I bought my first "modern" car yesterday :thumbup: . A 1994 Nissan Sentra XE Coupe. I got the price I wanted and drove it home on all 3 cylinders. It is the first vehicle I have owned that is FWD, injected, and has enough room for me to stretch my legs.
It has a G16DE engine and a 5 speed trans 4 speed trans that used to have 5 gears. It's not just falling out of 5th, it's not there at all any more. Not really a big deal though but I'll try to fix it if I keep the car long enough. I'm the third owner, I think. It has 180k miles. 40k miles are from the previous owner who admitted to not taking as good of care of it as the original owner. I have a nice stack of receipts though showing it was well maintained for a long time.
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The Bad:
Missing on #3. More details on that ahead.
No 5th gear.
Ding in passenger fender
Hit something on drivers door. Missing the trim piece and has some scratches and dings. Brake light switch stuck on. Figured it out after some serious contortion.
Headliner hanging
Dash lights out. Specifically the gauge cluster back light
Missing a hubcap
The Good:
Runs, drives, and stops very well. I'm sure it will run even better on all 4 cylinders :D
No rust
Exterior needs little work
Interior is an 8/10 and I like the brown!
Has brand new tires
A/C works. Never had that before
It's a coupe, and my head doesn't hit the ceiling.
Plans:
Well it can go two ways. I fix it up and daily drive it. Or I fix it up and make a quick flip so I can keep upgrading. I'll probably fix up both the B13 and B210 and put them out in the yard with the same price and see which one sells first and drive the other :pirate:
Fix the obvious mechanical stuffs
Rub out the dent in fender.
Replace drivers door. It's a common color and it would be easier than body work plus replacing the trim piece.
Rustoleum paint job. I know I can do a decent job with a foam roller and some wet sanding. Color will be a sort of gold green metallic. Or just gold with metal flake.
Front and rear spoilers.
Splash guards on front and rear.
Lowered 2 inches. The springs are available and cheap.
A new set of hubcaps or some cheap wheels.
Custom headliner.
Some LED lighting
Upgrade the stereo and speakers. Maybe a small sub in the trunk.
Maybe some more ricer shit
Drive it
Pictures suck but will get some decent ones. Been camera shopping all summer. Here it is folks!
Excessive organic material
First thing I did when I got it home was go through the plug wires to find the missing cylinder. #3 from the right hand side is the culprit.
Pulled the spark plugs one by one, cleaned them, and reinstalled with anti sieze. Used Blaster to break them loose. They do need replacing.
Her'es that #3
I was afraid there was a piece of metal jammed in there. It turned out to be some serious charcoal. piston was clean and dry. Didn't smell any gas. Hoping it simply needs an injector.
Turns out the brake peddle rubber stoppers had disintegrated.
They look like this-
Left side is cruise control brake switch
Right side is brake light switch
I currently have a brass nut zip tied through the hole.
Apparently this is a very common issue. I'll pick up the stopper from a Nissan dealer when I get a chance.
For reference reasons- Nissan part # 46584-S0100
There are several part # variants for different cars but they seem interchangeable. Apparently the Honda ones are the same also and are easier to find and cheaper online.
Going out in a bit to check injector resistance with volt meter. Already sourced a good deal on Ebay
I'll keep this updated!