Where did you get your front main seal???

[Ilvemynissan]

It is time for me to replace mine and I was wondering if anyone has any advice for a place to get it. Thanks

[Hijacker]

Nissan.

Why would you settle for anything less?

[duffman1278]

Got mine from Nissan as well

[homeslicej2]

Nissan.

Why would you settle for anything less?

part numbers can be found for most things on the SR via searching the interwebs or, you can use 91 sentra SE-R front and rear main seals (found in the SR FAQ's section)

[codyace]

1991 Nissan Sentra with the 2.0

Front Oil Pump Seal

Nissan yay

[Hijacker]

Hmm...maybe I should add part numbers to the FAQ for cross over parts. That way people don't have to go to page 2 of the Parts Sticky as often...

[Ilvemynissan]

Wow.......what the hell was I thinking haha. I guess i'll head to the dealership.

[T-rev]

my seal came with my oil pump, a good thing to replace while you have the crank pulley off

[homeslicej2]

Hmm...maybe I should add part numbers to the FAQ for cross over parts. That way people don't have to go to page 2 of the Parts Sticky as often...

That would be

[Ilvemynissan]

How about this.....how much did you guys pay???

[Hijacker]

Here's a link to Midway's website, with the seal already selected. more than likely, your local dealer may charge an extra dollar, but you save that in shipping.

I don't mean to sound like an @ss, but I'm about to come across as one. Why are you making this difficult? Just pick up the phone and call your dealer.

[Rikter]

At the local Nissan dealership I paid $90 for the front and rear main seal. Ouch.-Rik

[Hijacker]

$90 is obsurd. No dealer should get away with that kind of robbery. That's $25 in total.

[Ilvemynissan]

Here's a link to Midway's website, with the seal already selected. more than likely, your local dealer may charge an extra dollar, but you save that in shipping.

I don't mean to sound like an @ss, but I'm about to come across as one. Why are you making this difficult? Just pick up the phone and call your dealer.

Haha I don't really know why I didn't call the dealership.....I guess I like to type or somthing, and yah your not really sounding like and a$$

[homeslicej2]

At the local Nissan dealership I paid $90 for the front and rear main seal. Ouch.-Rik

You got ripped off bad! OMG that's crazy. I'm sorry man. At least it was something small instead of say a motor or such.

[Ilvemynissan]

Going to pick it up right now.......$11.95

[Rikter]

I hate you all hahah. Yeah it was an absurd amount! I almost fainted when I was given the total.

Gotta love canadian pricing hah. Ahh well. Needed to be done before the engine meets teh chasis.-Rik

[Ilvemynissan]

what about your headgasket??? From Japan? The dealership said that they would have to order it from japan and it would take a few weeks. haha kinda sucks

[homeslicej2]

If you're going to change all the gaskets and such, just get the ~$200 (seen it on eGay for ~$150) master gasket kit. Or, get a Cosworth HG (~$115) instead of a stocker if you plan on upping the boost past ~12-14psi.

[Hijacker]

An old used headgasket will easily hold 12-14 psi. Mine did for years.

You can save yourself some money on a gasket set by ordering one from Courtesy Parts. They run under $83, but it's only the seals for the head (valve stem, headgasket, intake, exhaust, valve cover, tensioner, etc) The only seals it's missing are the front and rear oil seals.

EDIT: I just went to Courtesy's website to pull up the link for the item, and it's out of stock for now. I'm going to email them about how long they expect it to be on backorder. I hope it's not indefinite, as that's the best deal you can get for a gasket set.

[homeslicej2]

An old used headgasket will easily hold 12-14 psi. Mine did for years.

Oh, I know, but isn't that also just about the limit for the stock HG new or used?

Quote »You can save yourself some money on a gasket set by ordering one from Courtesy Parts. They run under $100, but it's only the seals for the head (valve stem, headgasket, intake, exhaust, valve cover, tensioner, etc) The only seals it's missing are the front and rear oil seals.[/quote]Good to know. Thanks Hijacker This will save me some more $$ later on since my main seals are new.

[Hijacker]

I've seen old stock head gaskets sustain 250-300 whp. It's all about the tune. You see head gasket deterioration due to detonation, not do to high combustion chamber pressure.

However, given that Cosworth offers an affordable quality headgasket, if you have the change I would recommend upgrading as it can save a bit of headache later.

[Ilvemynissan]

I just want to say THANKS people for the help.

[karmakaze]

i have an OEM sr20 head gasket new and in the box for sale if your interested.

[homeslicej2]

You see head gasket deterioration due to detonation, not do to high combustion chamber pressure....

Never really thought of that, but won't the paper gasket be more likely to "blowout" than an upgraded one at higher psi? That's more along the lines of what I was thinking.