Hey guys I just got a 82 280ZX, it's an Automatic and I got a great deal on it, free! The original owner couldn't fix it and told me I could have it if I got it off his property. Well I had the car running in 20 minutes, it was a bad fuel pump fuse, and a cracked hose that goes from the Valve cover to the MAF.
Once I got all that fixed and back to my house I put some new oil/filter in it, new plugs NGKs, and found the horrible oil leak the guy complained he couldn't have fixed. I looked through the receipts and the local Nissan dealer had R&R'd the valve cover 3 times for the guy and it was still leaking in the back!
I took the valve cover off, cleaned it really well, cleaned the cylinder head really well and RTV'd the head and allowed it to get tacky, put the cleaned gasket over it and put a layer of RTV over the gasket, let it get tacky and installed the Valve cover. Gave the RTV 3 hours to set and bamn, no more oil leak.
Changed out some minor fuses, bulbs, fixed some small things like the back windows pop out lever (I really don't know what to call this). Changed the ATF out, and took it on a 250 mile road trip back to where I go to College. The thing ran great and by my calculations thus far got over 27 mpg!
Well, here is the problem I am having:
The fuel injectors are leaking, in fact 4 of the 6 seem to be leaking where the injector has a rubber hose machined into it. This IMO is a horrible design! I've been dealing with later model FI cars for years, and they have all used the SVO style injector which basicly has no hoses and such that can wear out and crack, then leak fuel horribly. There are stains all over the manifold where the fuel's been leaking for years, I guess it's my time to fix it.
I found that AutoZONE stocks the Lucas 5208001which is a 188cc injector, for 29.99 a piece. That's a little high, because I need 4.
Does anyone know if there is a cheaper source for replacement fuel injectors for the 280ZX non-turbo I6?
Also, is this a common problem?
Another question, my blower motor isn't comming on for the heater or AC, is this often a fuse or the blower motor it self? I don't have the Nissan manuals but I do have the Hayens and it has helped me thus far.
Thanks guys!
Jeff Collop
1995 Z28
519 rear wheel HP
567 rear wheel TQ
1982 Nissan 280ZX
30 mpg
Cost 0.00
http://www.collop.cz28.com
Once I got all that fixed and back to my house I put some new oil/filter in it, new plugs NGKs, and found the horrible oil leak the guy complained he couldn't have fixed. I looked through the receipts and the local Nissan dealer had R&R'd the valve cover 3 times for the guy and it was still leaking in the back!
I took the valve cover off, cleaned it really well, cleaned the cylinder head really well and RTV'd the head and allowed it to get tacky, put the cleaned gasket over it and put a layer of RTV over the gasket, let it get tacky and installed the Valve cover. Gave the RTV 3 hours to set and bamn, no more oil leak.
Changed out some minor fuses, bulbs, fixed some small things like the back windows pop out lever (I really don't know what to call this). Changed the ATF out, and took it on a 250 mile road trip back to where I go to College. The thing ran great and by my calculations thus far got over 27 mpg!
Well, here is the problem I am having:
The fuel injectors are leaking, in fact 4 of the 6 seem to be leaking where the injector has a rubber hose machined into it. This IMO is a horrible design! I've been dealing with later model FI cars for years, and they have all used the SVO style injector which basicly has no hoses and such that can wear out and crack, then leak fuel horribly. There are stains all over the manifold where the fuel's been leaking for years, I guess it's my time to fix it.
I found that AutoZONE stocks the Lucas 5208001which is a 188cc injector, for 29.99 a piece. That's a little high, because I need 4.
Does anyone know if there is a cheaper source for replacement fuel injectors for the 280ZX non-turbo I6?
Also, is this a common problem?
Another question, my blower motor isn't comming on for the heater or AC, is this often a fuse or the blower motor it self? I don't have the Nissan manuals but I do have the Hayens and it has helped me thus far.
Thanks guys!
Jeff Collop
1995 Z28
519 rear wheel HP
567 rear wheel TQ
1982 Nissan 280ZX
30 mpg
Cost 0.00
http://www.collop.cz28.com