Guest Porterhouse Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 after 164k, my beater Nissan needs some rings. i am thinking that the factory metric rings may not have tore up the hone. i really want to avoid doing the whole motor....after all it is a beater. any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 Make sure you hone the block, and install new bearingsand oil pump. If your gonna tear it apart, might as well replace a few things to make it last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Porterhouse Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 if its just a beater why not a good used motor from the junk yard it'll save you time and money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Porterhouse Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 i have looked into that, hard to find a 1.6L with less than 100K, and seems to be when the rings take a dump. it is kinda cool now though, it will smoke a bit until it warms up and seals things up....you would think it has a set of King bearings in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow4now Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Do a leakdown test. If it stops smoking after the car warms up chances are good that the valve seals are just bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Originally posted by bigbabyjesus: Do a leakdown test. If it stops smoking after the car warms up chances are good that the valve seals are just bad.Ding Ding Ding....and if that's the case....I'd say screw it. My Blazer has a small valve-seal leak. Smokes a little on startup, but that's it. Doesn't burn enough oil to ever have to come close to adding any, so no point in fixing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Porterhouse Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 actually, valve stem seals was where i started, they surprisingly looked good. most entertaining part was using the spring compresser used on a set of Victor heads on the Nissan/Bic ballpoint pen springs. that kind of self-torture shows how small my learning curve can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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