Baconer

Started playing Guitar Hero II again, such a good game and for some reason i went from occasional 4 stars in Hard to all 5 stars in Hard and some 4 stars in expert which is what has me completly hooked

Yea another member mentioned that the oil im using may be too thin (Mobil1 10W30) and im pretty sure this is the cause as it never made this ticking noise before i began using this oil. Annoying because i only changed the oil 200km ago

Yea thats the backup plan , wanting to try and save a bit of money by asking other skyline owners who may have had similar problems fixed in the past so i can just go to the mechanics and say whats going on instead of spending money on them diagnosing and possibly missing something.

ask for CeJay's (whose on this thread right now ) opinion about wheel resprays

Re-attached it, cable tied it and boost is reading again

haha dam, ive done about 200km since the oil change... found where it connects to, just a matter of getting the pipe on it now

Had a look at the aac valve and noticed this line (connected at aac with a cable tie) is unconnected at the other end (in hand), unsure where it connects to :X ignore the dust haha Using Mobil1 10W30 (full synth), actually it would make sense if its somehow oil related as it only came up the first time i used this oil. What would you recommend and also what are lifters. It wont cause any damage if i wait till the next oil change will it? Cheers for the info

Hey i posted this in the general maintenance section of SAU and was just after some local advice on some of the problems and also a good workshop to get some of them fixed (thrust bearing, exhaust manifold gasket, belts etc.) Heres the post: Well i have a few small problems and maintenance questions and being the beginning of my 3 day weekend i figure i should start on fixing them. bit of background, the car is a stock standard 1996 Series 2 R33 with 86,000km on dash (has a 100,000km sticker though) I bought the car in Sept 06 with 73,000km and have changed the oil and oil filter ever 5-6000km. Only problem i have had with the car was an idle problem that has been fixed and climate control unit problem which has also been fixed Problem 1 - Boost Gauge not reading. (SOLVED, perished hose) This happened about 2 weeks ago, basically the stock boost gauge will not display the correct boost, instead it just sits on 0. The car is still hitting boost and I can hear the turbo spooling but it just isnt reading correctly. How would i go about fixing this? Problem 2 - Ticking. (POSSIBLY SOLVED, replaced with thicker oil and ticking has become a lot quieter) (soundfile - soon to come, no ticking at the moment of course ) This has been going on for a few months (2-3 months) and has slowly but progressively become louder. It began with a ticking for the first few minutes on cold start which was only heard from the outside of the car towards the front and would disappear till the next morning, but it has got to the point where it is still ticking after a 15-20 minute drive. From what ive read it is most likely the Exhaust manifold gasket but just wanted a confirmation before spending money on this Problem 3 - Squeaky Clutch. (soundfile - http://media.putfile.com/Squeaky-Clutch) (dont worry about that clicking noise at 3 seconds, was a message on my phone coming in ) Has been going on since around January this year but does not cause any problems except for embarrassment when i have a passenger in the car. When i depress the clutch it makes a fairly loud squeak inside the cabin (some days no squeak, others lots of squeak). Problem 3 (cont'd) - Possible Thrust Bearing (soundfile - same as above, can sort of hear the rough sound) Slightly related to above, the car runs fine but occasionally on idle it sounds a bit rough, though once the clutch is depressed the 'rough' sound disappears and sounds perfect, have been told it is possibly the thrust bearing. Would this be related to the above question? Problem 4 - Replacing Belts (SOLVED - Repco) Just for some peace of mind i want to replace all the belts (ps, a/c, timing etc.) and was just wondering where i would go to buy these items. Problem 5 - What the hell is this and how do i set it!? Have had this item in my car since buying it and googling the name ULTM comes up with nothing, have only ever seen 1 other car with this and that was in a youtube video . It is pretty much a digital rev/speedo gauge but after fiddling with it one night i messed the settings and now it reads incorrectly when above 3k rpm, if anyone knows how to use it or knows where i could find a manual or more information about the item that'd be great. Thanks for any help anyone can give on these problems. Alex

Well i have a few small problems and maintenance questions and being the beginning of my 3 day weekend i figure i should start on fixing them. bit of background, the car is a stock standard 1996 Series 2 R33 with 86,000km on dash (has a 100,000km sticker though) I bought the car in Sept 06 with 73,000km and have changed the oil and oil filter ever 5-6000km. Only problem i have had with the car was an idle problem that has been fixed and climate control unit problem which has also been fixed Problem 1 - Boost Gauge not reading. (SOLVED - Perished Hose) This happened about 2 weeks ago, basically the stock boost gauge will not display the correct boost, instead it just sits on 0. The car is still hitting boost and I can hear the turbo spooling but it just isnt reading correctly. How would i go about fixing this? Problem 2 - Ticking. (POSSIBLY SOLVED - Noisy lifters caused my thin oil, replaced with thicker oil (soundfile - soon to come, no ticking at the moment of course ) This has been going on for a few months (2-3 months) and has slowly but progressively become louder. It began with a ticking for the first few minutes on cold start which was only heard from the outside of the car towards the front and would disappear till the next morning, but it has got to the point where it is still ticking after a 15-20 minute drive. From what ive read it is most likely the Exhaust manifold gasket but just wanted a confirmation before spending money on this Problem 3 - Squeaky Clutch. (soundfile - http://media.putfile.com/Squeaky-Clutch) (dont worry about that clicking noise at 3 seconds, was a message on my phone coming in) Has been going on since around January this year but does not cause any problems except for embarrassment when i have a passenger in the car. When i depress the clutch it makes a fairly loud squeak inside the cabin (some days no squeak, others lots of squeak). Problem 3 (cont'd) - Possible Thrust Bearing (soundfile - same as above, can sort of hear the rough sound) Slightly related to above, the car runs fine but occasionally on idle it sounds a bit rough, though once the clutch is depressed the 'rough' sound disappears and it sounds perfect, have been told it is possibly the thrust bearing. Would this be related to the above question? Problem 4 - Replacing Belts (SOLVED - Repco ) Just for some peace of mind i want to replace all the belts (ps, a/c, timing etc.) and was just wondering where i would go to buy these items. Problem 5 - What the hell is this and how do i set it!? Have had this item in my car since buying it and googling the name ULTM comes up with nothing, have only ever seen 1 other car with this and that was in a youtube video. It is pretty much a digital rev/speedo gauge but after fiddling with it one night i messed the settings and now it reads incorrectly when above 3k rpm, if anyone knows how to use it or knows where i could find a manual or more information about the item that'd be great. Thanks for any help anyone can give on these problems. Alex

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apple (sorry for triple, just wanted 2000th post haha)

newton

Einstein

What he said, the ryco ones are pretty much a direct replacements for the stock one, no performance upgrade at all - less $. Apexi, K&N etc. allow better air flow and your also paying for the name - more $

haha your smack in the middle of all the prospective buyers (east coast here and the rest west coast ) Could you please post a pic of the crack, very interested

aunty

bob

screw-up

antichrist (haha, its true though isnt it...? nearly up to 2000 posts )

deceive

sin

sexy (i know i know, im just saying it, everyones thinking it)

priest

exorcism

rinse