32 Help

[kingy_06]

as i am about to buy my first skyline, i am lookin at 32's. i was wondering if anyone knew of somebody, a 32 enthuist, that i could talk to and get some advice off, maybe even come and look at the car with me? I live in brisbane? Any help please

[gtr660hp]

yeah dude just PM me-ive owned a few(ie shit loads) in my time-still have 2 now cheers

[The Dan]

We should organise a cruise...go out, look at the car...head back to guys house for drinks and BBQ and decide whether it was a good car or not.

Lemme know, I'm always up for drinks, cars and BBQ's.

[kingy_06]

thanks for that guys, im looking at skylines at the moment, though im just sorting through all the shit cars, there are so many dogs out there. Trying to find one half decent b4 i look seriously at it. will def pm/ring when im going to look into more detail at the car!

Cheers, Tyson

[predator]

Check the undercarriage for dodgies.. be careful of ones where the paint looks *too* good, as a cheap job may look good now, but in 6-12 months start bubbling up as more than likely it will be a cheap job (some dealers nearly respray all stock). It will be near 15 years old, not many cars have immaculate paint jobs by then.

Otherwise just take it for a drive, check for clunks, floaty steering, make sure the brakes pull it up well. Check for crunches in the gearbox, clutch engages freely, even tyre wear, and oil leaks, particularly under the engine (rb20's love to leak when old - and usually its a bitch to fix).

Oh, pull off some of the intercooler piping (or AFM), and check for accessive oil in there. If there is any more than a tiny amount, definitely don't buy it.

[kingy_06]

thanks for that mate

[kingy_06]

what wrong if there is oil in the intercooler piping? Are you talking about the stock black pipe that runs down to the side mount?

[predator]

You can check that pipe.. or main intake pipe that goes to manifold.. Basically if there is a *lot* of oil in there (as in you can see it dripping off your fingers), there is oil from the sump blowing past the piston rings during each combustion stroke. Meaning the piston rings are worn.

This pretty much means there isn't too much life left in the motor as it'll only get worse and worse until something gives way.

It can also mean that the turbo is going, letting oil into the system -- again whilst not as bad as piston rings, probably not a great thing.

Anyhow, that is my explanation...