Replacing Heater Core

[Ska]

OK on the weekend of the 15th, 16th and 17th I am going to be in ipswich ripping apart my dash and replacing my heater core, those who are in the general area and want to stop by to help out or laugh or bring beer and laugh, please PM me and once i know where it actually is where we are going I'll let you know

So far darrin has said he'd pitch in, and it will just be me and a mate, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

Brad, you mentioned some wierd, hard to get to screws, I cant seem to see any on the FAST pics I got below. I went through each FAST pic for the WGNC34 model and came up with these, am I missing anything?

OK so I will be at a workshop, so tools wont be a problem, but what other things should i have onhand, for obvious example, replacement coolant?

ANyone got any tips or tricks or any hints or secrets?

I know this is going to be a BIG involved job, so any help anyone could give would be great.

Thanks in advance,

Cy

[darrinspencer]

Looks like a pretty similar job to the one I had to do on my R33

Will have to remove the steering wheel aswell to get the dash out. Will need a T50 tool to remove airbag from steering wheel, I have one if needed.

Will need to remove passenger airbag aswell

There is always some hidden bolts in behind vents etc.

Most modern cars are built all very similar.

Should be about a 4-5 hour job all up and a few beers

[Ska]

You reckon? Well I plan to arrive friday arvo/evening and make a start either friday night or saturday morning. It would be great if we got it all done in one day Because then we could have a go at rewiring my reverse light

[Ska]

Oh the dates are in December for those who are wondering

[66yostagea]

Bugger. Ska I was hoping to meet you when you came down. I'm in for the chop on the 11th and wont bw out till 15th but figure i'll be a bit sick and sore. Hop it all goes well.

[Ska]

Thanks, hope your op goes well too

[Abo Bob]

Dude, this took me about an hour and half just to remove and heaps of the dash and associated bits were already gone.

My suggestion is to take out the air con unit (this means a regas afterwards) and get at it from the side.

Snap the two plastic bits that hold it in and pull it out sideways. It should hold in place without them on installation.

I removed about 50 nuts and screws etc to get the bars out that cross under the dash. I got about 4cm movement but couldn't get them out.

Good luck.

[Ska]

OK it's done, here is a few observations:

1. DONT EVER DO THIS IS FCUKING SUCKS DOGS BALLS!!!

2. Did I mention is freakin sucked?

3. It really sucked!

4. Everything that possibly could go wrong did.

5. Without the help and support of a lot of REALLY FCUKIN FANTASTIC people, I would not be here today.

Stan, yours fit beautifully, we have heat and aircon So nerr nerr to your having to regass the aircon

Other then that over the past 2-3 weeks I have had the privalege to have the help of some VERY VERY nice people:

Marc - Revhead - Without his help and use of a workshop i would never have been able to get this done, Marc and his whole family are wonderful people, even if his brother covered the rear passengers side of the car with bright green 2pac by accident

Darrin- darrinspencer - Advise and rear camber bushes, which we ran out of time to put in.... stupid freakin heater core.......

Rob - qickstagea - Thanks heaps for your help installing the speakers, mate they rock! Maybe next time I'll remind you to turn your car off, 3hours worth of idling, man I have never heard of anyone forgetting to turn thier car off.... whoops

And to everyone else out there who has sent me their condolances, it really makes me proud to be a part of this wonderful bunch of people in the stagea section, and SAu.

I am going to go back to sleep now, ~19hours is just not enough after that freakin stressfull 4days

[Tangles]

lol, anyone would think it gest cold where you live Ska !

'sif you need a heater-core

oh well, its done now. well done, looking 4ward to seeing the 2pac green racing stripes

[66yostagea]

Good one Cy. Maybe after you regain your sanity you could do a full write up for the DIY.

Shame not to have seen your " real " ugly mug.

[ian]

Good one Cy. Maybe after you regain your sanity you could do a full write up for the DIY.

I think this one needs to go in a "NOT DIY" section...

Ian

[Ska]

Yeah here is the diy:

1. spend 2 days unbolting and removing stuff

2. spend another 2 days trying to make it all fit back in...........

Yeah didnt really need it for the heat, just wanted to get it done so that it is one less thing for potential buyers to pick out.

On the upside I did fine out I have platinum spark plugs and the results of my compression test:

1 - 138

2 - 148

3 - 137

4 - 138

5 - 136

6 - 138

So all up not bad, I did the test about 5 times just to make sure i was right with number 2, but it always hit 148 for some reason, still nice to see the engine is nice and healthy

[Tangles]

OK

so my heater core has gone walkabouts

what model / part numbers need to be used to repalce it - ie what heater core from the 'skyline' family fits ?

otherwise its around $500 to purchase the stagea item from japan.

[chook]

I bought this one (300zx) from here when i replaced my R33 core, just changed the hose connections over. FAST says that the Stagea core is same as the R33 core, 27140-0E010, the core seems to be universal on a few models, compare the picture with yours.

http://www.ttzed.com/products/products_det...=&do=detail

Why the F%#@ didnt Nissan make the core more accessible, instead of having to dismantle half the car, they usually go around the 8 yr mark, looking forward to killing 3 days of my life soon.

Edited September 12, 2007 by chook

[Stinky Rooster]

*laughs*

*runs away from ronald mctangles*

[wolverine]

OK

so my heater core has gone walkabouts

what model / part numbers need to be used to repalce it - ie what heater core from the 'skyline' family fits ?

otherwise its around $500 to purchase the stagea item from japan.

my R33 core just packed it in too. the 300zx core is a match as stated and it will be a whore of a job. lucky summer is coming and we get a few months to deliberate.

[Tangles]

thanks lads

[wolverine]

wanna fly over to sydney and help?

[Tangles]

wanna fly over to sydney and help?

lol I'll hold your beer

hahahaha

me no kneel

as from tomorrow 7am (13/9) wont have any kneecaps =(

for me, the tune shop will be doing the work =(

................. next winter

[wolverine]

same goes here next winter.