Nissan 200SX Club - South Africa

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:22 pm**

My motor went through the same break-in

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:47 pm**

Fluffybunny... How is your motor running now?
Do you run it in hard but still only at lower revs?

Posted: **Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:29 pm**

fluffy's motor - my butt dyno hasnt had the pleasure, but i hear breaking traction in third can be problematic on most public roads!!!

Posted: **Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:29 pm**

Okay, a bit of sh!t has hit the fan...

On our way to the power steering place to get the oil leak fixed the car started smoking mildly... I thought it was some of the paint from the parts I painted so we continued driving...

When we got to the place the car started smoking heavily...
We opened up the bonnet to find that one of the water hoses had disconnected and that there was no water in the system...
The tappet covers were sizzling hot but yet the water gauge is on normal operating temp!
My dad towed me back home...
We checked the oil... It was still full and it was still the same colour as before but it smells burnt though...
The motor still starts up after we cooled it down...

I'm not sure if the internals are still fine or if the rings and bearings are fine

If anyone could please give me some tips on what to do to check the condition of the engine while it's in the car and any other advice please, I'm so worried I dunno what to do

Posted: **Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:42 pm**

Ouch bro thats bad!

Hope its all ok.

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:36 am**

Fixed the water problem yesterday... Engine starts nicely, warms up quite quickly to operating temp... Is this normal for a newly rebuilt motor?
Gonna try set the timing properly today and take her for a ride...

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:04 pm**

all cool, you panzies worry too much

Posted: **Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:19 pm**

200SXSilviaSavage wrote:Fixed the water problem yesterday... Engine starts nicely, warms up quite quickly to operating temp... Is this normal for a newly rebuilt motor?
Gonna try set the timing properly today and take her for a ride...

The temp gauge does move quite quickly it is normal but remember oil takes a while to heat up.

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:13 pm**

I wish I did worry too much even though everything was right widow!

But everything's not cul... The car keeps on overheating and we dunno why?!
We removed the thermostat to get a constant flow through the radiator and it still overheats!

Please help

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:21 pm**

200SXSilviaSavage wrote:I wish I did worry too much even though everything was right widow!

But everything's not cul... The car keeps on overheating and we dunno why?!
We removed the thermostat to get a constant flow through the radiator and it still overheats!

Please help

How did you mount the fans? flush or with the flatbar in between?

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:22 pm**

Is there water in your oil?

Blockages in your water jackets?

All the pipes clean and flowing well?

Radiator clean and flowing well?

check all those things?

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:51 pm**

air lock??

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:31 pm**

if it keeps overheating the headgasket is shot.....

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:51 pm**

mario_200sx wrote:if it keeps overheating the headgasket is shot.....

Not to say.

My headgasket was shot and my car didn't overheat once!

Posted: **Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:55 pm**

removing the thermo is not a good idea.

specially not on a newly rebuilt engine!

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