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11-15-2004, 06:51 PM | #1 | |
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help me please..... 1990 300zx
have a 1990 nissan 300zx, today while i was going to school, i was drifting in the Z
but then suddenly i lost alot of power, and a loud metal noise came on.....i thought i crap, i dont have oil and my bearings are gone, but i check the oil and it was fine, i put some more and right now its not burning any oil.... but the problem still there, i get the metal noise, like "TEKE TEKE TEKE " and the car doesnt have any power....i mean it runs, but really slow, and if u press all the gas, the sound is louder.. what could it be?? help me out....tnx by the way.... |
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11-15-2004, 07:07 PM | #2 | |
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Re: help me please..... 1990 300zx
sounds to me like the torque converter but then of course i dont know where its connected or what its even connected to, i dont know anything about cars forget my post
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5 Speed or Auto?
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11-15-2004, 08:17 PM | #5 | |
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is it coming from your engine or the underneath you. you could be grinding a gear causing a grinding of metal sound. this will cause loss in power because the transmission isnt fully engaging into that gear. or if its coming from the engine, sounds to me like a piston got loose and bent a valve or something of that nature. dont over fill the oil....
also, if its coming from the back of the car, could be that your carrier bearing in your drive shaft went out. differential??? give a little more detail...
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11-15-2004, 08:19 PM | #6 | |
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Re: help me please..... 1990 300zx
DO NOT overfill or underfill the oil. if the sound is coming from the engine, DO NOT drive it anymore, don't even start it. if it is making a noise like you say it is, there is something wrong internally, and the engine running will make it even worst. and not to be the bearer of bad news, but you might need to do a rebuild.
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11-15-2004, 08:37 PM | #8 | |
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its probably internal like i said before. if you didnt loose power then it could have been a few other things that wouldnt have been a big deal. you have a TT or n/a???
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11-15-2004, 08:48 PM | #10 | |
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tow it to a trusted local shop...see what they say and go from there. if they say you need a new engine or yours rebuilt, do some research before you have them go ahead and start it. also, come back here and ask us what we think. im sure someone here will be able to tell you if that sounds like a decnt price or they are trying to rip you off.
just so you know, if you need your motor rebuilt. i think the cheapest and best route to go would be to find someone who will pull the engine for you for free or cheap. family, friends, or neighbors. then take the block engine to a local machine shop. they will rebuild it fresh so there is 0 miles on it for very cheap.
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or it could be much more than that? or how about if we just fix my engine, it would be cheaper or expensier? |
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how much you think a rebuild will cost me? |
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11-15-2004, 08:56 PM | #13 | |
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2 grand should get you a used n/a engine installed, probably cheaper. it might be cheaper to fix the engine you have or it might not. depending on how much is damaged once they break it open. now would be a good time for a TT swap if you wanted.
BTW: my opinion would be to buy yourself a used engine, have someone drop it in for you. then you have an extra engine, when you get some money together, take it to a machine shop and have them rebuild it with performance parts and lower the compression, then slap 2 turbos on it. and then when your ready, you got yourself a new POWERFUL engine.
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i had a local machine shop quote me at ~$500 to hone the block, check the crank, and rebuild the motor with the stock pieces.
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