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IIRC there are pawls on the back like most other Nissans, but the lower dash is very easy to take loose. Remove the left kick panel (1 screw), then there's a screw on either side at the bottom of the lower dash panel. Once those are removed, the whole panel just pops loose. Then you can relieve the ...

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Just make sure to lube the new o-rings, sliding them in dry is always a mistake. Use either PAG oil (preferred) or vaseline, don't use any sort of penetrating oil.

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If you use a cap kit like the one I posted, you don't cut the lines, you disconnect them where they attach to the front system at the passenger side firewall. Whether you want to cut and remove the rear tubes is up to you. If you use individual caps that require cutting the lines, you need to make s...

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PS - The only cheapo DIY's I've seen that worked long-term were both done the same way. The lines were cut, filled with a "firm" RTV like Permatex Ultra Gray, then squashed flat and bent back on themselves to form a permanent seal. However, you need to make sure the problem isn't the o-rin...

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They're o-ring fittings, you don't want to try to make your own cap. There are block-off kits all over eBay and Amazon.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185974718251

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You're most welcome, happy to help. Happy motoring!

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The only common ones that are much different are the ones with double locks. You can see how those are handled here:
https://forums.nicoclub.com/post6845460.html

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Wish we could do that at the shop, it would make working on the rear A/C's a whole lot simpler.

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From the location, probably cracked plastic in the heater manifold at the righthand firewall. Very common R51 problem, lots of discussions about it here and in Nico.

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That's a very unusual code, it's the opposite of a vacuum leak. The ECM is trying to lean bank1, not rich it. Normally that's an issue with one or more of the injectors, but normally that also means some sort of miss or rough running. Fuel pressure or MAF problems would be affecting both banks. Sinc...

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Yo, Palmer, spammer in the house.

EDIT: Took care of it , but your post I cant delete

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The electronic Throttle Body on late model Nissans makes adding CC much more complicated than the old days when the TB and CC had cables. The only way to implement CC would be to fool the ECM with a "faux" throttle input by interposing hardware in between the pedal and the ECM, then poachi...

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The idle Rpm can be bumped up using 3rd party tools like UpRev, higher end scan tools like Autel or a Nissan Consult. But if you’re changing the rpm to make a noise go away sounds you’re just going to mask your real issues. +1, but the OP should first make sure the growl is actually from the compre...

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Valeo is one of Nissan's standard vendors for compressors and alternators, but I don't know if it's OE for an R51. The question is, did the clutch die because the compressor locked up and trashed it, or is it just a bad clutch? Ohm through the clutch to ground, most of them draw a couple amps and wi...

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palmerwmd wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:27 pm
Took the opprtunity to plus up all 4 tires and boy does it feel like it woke up the car!
Talk about a cheap "tune up".

I've been telling people for ages that you can even make a '69 DeVille handle with 70 psi in the tires.

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