so I bought my first s13

[Gray Rohan]

as the title says, long nico forum lurker, joined the forums recently, and as of 2 days ago I bought this:





$1000, has some issues, some of them I solved, for example, cts(both plug and sensor), starter fuse, climate control unit (a/c button froze and was always on)elbow that attaches to intake is ripped (ordered one already)
some other Issues need to be tacked, caliper right rear for example,is frozen, windshield cracked,throw out bearing is getting noisy, and the hot and no start issue, this one has me boggled, tho although i did my homework and found about the bad fpr or leaky injectors, althought if i stomp on the throtte it will start, (chime in on this issue would be appreciated), speed sensor, like most s13's is shot (im not spending 250+ on the oem nissan one) napa will do,cracked radiator, and the one that has me worried, corrosion

Never been drifted on, this one spent all its life as a daily driver until the owner bought herself a 2012 camaro, then it spent the remainder of its life sitting, body is dent free, (front fenders are bent tho) and it needs paint

So what's your opinion,fellow niconauts, awesome find!!!, its ok or get rid of it asap! Be honest, ill appreciate the comment, whether good or bad

[Jake The Snake]

$1000 is cheap for any running car. All those problems can be fixed with a little time and money. Hope it's not your daily driver. Post pictures, and good luck!

[pepesilvia]

Congrats on the purchase. Yur pictures aint workin btw

[Gray Rohan]

$1000 is cheap for any running car. All those problems can be fixed with a little time and money. Hope it's not your daily driver. Post pictures, and good luck!

Dude, it is my daily driver and now I realize why people don't daily drive them

[Hijacker]

Ninja please. I'd still daily drive mine if I didn't have to haul children around all over. LOL Once you get some of the wrinkles worked out and get her squared away, you'll be surprised by how reliable she can be. Just gotta keep up on the maintenance.

[pepesilvia]

$1000 is cheap for any running car. All those problems can be fixed with a little time and money. Hope it's not your daily driver. Post pictures, and good luck!

Dude, it is my daily driver and now I realize why people don't daily drive them

Hmmm.... I actually think these cars are excellent daily drivers. Relatively reliable, cheap, easy to fix etc. I daily drove my car for awhile. If you have everything in order then you should have no problem DD-ing it.

[Jake The Snake]

Oh no don't get me wrong, I think they're great dailys! I was just saying that because his has a few problems to work out right now. Looks good man, congrats!

[Gray Rohan]

So after a couple of days i realized that $60 a week on gas its definitely not normal, changed cts and cts plug, changed fuel filter (300zx being cheaper than S13....wrong,5 bucks more), still went for the 300zx one, changed every single vaccum/coolant/fuel hose that looked rotten (vac ones were the worst), intake rubber tube was ripped and btw, if your ka24e intake tube is ripped and you try to fit a ka24de into it, DONT, they dont work,also had to go to autozone warehouse to get the only rear caliper available in the state, my right rear caliper was frozen,injector harnesses (2) as the bottom 2 wires are completely exposed,

speed sensor, glove compartment,ka24e intake tube on its way, still have to find the "no hot start problem", this one is making me mad, can't go anywhere without the car dying on me

I hope the speed sensor fixes the horrible gas issue,plus i want to know how fast im going, after i get done with those 3, i will fix the 2 big issues, cracked radiator and windshield

Other than that, some body work and itll look like new

[TheRoadShark]

Bad / no speed sensor shouldn't affect gas milage. I'm more inclined to think the frozen caliper is the culpret of the iffy milage. If it's stuck in a way that it drags on the rotor while you're driving - basically driving with the brakes partially applied on that corner - all that drag is gonna work the engine harder and your milage is definitely going to suffer. See if it improves after you replace the caliper.

Nice to see another 240 being brought back to life They can be extremely reliable cars if you take care of them, and even stock KA form can be lots of fun when the engine and suspension are doing their job correctly.

Keep us posted

[Gray Rohan]

Today was 60/40, I got the speed sensor on the mail, so I decided to replace it right away, got underneath the car and started to take off, now I know how this goes, its gonna spill so put the new one in, take the gear off, put the old one in, put gear into new one, take old one off and put new one off and its done, well, to my surprise when im taking the speed sensor off, LOADS, and I mean BIG LOADS of a browny, stupid thin fluid came out of the transmission, at this point im confused, after all gear oil is very damn thick, and golden colored (unless transmission beaten to hell), and it takes forever to drip, so the smell comes and it smells familiar, I start thinking where had I smelt this before, just where, put some drops on my finger and proceed to smell it even closer.........wait a second


AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID???????

WHAT THE HELL???

I sat there completely dumbfounded for like 15 minutes, WHO USES ATF ON MANUAL TRANS???, thats like a death sentence for a manual transmission, at this point I went ahead and replaced the sensor, and dropped the car

Now I got to go and look for gl-4 gear oil, and its nonexistant in my area, they only got gl-5 i checked and seen/heard good things about amsoil gear oil on s13 trannys, but $44 for 3 quarts??? It better be gold, the other option is redline mt-90, but lurking through the forums and I see like it may not be a good idea, oh hell, amsoil would be!!!

also when I went to start it, it started with the no hot start,so I sprayed some brake parts cleaner into the intake and it started but died, so it has spark, but I noticed something, turned key off and on 3 times and SURPRISE,
pump didnt primed fuel, oh great, time to look why doesnt it prime when hot!!!

Also a dude today asked me how much I paid for the car, told him the price and he proceeded to laugh and tell me he got his s13 for 700 bucks "yeah but mine runs"
Haha
later

[Midnightblue]

That dude was me and that car you assume doesn't run, runs. My car had it's issues aswell, but I fixed most problems myself.I also don't have problems getting my car to start after it was ran for a while. I do understand you are trying to sell the yours for $3200 190K+ and I was simply giving you my opinion that is a little pricey for a car that won't start after heating up. This is the second s13 I've onwned and I love them.

[Gray Rohan]

That dude was me and that car you assume doesn't run, runs. My car had it's issues aswell, but I fixed most problems myself.I also don't have problems getting my car to start after it was ran for a while. I do understand you are trying to sell the yours for $3200 190K+ and I was simply giving you my opinion that is a little pricey for a car that won't start after heating up. This is the second s13 I've onwned and I love them.

Why you got to be an a** about it, man, let me sell my car peacefully, i dont come into anyone's sellout and tell them what price they should sell it for, it might have issues but im a tech, so i can solve them no problems, also why are you stalking me??? Its kind of creepy, the fact that you have my mail and are on nico worries me, dont take it wrong, but I dont like when they tell me what to do

Reason I posted it was cause it needs body work, and that's something I dont do

[Midnightblue]

If you don't know how I have your email I guess you shouldn't be giveing it out to craigslist. As to how I ran into your post. I was clicking through posts after I made a profile asking for help.
I was only giving you my opinion there and I even said your car was beautiful it was the first thing I said. You don't have to be a b**** about it and post lies. Anyways may you have a wonderful day. http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4432128873.html

P.S. I never laughed at the fact that you got your car for $1000, why would I? I got mine for $700. I laughed at the fact that you want triple what you got it for.

[Gray Rohan]

If you don't know how I have your email I guess you shouldn't be giveing it out to craigslist. As to how I ran into your post. I was clicking through posts after I made a profile asking for help.
I was only giving you my opinion there and I even said your car was beautiful it was the first thing I said. You don't have to be a b**** about it and post lies. Anyways may you have a wonderful day. http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4432128873.html

P.S. I never laughed at the fact that you got your car for $1000, why would I? I got mine for $700. I laughed at the fact that you want triple what you got it for.

Email on craigslist, i don't mind, Its another way people can contact me,I don't mind you reaching me through email, but posting on my post,regarding the car, that doesn't look nice, and im testing waters, i dont want to sell the car, but im seeing what's out there if can't get the bodywork done, good that you got yours for 700, unfortunately I didnt got mine for that price, cause most of them are like crap and overpriced

Price being too much??? It also says best offer and I've seen people asking 3 times more of what im asking for a car that its nowhere near the condition mine is, just because it has a SR20

And this is not the sales section, I don't think its a good idea to post my ad in a place that strictly says no sale ads for everyone to see, thats what craigslist is for

[PercieBlaze]

that thing is beautiful for a stack.... thats crazy i wish i could find deals like that.

[Gray Rohan]

So update, speedometer died, replacing the cluster, still got to find the no hot start, going to buy the amsoil 75w-90 gl4 this weekend along wigh a new cluster, but im going to hold all this off,my service coordinator at work got himself a 90 Toyota cressida pretty much BRAND SPANKING NEW for 500, the problem, blown head gasket, (7m's were notorious for that), so im gonna fix it for him and when im done ill do all the necessary work on my s,

Ps.I tried on haggling with him to sell it to me, but this guy wont budge, cressida+1jzgte=

[waxdnuggz]

Hot start is leaky injectors and or fuel reg. also check your fuel pressure. But most likely injectors it allows gas in after off causing it to flood. Just a suggestion try it out. Test for leaks replace orings and the reg is like 15$

[Gray Rohan]

Either leaky injectors or bad fpr, but bad fuel pump is the reason it doesnt start, its not sending enough pressure, planning on going with a walbro 255 and if the fpr goes bad, ill just buy an aftermarket one, if one of my injectors are leaky however, ill be damned

So my sc at work backed out on the cressida rebuild and had a shop do it instead, filled my trans with the amsoil gl-4 THAT OIL IS GOLDEN super smooth on shifts, try it on the sr/ka trannys, the price is worth it!

Also my car was WAAAAYYY out of time,had to buy a timing light and time it right, and found out why they retarded the timing, this fuel pump is on its last coin, rather spend the 10 extra bucks on a walbro 255!!

Was gonna buy it this weekend but I got broke because of the tools I had to buy (timing light,1/2 ratchet)

Later

[waxdnuggz]

If your broke I would just buy a new oem one an aftermarket is a little overkill. And plenty of stock injectors work with dual cams I have no clue about singles tho. Someone will chime in

[Gray Rohan]

If your broke I would just buy a new oem one an aftermarket is a little overkill. And plenty of stock injectors work with dual cams I have no clue about singles tho. Someone will chime in

Nahhh dude for 10 extra bucks I might as well go aftermarket, and injectors are going to be a pain, theres no 240s in the whole area, its either online or autozone, and im not paying $100 for a injector, however, I found a page selling rebuilt injectors for the sohc ka at $44,sounds like a deal!!!

No wonder why people rather swap the dohc ka in, but $1000 for a de.......HAHAHAHA yeah right, not giving you $1000 for a truck engine

Later

[waxdnuggz]

Whoa what area are you in in my area (Orlando) you ding them for 175 running maybe its worth the drive?

[Gray Rohan]

Whoa what area are you in in my area (Orlando) you ding them for 175 running maybe its worth the drive?

Nahh dude, im in NC!

[waxdnuggz]

Had a buddy in camp Lagun or however it's spelled with USMC it's an 8hr drive. 500 after gas way better then 200 in injectors for the single cammer slammer. Maybe a thought?

[Gray Rohan]

Had a buddy in camp Lagun or however it's spelled with USMC it's an 8hr drive. 500 after gas way better then 200 in injectors for the single cammer slammer. Maybe a thought?

I wish i could find de's for 500, junk yard near my house had a 92 with the de and transmission for 300, but it was missing the intake cam, valve vover and the harness, plust the body was intact which makes me think something wrong was with the engine!

Camp lejeune is what your trying to say, my fathers van broke down (only long trip vehicle)and its quite far from my place,4 hrs to be exact

[Gray Rohan]

Sorry for not updating, been busy with life, anyways, found out that my transmission is leaking, its coming from one of the sensors, guess ill take it out and put teflon on it

Speedo issue, saturday I got quite tired on the speedo not working, so I pulled it off and



Soldered all the connections that seemed cracked, and I read in a different post about the problem this gear poses when it hits the numbers



So I pushed it back in, reassembled everything together anf went for a test drive....and nothing happened, sunday comes by...didnt used the car at all.

Monday comes, got to go to work, driving down the highway...its still dead, dissapointment, halfway through the highway it starts to swing violently and swing and swing and swing and... 65 mph, it starts to read the speed whenever I change the speed, it rwads it smoothly, and doesnt cut off, hell, even cruise control works, so im at work now, well see if it works when I leave

But my odometer and trip meter don't work now, and they used to work whenever the speedo went on when it was failing...fail

Ill report tonight!

[Gray Rohan]

Reporting! The speedo died tho, I already ordered one, got the walbro 255 and GOD!!! IT FEELS LIKE F1.............well not really,but it makes a hell of a difference, and now it cranks whenever i turn the key, i definely have to drop the tank tho, i want to replace the in and return hoses on the end lines in the fuel tank, them thing are OLD,
And i dont want them getting busted by the sheer amount of pressure this pump makes

As soon as i put the speedo in ill tackle the final problem, the cracked radiator, cx racing seems like the one ill buy, i had everybody tell me to buy a koyo, but ive seen too many horror stories about them, so ill stick to cxracing

Later!

[waxdnuggz]

Cxracing isn't bad. You have your horror stories with every brand. For the price if a koyo you can buy 3 cx racing rads. Look at enjuku there usually pretty fair priced and isis has a radiator kit for like 350 with fans shroud and sil hoses.

[Gray Rohan]

Again sorry for not updating, so it was the cluster, cause I replaced it and it worked fine, was working pretty awesome,

Unfortunately, due to personal circumstances, I had to sell my s13, which got me mad cause the circumstance was over a day after I sold it, and instead im now here circumstance-free stuck with a buttload of money, so I tried looking for another clean s13 and GOD THEYRE ALL MESSED UP, and im needing a car badly!

I did however found a dude with a clean one with hicas, however the dude says hes gonna meet me and never does, and he uses a private email I have to reply to, so looking so fishy, I decided to stop insisting, and move on,and I found a nice shell, for a hefty amount of cash, oh well, time to bust my a** off working,
Later

(Ps:I had more luck with mr2's, but I don't want one, I want a nissan)

[waxdnuggz]

I looked at over 20 before I bought the one im daily driving. Wait ot out. Its worth it. It took me almost 2 months to find the one im driving. Mooch rides or buy a beater for 500$ before you just settle. Trust me its worth the wait

[Gray Rohan]

I was planning on buyin a pickup truck and keep it as a daily and keep the s13 as a weekend car meanwhile but my parents complained that it was not fair for everybody else and that there was not enough space for 2 more cars...wait what???

Theres only two cars in the driveway and it has space for six cars, plus the garage, that's eight, so with all the s*** excuses, I can't have 2 cars (stupid cause I can perfectly afford 2 cars)

Ahhh family, got to love them (and im not a teenager, im 24 years old)

Ill mooch rides lol