The Nissan Path

Teeter

Here's another tip/trick to keep you satisfied. I cobbled this together in order to get the crankshaft bolt loose. After the pic (and before using a borrowed compressor and impact driver on the crank bolt) I wrapped the socket that's sitting in the cylinder with a shop rag to keep it from scoring th...

Teeter

Nice work Teeter, glad you know of this site (vs ADVRIDER :wink: ). My "double pathy enginge/tranny swap" is progressing, albeit slowly. Hey! Glad to hear that the swap is going well. Slow is ok. Trust me. This rebuild is very slow. Update: I decided to pull the oil pan so I could see the...

Teeter

One of the tools you will need is a set of metric allen wrenches that fit a ratchet and whatever torque wrench you will be using. The head bolts are allen head. Good call. I got the nice set of 'long reach' socket hex keys. And they were ideal for the head bolts (once I found the head bolts under t...

Teeter

I am following the shit out of this threat, my pathy is a 1998 and I might need to do this someday!! Looking forward to all the notes!! Here's a teaser to keep you satiated until I get around to transcribing my notes: #83 - Buy every weird extension and adapter that harbor freight sells. Dig deep i...

Teeter

Got the motor out a couple weekends ago and the rebuild process has begun. Look at this!! http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j172/ajtweb/4CA3C8DF-EF2E-495F-933C-DF727C073D01-4046-00000696964E3735_zps83968776.jpg How was this thing running?? Things are looking better already.. http://i80.photobucket.c...

Teeter

Thanks for the replies! Yes, I did check the oil level and it was fine. I did some other tests and tried flushing the motor a bit. I ran it a few times briefly after changing the oil and filter and that process didnt help of course but it did highlight the root of the problem. I pulled the new filte...

Teeter

[UPDATE - I pulled the motor and started the rebuilding pro-cess. Scroll down for more current info and epic sludge pics!] Hey all, It seems that our beloved 99 'Finder has a dead motor. About a year ago the oil light illuminated and the engine started ticking loudly so we immediately shut it off an...

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99 VG33E with 153K miles - DEAD - [UPDATE - Rebuilding!)

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