JaiKai Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 After the initial double checking and tightening of some bolts the first run went great as shown in this video 2023-08-28 10.20.16.mp4 At this point all was going great and the engine was smooth and sounding great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 However after the 4th run we lost a lot of power and the driver side turbo started to smoke. After this thinks just got worse as it went on until we just stopped the session Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Got it back home and tonight i started to strip things down again. First get her back up on the stilts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Checking underneath i discovered oil residue on the turbo so at this point we have some sort of oil seal failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Some good news is i stripped the top side of the intake pipes and they were clean and dry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JaiKai Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 Also discovered a leak on the exhaust seals as some fluid poured out onto the floor. I plan to get a new exhaust as the flanges on a japspeed exhaust are terrible. Plan of attack at the moment is to get the exhaust off tomorrow and also try get the down pipes off to expose the turbos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 A little more work on the zed again tonight, Had to get the exhaust and down pipes off so that i could inspect the turbos. Took me a quick 30 min to drop the exhaust but the down pipes took some more time as they were wrapped in fiber heat wrap which is simply the devils stuff and should be messed with. After all that was off it took an hour to remove 4 bolts and 4 nuts from the down pipes to get them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 All this to access the spindle's of the turbos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 30 Author Share Posted August 30 There is a tiny bit of play with back and forth motion on the shaft but not side to side and there is no marks on the inner casing to suggest the spindle touched the casing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomanyzeds Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 4 hours ago, JaiKai said: There is a tiny bit of play with back and forth motion on the shaft but not side to side and there is no marks on the inner casing to suggest the spindle touched the casing. You certainly don't have much luck do you?! Persistence is all it takes. Keep at it you'll get there in the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 Here we go again, starter, prop and gearbox out ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted September 1 Author Share Posted September 1 All fluids drained, harness off and pipes disconnected. Apart from taking it back off the jack stands we are ready to pull the engine again. Also tested the oil the came out the engine and no smell of fuel and also run a powerful magnet over everything and all was good on that too. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Engine was pulled today. This is becoming a more familiar setting in my garage than i want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiKai Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Less than an hour or so later all the extras on the engine was stripped off too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenisOtto Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Great build bro. Looks like you’ve run into some unlucky issues but you’ve persisted through and your car is looking really good especially in that colour. keep it up and I hope to see the car in person in the coming years when I can attend some meets and shows in my z32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomanyzeds Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 On 03/09/2023 at 18:04, JaiKai said: Less than an hour or so later all the extras on the engine was stripped off too. It seems you may need some new turbos? I have 2 sets of brand new Garret CHRAs for sale from czp as i bought them and got my hands on some other turbos for cheap, so don't need these 999 on ebay for a set or 900 in cash/ bank transfer. They're 1200 usd plus shipping & import duty usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewG Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 35 minutes ago, Toomanyzeds said: It seems you may need some new turbos? I have 2 sets of brand new Garret CHRAs for sale from czp as i bought them and got my hands on some other turbos for cheap, so don't need these 999 on ebay for a set or 900 in cash/ bank transfer. They're 1200 usd plus shipping & import duty usually. Can you post the CZP link to the CHRA's you are selling? Quote She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went - Simply irresistible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomanyzeds Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 https://conceptzperformance.com/nissan-infiniti-garrett-stock-replacement-new-nissan-oem-chra-center-housing-rotating-assembly-twin-turbo-tt-nissan-300zx-z32-431876-5070_p_2409.php 3 minutes ago, AndrewG said: Can you post the CZP link to the CHRA's you are selling? These ones I have 4 for sale, so 2 sets to suit 2 cars. Can provide receipts from czp that are only a week old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JaiKai Posted November 9 Author Share Posted November 9 Here we go again, dropped off at Jimmers prior to heading to the Nec for our display setup. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardS Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Nice one Lee - it's in the best place....... 😉 Quote I have something to say............ It's better to burn out than to fade away..... :tt2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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