uhh 240 problems!!!

[Nismochick240]

ight i really dont have a question i'm just venting my anger! lol! ok for the past like 2 months i've been having RANDOM problems dealin w/ my 91 240 hatch... uh first off my valvestem seals are leakin so its burnin oil (BLAH!!) and then a fuel injector went out (the reason for my 240 NOT being @ nopi!) it went out that friday before nopi... then i got my intake in and the freakin adaptor plate doesnt fit! i think it fits a sohc or something i dunno so that sucks! and then yesterday my freakin starter went out... uhh! i dont any money for my freakin turbo anymore b/c i'm having to fix STOCK problems! and my brakes are makin this funny noise! not squeling but like growlin like my calipers need to be greased or SOMETHING! uhhh!! this sucks

[dickie]

that does suck. but on the bright side, it still runs, right?

[Nismochick240]

yea it runs NOW w/ a new starter lol

[dickie]

my valves are bent to **** now, i cant even turn the car over. its motivation to rebuild it better, but im sure that wouldnt help you for the nopi thing.

keep it running for now im sure youll get the opportunity to build it later. as for me, im debating whether i should even bother working on it now since i cant drive the car anyways. maybe its time to save up for a swap...

[Nismochick240]

yea that true... dont swap a sr build the ka...

[dickie]

it would be cheaper, but on the other hand this isnt going to be my daily driver much longer and it waas going to have to happen sometime... i need the hp in the upper range for the sr for track competition, the real reason i bought this car in the first place.

ka is great for daily driving though, i will miss the torque if i ever have to drive it to an event or something.

[Nismochick240]

yea true... i dunno i guess i gotta preference for the ka

[dickie]

do you work on your own car?

[Nismochick240]

most of the time... some stuff though i have my bf do it or we do it together

[dickie]

thats cool i was going to say the ka seems much easier to work on considering the availability and low price on parts, i was also wondering whats going to happen with your valves?

[Nismochick240]

well its just valve stem seals... so it just leaks oil on the pistons... in order to FIX it i gotta pull the timin chain down its a 2man job w/ the head still on the car

[1991S13]

Why don't you two just talk on AIM or something, lol.

Yeah it sucks when stupid stuff goes wrong and you have to take from your upgrade money to fix it. I spent like $1000 just on stock replacement parts to get mine running right.

Definately build the KA.

[dickie]

well since there were no questions to answer... :P

as far as upgrading goes, anything i do at this point will be an upgrade... im either putting on that built head and improving everything along the way, or im waiting and saving for the swap so i wont have to do it a year down the road when i need it. decisions, decisions.

[dickie]

well its just valve stem seals... so it just leaks oil on the pistons... in order to FIX it i gotta pull the timin chain down its a 2man job w/ the head still on the car

i know what you mean.

[Nismochick240]

Why don't you two just talk on AIM or something, lol.

Yeah it sucks when stupid stuff goes wrong and you have to take from your upgrade money to fix it. I spent like $1000 just on stock replacement parts to get mine running right.

Definately build the KA.

i know i know i know!! gah i'm so ill about it!! i almost wanna cry!!! lol!!! so i'm workin TWO jobs to support my addictions haha (at least its not drugs, right??)

[N053B133D]

definatley know what you're talkin about having to put money into boring stuff to keep the car running. I finally got some bux towards my CA swap, and now my KA is knocking, and i don't have enough money for the CA yet so now all the money is going towards a new KA...it seems like a waste.cars are like that tho, it's not like you save up money thinking "This 400 dollars is for when my clutch, brakes, and back tires need replacing all at the same time "

[Nismochick240]

yea i know it sucks!! gah!! but i'm back on my feet now guys starting over savin for the turbo

[dickie]

i just found out that i got hooked up by a parts distributor my dad knows... all parts at cost. now i REALLY need to decide what im going to do with my car.

[Nismochick240]

yea my bf and his bro in law own there own shop so i get my stuff at wholesale prices but its still expensive... i dont know what i would do if i had to pay for labor/full price of parts... it only cost me like 800 to rebuild my motor lol

[dickie]

ha noice that means i can rebuild mine cheap as well...

[Nismochick240]

ha noice that means i can rebuild mine cheap as well...

maybe i can see what i could do...

[JDMEnthused]

i hope you get everything figured out.. stock problems suck.. how long did you have the car before those problems arose?

[Nismochick240]

i've only had the car since like feb... so these probs started happenin like 2 months ago

[dickie]

youll be happy to know i decided to stick with the ka for the time being.

id rather save up for a notchtop than get a redtop right now. the shop i got hooked up at recently completed an rb26dett swap into a 93 fb, so im trying to go out there when the guy has his car out. if i happen to have a camera on my ill take pics if hell let me.

still looking for some parts for my ka though :-/

[Dattebayo]

The best way to have a running S13 is to have 2 S13's. Then if you swap/ have to fiz something, you have another way out! haha its easy.

[Nismochick240]

yea i'm buying a wrecked 95 for 350 in about 2 weeks

[skydragoness]

yea i'm buying a wrecked 95 for 350 in about 2 weeks

How's the motor in it? Maybe you could swap it out if it has lower miles.If you have turbo aspirations I'd go with what 2BN said, maybe not so much 2 s13's, but get a daily beater (something more reliable). Just in case. Or save up some cash for a rebuilt KA from a reliable source, some go for around $700, and that would be perfect for building up for turbo.

[Nismochick240]

hey i was thinkin of getting the 95 240 b/c the motor/transmission is still good and i could rebuild THAT motor for my turbo... and then use the 91 cams

[skydragoness]

hey i was thinkin of getting the 95 240 b/c the motor/transmission is still good and i could rebuild THAT motor for my turbo... and then use the 91 cams

You have 91' cams? NICE

[Dattebayo]

'91-early '93 cams are over-rated. (why the heck do you call them 91 cams??? they were offered in S13's through early 1993...)

You see like 3 hp to your wheels, and no torque improvment. 2.5-3.0 Exhaust, Intake, SOHC pistons, then '91-early '93 cams, you will see some improvement.