Got a friend that works for Lexus who used to work on Nissan for 10 years and is gonna help me do this change on Saturday. Heres the list of parts that I picked up that will be changed out:
- t-belt
- t-belt tensioner
-cam seals (2)
-front crank seal
-water pump
-thermostat
-3 accessory belts (a/c, power steering, alternator)
-5 quarts of Castrol high mileage 10w-30
-fram oil filter


also picked up:
-rebuilt Bosch alternator
-battery (haven't picked out what brand yet)

Now this car will be ready for the winter months ahead and the commutes around DC.

 

Your gonna have one reliable car then.

As for the battery, try a Red Top. Im thinken about gettin one as well for a good price.

 

Good luck man...your lucky to have some help this is a big job! I have to do the same very soon..by myself.

 

good luck and have fun with them camshaft seals!!!!

 

yeah those cam seals are pain in the rear,

 

tell me aobut it......PITA in my point of view

 

yeah those came seals r goin' to be a pain in the a$$ atleast for me when i have to replace them on my '89 SE. i failed to do this while the motor was out of my '93 but it was a good thing i did it to my new motor for my '93 while the motor was out.

 

If you can wait till after Thanksgiving, when i will be moving back to Hagerstown, I could give you a hand, its really not THAT hard.

 

Nothing hard about it..just alot of work and time consuming..thanks for the offer..I am trying to set asside a weekend to do this before winter but stuff keeps coming up...the wife and kids are like 2 full time jobs...

 

yea, well, like I said, the weekend of or after thanksgiving if you want help, I'll gladly give you a hand. Just PM me some contact info.

 

Success! its all been done. Was helping him out till about 7:00 this evening. Didn't start till about 2:00, and there was complications of getting the lower pulley off. He got it off, but it chipped off two parts on the backside of the "belt guide". So he filed down those spots so it wouldn't chew up the belt. So now I'll go to the yard and get a pulley and get it put on eventually. But I will be paying close attention to the belt in the next few weeks.

Cam seals were not too bad. Just had to make sure the sprockets didn't moce position when we pulled them off. Car seems like it runs smoother, but that might be my imagination. The old alternator was the original one I think also! Now if I fix the sunroof and power antenna, I will be set.

20% window tint, here I come...