Hm, after all the backfiring my car has been doing and finally getting it down to Nissan.... Turns out this junkyard motor was burning oil like a mad man (and eventually had none left, and i just changed the oil). Which in turn made me a mad man. Nissan Mechanic said my motor is dead, so my dad found me a JDM VE with 30k miles and we'll have it put in monday or tuesday yay!!! Just wondering if anyone has any advice as far as things to save off old motor or to do before new engine is in.

I plan on saving the following

IACV (new)
All Injectors (new)
Coil Packs
Spark Plugs (new)

I bought three New Motor mounts from Internet AutoMart... I think my dad welded my center core support the deal on the bottom, is there anything else that holds the engine in place that may need replacing?

 

check the VTCs and tranny mounts as well. otherwise, change front and rear engine seals and replace tranny output shaft seals while you've got it all apart. will help keep some of those annoying drips down once you get it running again.

 

Look in the stickies -- there is a great thread with lots of info by Spipedong and Jeff about what to do for a JDM swap. Jeff did my swap and it has been great so far (knock-on-wood) except I have a slight valve cover gasket leak (no biggie, just got to get another one).

Highly recommended is replacing the manifold studs and water pump while the engine is out of the car.

I don't remember if you have a 5-speed, but if you do, change over the 5-speed intake, so you can retain the VI. Almost all JDM engines are from an AT.

 

Whats a VI?

 

Variable Intake

 

Only the 5-speed cars have it. You never said if your car is a manual or AT.

 

save the 9old motor and try to sell parts off of it maybe??........ keep your coil packs too man.. you might need them along the road

 

yeah mine is a 5speed... they can't accidently put the new motor in without it can they?

 

sure they can, if they don't swap the intake then chances are you'll lose the VI

 

sell me the VI.......... ha ha.. just pay them a litle extra to swap it....

QUESTION: wil lthe VI work with my automatic VE???? and if so, what do i need???

 

Are there any visual differences between the VI and the auto one?

 

Is there any major differences when you are swapping a VG instead of a VE?

 

Yeah, different engines.

 

Mounts, computer, wiring harness, tranny if it's an automatic.

 

Sorry guys.
I have done general motors and and Ford motors all my life. So does can anybody tell what tools I need to clean the the FPR screen on a 7.3l powerstroke??? Just kidding. Anyway I have been figureing out all kinds of stuff about my Nissan thanks to you guys.


Daniel

 

That would be Kiyakerz Department

 

It is a big job swapping motors. Good luck keeping the wiring square

 

I decided to actually stay with the VG30E but i am going to pull it out and rebuild it and then put the same motor back in. Does anybody know about porting heads and mabye doing a little cam work on this car?

daniel

 

i was gonna say if you were gonna switch to the VE, switch all the wiring harnesses, because this isnt fun...... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Picture230.jpg

yeah, i tries wiring up a VE to the VG wiring harness... wasnt a fun week.....

 

ohhh my word. I think I'lls stick with the VG thanks
that looks like it would SUCK.

 

holy web of wires ! im an electrition and even that scared me a bit ! lol....

 

what i should have done was gotten a VE wiring harness.....but couldnt find one, so i found a 1992 SE with a blown motor.. then swapped the new VE in.. and it fired right up

 

Batman!

and it's spell electrician

 

^^helped even you out a bit Brian....

 

oops :blush:

 

Hey guys,
I am in the proccess of pulling my VG. Is there any way to quickly disconeect the engine wiring harness? or do do I have to pull all the sensor, injectors etc. I am sure there is an easy way so I thought i would ask. Normally I would just do it the hard way but im learning

thanks
dan

 

Nope. But it's not that hard. Not a VG but you get the idea: Pic courtesy of mrgone

 

great thanks, I guess i'll pull all the sensors etc (that cannot be unplugged) I also broke the a/c plugin (electrical 1 wire) is there a place to get a new plug??

 

just re-tape it, or do away with the plug........ on the VG, you should be able to unplug all the sensors and stuff.. you should be able to keep all the sensors attatched to the motor and all the wiring off of it