CA18DET Timing Belt Install (Part 1: The Factory Way)

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Tech (CA18DET 240SX, S13), Uncategorized | No Comments »

(NOTE: A lot of this information is covered in the FSM. You can download the CA18DET FSM here and check out the engine mechanical section. Background Replacing the timing belt on the CA18DET is a simple, though somewhat labor ...

Project 240SX Overhaul Journal (Day 26)

Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in 240sx Build Journals | No Comments »

Related Links Project 240sx Overhaul Journal Index Day 26 and there are a lot of miscellaneous things creeping up. First, I am making a few changes to the oil system in the cylinder head of the CA18DET. Below are a ...

Archived News (July 2008)

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Archived News | No Comments »

July 30, 2008 I found this rare oil cooler for my CA18DET at a salvage yard. It is a Nissan inline oil cooler that bolts to the CA18DET block. Although these were standard on UK market CA's, I found ...

Project 240SX Overhaul Journal (Day 25)

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in 240sx Build Journals | No Comments »

Related Links Project 240sx Overhaul Journal Index Day 25: I used my new powder coating gun to powder coat the valve covers, front engine cover and the thermostat housing. Also, new hard lines have been run from the 2 valve ...