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Old 06-09-2008 | 03:25 PM
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93 Altima, did all the new engine need was a new computer? Was the wiring harness Identical??
Old 06-10-2008 | 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Nealoc187
this has to be a joke...

try a new timing chain tensioner for $60 and like 2 hours labor and be done with it. $2700 lol
Old 06-10-2008 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by turbizzy
Im in the SF Bay Area, "Kalifornia". Im a Nissan Factory Service Tech, been workin in Nissans for almost 5 years now.

And actually I think our labor rate now is $145/hr and the Volvo dealer we're joined with is $180/hr but we're also a union shop so of course we have higher benefits that the customer pays for lol.

Kalifornia lol, would u trust someone to touch your car who cant spell the state they live in????

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Old 06-10-2008 | 06:54 AM
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2Hrs???
even with the 95 ??
dont need to pull whole timing cover n motor mount??
IDK im sure some of you guys are pretty fast paced..
Old 06-30-2008 | 03:45 PM
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Timing chain tensioner gasket material

What is the new gasket made out of?

I am going to buy a new tensioner and put its internals into the old one, and I will make a gasket to work with it all. I'll make a gasket because the new "Kit" gasket will not match up with the old tensioner.

Does the tensioner come apart easily, or is it a PITA that could possibly break while doing it?

Thanks!
Old 07-01-2008 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by charlestek
93 Altima, did all the new engine need was a new computer? Was the wiring harness Identical??

the cpu and the harness is the same all i did really is spliced in the injectors and dealt with the vaccums
Old 07-01-2008 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by danifilthfans
What is the new gasket made out of?

I am going to buy a new tensioner and put its internals into the old one, and I will make a gasket to work with it all. I'll make a gasket because the new "Kit" gasket will not match up with the old tensioner.

Does the tensioner come apart easily, or is it a PITA that could possibly break while doing it?

Thanks!
Just the red RTV sealant in the tube. Scrape off the old, apply a bead of new. It's in the FSM. I'll double check on it. As for how easy it comes apart, that depends. Usually you have to be careful not to let them come apart (put the pin in the hole to hold the plunger back and be very careful so it doesn't come apart and pieces go down in the tensioner access port. When my tensioner was pulled, the mech couldn't get the thing apart, he had to work it for a while as it was pretty seized up. He got it apart and cleaned the varnished residue off. Then just put it back together.

And as for the general topic of this thread and my older thread was linked to earlier:

After my water pump was replaced and the mech simply cleaned the internal parts of my tensioner, after a couple weeks or so the tensioner seems to have gotten full function back. My tick is gone, even with the worn guides I had talked about in that previous thread. Unless something changes, I'll be leaving my current guides in place. Right after the work, it still ticked for a while and I thought for sure I'd still need the guides replaced. As of now, I have no plans to do the guides.

Definitely try to just do the tensioner or (if your's is an old style tensioner) replace the old internals with new plunger/spring from a new one as a first step. If just cleaning the older varnished parts from my old one fixed my tensioner function/ticking, new internals parts will be even better.

God I love the VQ. What a great engine.

-DPF
Old 07-02-2008 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPaulFlammond
Just the red RTV sealant in the tube. Scrape off the old, apply a bead of new. It's in the FSM. I'll double check on it. As for how easy it comes apart, that depends. Usually you have to be careful not to let them come apart (put the pin in the hole to hold the plunger back and be very careful so it doesn't come apart and pieces go down in the tensioner access port. When my tensioner was pulled, the mech couldn't get the thing apart, he had to work it for a while as it was pretty seized up. He got it apart and cleaned the varnished residue off. Then just put it back together.

And as for the general topic of this thread and my older thread was linked to earlier:

After my water pump was replaced and the mech simply cleaned the internal parts of my tensioner, after a couple weeks or so the tensioner seems to have gotten full function back. My tick is gone, even with the worn guides I had talked about in that previous thread. Unless something changes, I'll be leaving my current guides in place. Right after the work, it still ticked for a while and I thought for sure I'd still need the guides replaced. As of now, I have no plans to do the guides.

Definitely try to just do the tensioner or (if your's is an old style tensioner) replace the old internals with new plunger/spring from a new one as a first step. If just cleaning the older varnished parts from my old one fixed my tensioner function/ticking, new internals parts will be even better.

God I love the VQ. What a great engine.

-DPF
In VQ I beleive, and shall trust!!! Might do the tensioner also have been hearing some noise, runnin at 238,000km and going strong!!!

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Old 08-21-2008 | 10:33 AM
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I did it myself and it only took me about 8 hours. I had no clue how to came apart so I was not fast.
Old 08-21-2008 | 10:33 AM
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Old 08-21-2008 | 10:33 AM
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What did you end up doing ?
Old 08-21-2008 | 10:50 AM
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LMAO!

Phoenix's are reviving a lot of threads lately. This one isn't really that old though
Old 08-21-2008 | 10:58 AM
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timing

Took me about 8 hours to do the job and I had no manual and was just winging it.
Old 08-21-2008 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by gchase
I did it myself and it only took me about 8 hours. I had no clue how to came apart so I was not fast.
Noob! What did you "do yourself" ???? Lemme guess ... you changed the air freshner?






This thread SUCKS!
Old 08-21-2008 | 11:04 AM
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I would swap a VQ30DE-K.
Old 08-24-2008 | 06:38 PM
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For that kind of money i would find a donor and replace it, then take the leftover money and have fun
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