before the SR goes in, a few things to do.

[Drifting-pedobear]

okay, I've been compromising a list of things that should be done before the SR is plopped into its respective location. please add or comment on the list I've gather this far. tips, info, etc is very appreciated.

Coolant Temp Sensor
Front Main Seal
Rear Main Seal
Water Pump
Intake Plenum To Collector Gasket
Nismo Thermostat
Manifold To Head Gasket
Manifold To Turbo Gasket
Valve Cover Gasket
Spark Plug Cover Gaskets
Intake Plenum To Head Gasket
z32 Fuel filter
All hoses under intake manifold
4 bolt and 5 bolt turbo gaskets
Heater hose
new injector o-rings
PCV Valve
Clutch (pilot/throw out bearing)
resurface fly wheel
Nismo Clutch fork pivot
All belts


i think thats a pretty good list for a well done maintenance job. LMK what else or if you have any comments. thanks

[Stratokat]

i wouldn't change the clutch fork, but it's your money.

[inyowindow]

i dont think he's changing the clutch fork, just the pivot bolt.

[Drifting-pedobear]

thats correct.
its like 50 bucks, i ive heard that its worth it.

[97240TB]

You forgot to add the souls of 1000 children.

[helladudebro]

re-seal oil pan, piston rings, rod/main bearings. <- it'll be worth it to have a fresh engine. those parts are cheap.

[Drifting-pedobear]

re-seal oil pan, piston rings, rod/main bearings. <- it'll be worth it to have a fresh engine. those parts are cheap.

resealing the oilpan is easy to do after the swap. same wuth bearings. but i dont feel like replacing thoes things. i thought about it tho.

[slow40sx]

thats correct.
its like 50 bucks, i ive heard that its worth it.


i got mine at cost, 30 bucks :) haha but its diesel as fuck u'll never buy another one haha

[eklips3]

re-seal oil pan, piston rings, rod/main bearings. <- it'll be worth it to have a fresh engine. those parts are cheap.

the parts are cheap .. but to put them in can get way out of his price range.

and its not a good idea to cheap out on machine work

[Drifting-pedobear]

i got mine at cost, 30 bucks :) haha but its diesel as fuck u'll never buy another one haha

ill cut you.

[Red Dragon3]

Change the oil pump and timing chain. Those are the two things i regret not changing when i had my motor out. Do i while you have everything apart.

[Drifting-pedobear]

thoes are kinda expensive. id rather not untill i have to, even if it will be a pain.

[killer240]

do you already have your swap?
S14 SR and RB25 is the same price on zetrolift

[Drifting-pedobear]

s14sr > RB25 nuff said

[Fries]

Change the oil pump and timing chain. Those are the two things i regret not changing when i had my motor out. Do i while you have everything apart.

thoes are kinda expensive. id rather not untill i have to, even if it will be a pain.


Its a good thing that the damage caused by not replacing either of these are cheap yeah?

Cost vs Risk. Is the risk of replacing your motor worth the cost of not replacing these items?

[penco]

Im going through the same process right now. It ends up being expensive but a lot of stuff you might as well do it while the engine is out and apart, such as the timing chain and oil pump. I was just going to replace the pistons. Ended up replacing the rods, all gaskets, bearings, oil pump timing chain, etc.. I say just save up for the extra parts before you put it all back in. Also nissanparts.cc is the cheapest site for most of the parts listed.

[JonGu]

thenismoshop.com (west covina nissan) also has great pricing for the timing chain and oil pump. it's alot of money but I plan on purchasing those later this week for my swap too.

[SR20Driftking4lyf]

I did just about all the above listed with my SR before swapping, BUT wish I would have spent some more time and thought when it came to cleaning up the engine bay along with wiring while everything was easily accessable. Just my :2c:

[xiaphin]

SPL has a clutch fork pivot cheaper than the nismo. I'm sure its just as good if not better, considering all their other quality parts.