what do i do??????

Information on the naturally-aspirated KA24E and KA24DE engines.
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bdashrad90
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i just a 1990 240sx with 205,000mi on the odo but the guy who sold it to me said it was rebuilt. well thats bull cuz now i find out that there is water going from the radiator to the engine and mixing with the oil and now it wont run right. but idk what it could be. should i just get it rebuilt or swap the engine? i kinda wanna swap for a DOHC engine but i cant find any sites that have it. some help please.


drift24Osx
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Not sure where you live but Craigslist in my area seems to be the cheapest.

The bad is there is no guarantee.

liquid_cool
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Car: 1990 Nissan 240SX KA24DE-T swap 8.6:1cr, duelsprings, ti retainers,supertech pistons, K1 H-beems balanced internals ect ect

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bdashrad90 wrote:i just a 1990 240sx with 205,000mi on the odo but the guy who sold it to me said it was rebuilt. well thats bull cuz now i find out that there is water going from the radiator to the engine and mixing with the oil and now it wont run right. but idk what it could be. should i just get it rebuilt or swap the engine? i kinda wanna swap for a DOHC engine but i cant find any sites that have it. some help please.
you have a blown head gasket....you have 2 options...replace said gasket and perge the cams and crank of the water/oil gunk ...or ..swap motors for another who knows engine...good luck..what ever ya decide.

wings_s13
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man just swap the motor. you will be better off there are many shops out there that have the motor or can order it. good luck hope all gos well, next time if they dont have paper work or pics to prove it well then its prob not done lol

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MikEEEx3
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swao it with a dohc. no telling what else could posably be wrong with it


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