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Nissan Junky
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Ok i have been trying to get my s13 on the road this summer and i finely got it on the road and slapt some plates on it but now i hear a Little knocking lifters and it's bothering me and i just change the oil with a stabilizer in the change.I don't now but hopefully it goes away and lubes up the lifters.


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Dazzla
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It might be the timing chain guides...open her up and rip them out lol

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Nissan Junky
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I used 10w 30 is that the right oil and i put Lucas stabilizer.What you think i should do see if the knocking goes away and hope the stabilizer works


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10w 30 or 10w 40 are both good for use in the KA

shouldent need the stablizer tho. If u got new oil in it and its still knocking check the timing guides, the top one at the very least to make sure its not riding on the timing chain.

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Nissan Junky
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Ok i will check it out tomorrow thanks

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ZOMG.SR20
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why would anyone put lucas in anything all it does is cover stuff up...... its a 90w-140 oil your pouring in you know

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xtn5021
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Good luck with getting it on the road buddy. :D

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Nissan Junky
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Ok i found the problem its the rocker arm making a lot of noise so i read up on the tech pages and i am going to take out the rockers,but now i need some torque specs on the rocker arm assembly its for a ka24e can some one help me out with that.I do not have a book for it.

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Nissan Junky
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Bump anybody?

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AZ89two4Tsx
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Just get a Chilton.

The FSM is floating around on here somewhere too.

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Nissan Junky
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Bump

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VirginiaPS13
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FSM in my sig, download it to your computer

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SINsanity702
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I didnt know ka24de had rocker arms


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kouki munster
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Nissan Junky wrote:Ok i found the problem its the rocker arm making a lot of noise so i read up on the tech pages and i am going to take out the rockers,but now i need some torque specs on the rocker arm assembly its for a ka24e can some one help me out with that.I do not have a book for it.
Re-read that and pay close attention to the emphasize area.

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Nissan Junky
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kouki munster wrote:
Re-read that and pay close attention to the emphasize area.


Well i thought that ka24e ment SOHC,so what are you saying?

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Nissan Junky
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VirginiaPS13 wrote:FSM in my sig, download it to your computer
Thank you for your help and also will this will give me every thing i need for my 90 s13?

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Nissan Junky
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I was on it for about 1 1/2 hours and i didn't see anything on the torque specs on the rocker arms?

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kouki munster
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SINsanity702 wrote:I didnt know ka24de had rocker arms
In that post ^ he said the kade not the kae.


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