so, then not all is lost.

None of us came straight into car "modding" w/ all the knowledge in the world... took lots of money, effort, time, mistakes, etc. We all have to start somewhere.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

I'm not even sure what we're talking about anymore or what you even expect our response to be...

[Akihisa]

$15k on that car is still not too bad. Just don't do like I did and buy a nice 240 with an Sr, crash it, catch on fire and loose everything you put into it. Then, buy another with a Sr in it, blow it up, swap a Ca in it, find out nothing is right with the motor and spend countless hours of my time fixing things that don't need fixed.

Till this day, not one person has turned a wrench on my new 240 since I have bought it. This is the most rewarding feeling you can achieve. Just stick with the car even if you have to put it in storage a few years to gain the knowledge or money to work on it yourself.

[Mustangs_Suck]

Sorry to hear of your misfortunes Akihisa.....240's seem to not be a good car as far as luck goes

I'll put it up for sale periodically and if anyone bites for the price I'm looking at, I'll sell it, but if not, I'll just end up keeping it and repairing things as they go.

The car still feels like it's dying on me...like around 4,000 rpm's it just seems like it's being held back..alot. Does the T25 just burn out around then and that's why? or is it possible the tuning is messed up??

What would cause my automatic seat belt to not work on the passenger side?

Why would my SAFC freeze up? Whatever I hit for the highest monitoring setting, it just freezes there and doesn't go back down to monitor anything until I turn the car off and on again.

Those are the little issues I'm still having right now...anywhere I should begin?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

as far as i know, you can take your car back to nissan for the seatbelt, I did that once and they said it would be free, as seatbelts are under lifetime warranty.

[Akihisa]

Maybe your mechanic did something to the SAFC so you would have to come back. Though It sounds like you have a poor ground. I would start by checking the wiring.

The loosing power at 4k rpm might have to do with the SAFC messing up.

[Mustangs_Suck]

Maybe your mechanic did something to the SAFC so you would have to come back. Though It sounds like you have a poor ground. I would start by checking the wiring.

The loosing power at 4k rpm might have to do with the SAFC messing up.

the tuning all works fine..it just freezes up when showing me what's what on the monitoring screens.

Mechanic did say the connections into the ECU were done very poorly..one might of just of fallen out.

I'll take a look soon enough.

[Mustangs_Suck]

as far as i know, you can take your car back to nissan for the seatbelt, I did that once and they said it would be free, as seatbelts are under lifetime warranty.

cool, I'll give em a call, thanks

[NoTcHbAcK240sx]

all i can say is... WOW

[Mustangs_Suck]

all i can say is... WOW

Learn to work on your car

[Mustangs_Suck]

Tomorrow I'm hooking my back seat up together, putting my rear-view mirror on and calling Nissan about the belts....that'll take care of most of my annoyances.

Car is really held back I can still feel it...bothers me, but whatever, she moves pretty damn well and seems to be holding together well so I'll leave it be until after winter.

After those things are done, I just gotta see the connections to my SAFC and possibly re-splice them into the ECU, and then get my damn window set back on track bettter, and all the little things that piss me off should be gone.

[onosqv]

Learn to work on your car

Ditto Mustangs_Suck .

Tomorrow I'm hooking my back seat up together, putting my rear-view mirror on and calling Nissan about the belts....that'll take care of most of my annoyances.

Car is really held back I can still feel it...bothers me, but whatever, she moves pretty damn well and seems to be holding together well so I'll leave it be until after winter.

After those things are done, I just gotta see the connections to my SAFC and possibly re-splice them into the ECU, and then get my damn window set back on track bettter, and all the little things that piss me off should be gone.

Congrats, now we're getting somewhere, hehe.