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am looking at buying a 1989 nissan n13 vector sss sedan car dealer has had it sitting in his yard for over 2 years started it the other day blue a little smoke and thats was all needs a new battery anything i should look out for i am going to change oil and filter and coolant soon as i get it home need 4 tyres is a 5 speed with no a/c am hoping to get it for $1500.00 is orange/red in colour.. has no rego and been sitting outside for all this time with a good polish i reckon it will come up looking pretty good also needs the windscreen moulding replaced and a nw rear muffler any tips guys thanks gazza > am looking at buying a 1989 nissan n13 vector sss sedan car dealer has > had it sitting in his yard for over 2 years started it the other day > blue a little smoke and thats was all Forget it. It's a heap. There are reasons cars sit in car yards for long periods of time. >>am looking at buying a 1989 nissan n13 vector sss sedan car dealer has >>had it sitting in his yard for over 2 years started it the other day >>blue a little smoke and thats was all > > Forget it. It's a heap. There are reasons cars sit in car yards for long > periods of time. They do that if they're over priced. Doesn't mean it's rubbish.  SignatureBen Thomas Apparently less than 10% of accidents are caused by drivers exceeding the speed limit. nice buy sukker > am looking at buying a 1989 nissan n13 vector sss sedan car dealer has had > it sitting in his yard for over 2 years started it the other day blue a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > thanks gazza > am looking at buying a 1989 nissan n13 vector sss sedan car dealer has had > it sitting in his yard for over 2 years started it the other day blue a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > thanks gazza Brake fluid might be damp - worth changing for the small amount of hassle versus the size of the surprise if it boils! Z > Brake fluid might be damp - worth changing for the small amount of hassle > versus the size of the surprise if it boils! Why is it going to absorb more water standing still 24 hours a day instead of standing still 23 hours a day and being driven for an hour a day? > > Brake fluid might be damp - worth changing for the small amount of hassle > > versus the size of the surprise if it boils! > > Why is it going to absorb more water standing still 24 hours a day > instead of standing still 23 hours a day and being driven for an hour a day? I change my brake fluid yearly. I think that's a sensible precaution. This car hasn't had a change for at least ~2 years... Only once have I boiled brake fluid, in a mate's Fiat X1-9, down a big hill. Luckily it handled well enough to make a very fast right hander into a side street or I would have been in the poo. Since then I change my brake fluid. Z >>Why is it going to absorb more water standing still 24 hours a day >>instead of standing still 23 hours a day and being driven for an hour a >>day? > I change my brake fluid yearly. I think that's a sensible precaution. This > car hasn't had a change for at least ~2 years... > Only once have I boiled brake fluid, in a mate's Fiat X1-9, down a big hill. > Luckily it handled well enough to make a very fast right hander into a side > street or I would have been in the poo. Since then I change my brake fluid. Yes, sound advice for us all, not just those storing cars, and a nice cautionary tale, but you don't seem to have actually answered the question. >>> Why is it going to absorb more water standing still 24 hours a day >>> instead of standing still 23 hours a day and being driven for an hour a >>> day? >> I change my brake fluid yearly. I think that's a sensible precaution. >> This > Yes, sound advice for us all, not just those storing cars, and a nice > cautionary tale, but you don't seem to have actually answered the question. Guessing here ... brake fluid being hydroscopic(hygroscopic) would like to absorb water though dried out and cracked piston seals due to their lack of use? (sort of on and off topic re: diesel engine fuel injection pumps where they would leak when the low sulphur diesel was introduced due to lack of aromatics they had been used to before). I change fluid every 12 months and notice the drained fluid looks pretty crap down around where the braking action happens. I also wipe a little grease in the (hollow) piston where it contacts the anti-squeal shim as surface rust forms in there. >Guessing here ... brake fluid being hydroscopic(hygroscopic) would like >to absorb water though dried out and cracked piston seals due to their [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >wipe a little grease in the (hollow) piston where it contacts the >anti-squeal shim as surface rust forms in there. You're a brave man putting grease anywhere near piston seals and brakes. Hope it mega ultra super HT grease so it doesn't melt out. Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. >>I change fluid every 12 months and notice the drained fluid looks >>pretty crap down around where the braking action happens. I also [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > You're a brave man putting grease anywhere near piston seals and > brakes. Hope it mega ultra super HT grease so it doesn't melt out. Nope - 4wd Hilux. The brakes don't really get that hot and I didn't say pack it in. Just a little coating for protection. Actually I don't see a problem either for any vehicle in this regard. These parts get wet when/if-ever-again it rains. The service manual says to coat the anti squeal shims with it anyway. There is the note to "Do not allow oil or grease to get on the rubbing face". > am looking at buying a 1989 nissan n13 vector sss sedan car dealer has had > it sitting in his yard for over 2 years started it the other day blue a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > reckon it will come up looking pretty good also needs the windscreen > moulding replaced and a nw rear muffler any tips guys Check it doesn't jump out of fifth gear at freeway speeds. The instrument panel lamp illuminating the right 1/3rd may be out, it's a fault with the circuit board not the globe. Likewise the temperature guage may be flaky. I've never seen an N13 that still had it's instrument panel in a "serve yourself" wrecker. I haven't bothered to pull mine apart to try to fix it yet. Mine used to consistently do 10km/l on petrol, Ben swears blind his did more like 12km/l. I get about 8 to 8.5 on LPG. |
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