What year is my Engine from?

[NiceLyphe]

Well..I bought this 92 240 off a guy that didn't know anything about the car, ro anything that the guy before him did. I work at an auto parts store, so while searching parts and such i noticed that the motor in my 92 is actually a 95-98 styled motor..And i need to know what the exact year is so i can figure out what clutch i need to get. Is there a way i can figure this out? Besides obviously ripping it apart and matching up parts..that's too time consuming rather then just knowing the right year..

[kouki munster]

IIRC, dual cam ka's all use the same clutch.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Indeed, the clutches are all the same.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

+1

But if you really want to know, take a picture of the engine and we might be able to tell you what generation it might be.

[NiceLyphe]

Alright thank you for the info so far, and i will be getting a pic of it up on here ina few hours im sure.

[krash]

yea 91-98 is the same clutch.

Also, I read somewhere if your valve cover is silver its an s14 ka, and if its a little more yellowish/beigeish then its an s13 ka

[NiceLyphe]

Here is a few pics for ya guys. The valve cover gasket set up on it is from 96+ I figured that out when my 92 gasket i ordered did not match up.

[Chris28]

It's a 95+ due to the lack of bolt behind the 4th spark plug.

[NiceLyphe]

So 95+ has the bolt back there..Now i know the range, do i needa know the exact year? What should i consider it to be when ordering parts?

[Gcustoms]

Here is a few pics for ya guys. The valve cover gasket set up on it is from 96+ I figured that out when my 92 gasket i ordered did not match up.

:O that looks awesome, and good thing i saw it i wasnt too sure about painting mine blue, thanks for posting.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

So 95+ has the bolt back there..

No, 95+ does NOT have the bolt back there.

Any parts will be for a 95-98 240sx KA.

[T3X_S13]

Yeah am pretty sure its a 91-94....

[PapaSmurf2k3]

^Care to elaborate?

[T3X_S13]

Nevermind am confused I've had s13 ka's and s14 ka's where the valve cover bolts are in the same place I guess they change in 96 correct me if am wrong

[s14derrick]

its a ka out of an early 95 model s14. s14 valve cover but no obd2 crap nor the mounting points on the intake manifold.

and if you are replacing the clutch any kit will do from the 91 through 98 model ka24de 240sx

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Not sure when exactly, but I know my S13 KA has one back there.

[motoman399]

I guess they change in 96 correct me if am wrong

correction.... from at least march of 94 s14 they are like the one pictured with only 3 valve cover bolts on top. i have verified this.

and op make sure you order parts for 95+ because there are other small differences between the two KA's

[sebazztard]

91-94 ...s14 ka's have the coil in the dizzy... unless you got some frankenstien s*** going on, s14's dont have a need for that coil wire.

[Chris28]

91-94 ...s14 ka's have the coil in the dizzy... unless you got some frankenstien s*** going on, s14's dont have a need for that coil wire.

It's an s14 KA in an s13, the dizzy must be swapped in order for it to work with the s13 wiring harness.

[sebazztard]

gotcha, thanks for that info. def a 95 then, i dont see any emission s*** that my buddy's kouki has, but then again i guess that can be all removed too. oh well at least he got his answer on the clutch ..lol

[biggie]

I would guess that a S13 intake mani was swapped onto the engine to use in the S13 chassis. Therefore you'd only know that its 95-98 unless you found the Vin stamped on it somewhere.

[OM3GA]

It's a 95+ due to the lack of bolt behind the 4th spark plug.

Read my mind kind sir.

[NiceLyphe]

Well this is interesting lol. So the motor is like half s13 half s14..Should i consider it an early 95 model when ordering parts? I just need to know what i should watch out for when getting parts and stuff.

[Chris28]

There really isn't a difference other than the valve cover gasket. There are some obd discrepancies, but since your engine is working in your chassis then those have been taken care of.

To play it on the safe side when you go to Advance or Autozone or whatever and are getting engine parts tell them you have a 96.

[NiceLyphe]

Sounds good, ill keep that in mind lol, Thank you everyone for your inputs

[motoman399]

gotcha, thanks for that info. def a 95 then, i dont see any emission s*** that my buddy's kouki has, but then again i guess that can be all removed too. oh well at least he got his answer on the clutch ..lol

the 96+ models had a lot of vacuum garbage for emissions on top of the intake manifold.

There really isn't a difference other than the valve cover gasket. There are some obd discrepancies, but since your engine is working in your chassis then those have been taken care of.

To play it on the safe side when you go to Advance or Autozone or whatever and are getting engine parts tell them you have a 96.

actually the front timing covers are slightly different. where the head bolts down on the bottom cover there is about 1/4" difference in the holes under the dizzy on the lower cover itself.

[rootS13]

In the tech pages theres a write-up on the S14 swap into the S13 chassis. Look there to see what parts you have that are from a dohc s13 and dohc s14. Off the top of my head, the maf, the intake manifold, the distributor and the wiring harness is from an S13 dohc.

But when youre doing basic maintenace (replacing oil filter, etc) use S14 parts.

Also, Ive never really looked into this, but I think somewhere theres the vin number on the engine... and that can tell you exactly what year its from. Again, not 100 percent sure, never really looked into it.