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I killed my 300zx.. =(

About a month and a half now, I purchased my 1990 300zx tt. It was beautiful. Actually, still is.. Had a full body kit, 18inch rims, I don't know.. It was just perfect.. It ran perfect, also. I didn't think it was missing anything. Until a week later, when I installed its stereo.. And it made the experience so much better.

I went wild.. Within the week, I bought an intercooler, the piping, a boost controller..

I was about to have it installed, when the car died on me. It would always overheat.. And I would have no idea why.. I was told that these cars do overheat, and so I thought it was normal.. One day I saw smoke coming out of the engine.. And, thinking it was something really bad happening, I switched everything off, and was about to call my mechanic when I thought.. 'Well.. It was a really hot day today.. It won't do it again..' And it didn't..

So I kept on driving it.. And driving it.. And driving it.... And driving it still.. When all of a sudden.. I heard the engine do some extremly weird noises..

The car drove on for a few more kms.. And suddenly died.. It didn't start after that.

I checked the oil.. Not a single drop.

Apparently two things wrong..

1: There was no oil (obviously something wrong).. b: Something wasn't working with the cooling system.. Something along those lines.. Apparently the piping flushes water through to keep it cool? I've no idea..

In any case..

The valves might need replacing.. The engine might need re-constructing..

I don't know.. Apparently he just needs to start pulling it apart and fixing whatever may be wrong with it.

What I want to know.. Is it worth spending AU$4-6000 on this engine, or would it be better to buy another one?

Should I take it to my mechanic or, should I take it to a nissan specialist place?

Basically I don't know much about these cars, aside from the fact that.. I got addicted to them.. They cost a lot of money to maintain.. I'll admit to that.. I used to drive a '76 ford.. And thought I'd never give up my 351.. I got addicted to boost..

Someone help.. Or.. Guide me as to where to go.. What to do..

Reply to
Peter Pan
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That's BS, they don't overheat normally. You cooked the engine overheating it, it started using oil, you never checked the oil and blew it up.

The engine in the car isn't a good canidate for rebuilding. Overheated engines warp parts and aneal the aluminum heads to the point they are junk. Best option is to buy a used engine out of a wreck and hope for the best. And get the cooling system problem fixed, probably is a bad radiator and/or a fan clutch. If it's a turbo, expect to spend $$$$$ getting it fixed.

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Steve T

Reply to
John Smith

You just made the silliest mistake ever. neglecting to check the basics of owning any car. CHECK THE OIL. And if you get warning lights or funny noises, get them checked.

Hope your willing to spend some serious amounts of cash now to get it fixed?

Reply to
chris

VERY common today for this to happen.

We have people drive up ALL THE TIME asking us to listen to their engine noises and when I ask if they have checked the oil, they look at me like I'm an idiot for asking. Of course it turns out the engine has no oil in it and of course they don't think they should have to be bothered to check it. Then they get upset because we charge $0.40 more a quart than walmart charges for it and drive off with no oil to get oil somewhere else cheaper! :-/

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Steve T

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