Hey guys, I know this car is not a Z but i do have one tho i have a question. Here i posted a video of my 240sx that i just brought. Its my winter beater =D After getting stuck a few times. It got me lookin for a cheap beater and some how i ran into this baby =D even tho its a RWD. i could NOT resist! 150 bucks for 4 snow tires w/ steely FTW!1!!



so i picked her up the next day! the body have absolutely NO rust. the body is in very goood condition( just 1 fender bender) and the Interior is as clean as my Z and you cant beat the price. 500.00 BUCKS! ,but theres a catch. The catch is that there is something wrong with the engine..

heres a lil about the car:
The car originally came from atlanta georgia. Its a 1990 240sx SE with sohc And it have been sitting in the garage for quite a while. possibly 3-4 years. the car started right up, but the engine makes some crazy sound =X heres the video with sound. can anyone possibly tell me whats wrong with it?? i have a feeling and my buddies told me its a bent valve. Possibly need a new head?? fill me in pleasee THANKS!!

 

I hope it wasn't one of those cars that got flooded from Katrina...

hahaha..j/k.

 

HEY thats my old car!!! and it was a flood dmg car!!








J/K hehe

 

It's hard to really figure out what the sound is coming from. First thing I would do is check all fluids, see if your coolant or oil look milky. Next check all belts to see if anything is flapping against them. I think those KA's have belt driven fans...maybe something is hitting the fan. Can you determine exactly where the sound is originating from?

 

Sounds like the timing chain hitting something/ possibly the tensioner broke

 

the sound is coming from the engine. I read about a guy that have a s14 and it made the same sound but more quiet. He adjusted the valve and did a oil change and it was fixed =X but i heard u cant adjust the vale in the sohc motor for the ka =*( so i was thinking it might be multiple bent valve? can i be wrong??

i will check all the chain and tensioner and all fluid tomorrow! i'll keep you guys updated. any more suggestion is welcome =]


andd! this car came from Atlanta, GA!!!!! not Louisiana =P noobs!