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Ok so i've been looking at alot of r32 gtr's lately and to tell truth the only ways i really have (besides the comp/leakdown tests that i will do later) of checking if an engine is in ok condition is by the sound of it, a screwdriver to various parts of the block and intake, a look at the exhaust colour and a squizz at the oil filler cap, opening it whilst the car is running and the dipstick and thats about it.

Whats a good quick and easy test to do or thing to look at, engine wise, before you go to all the effort of getting a comp/leakdown?

Just that most of the r32's in melb that are currently for sale haven't been rebuilt, and i'm certain any rb26 that hasn't been rebuilt will likely blow up within the first year of me driving, so i'd like as much engine life as possible before having to get it rebuilt

ty

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So certain that an Rb26 that hasnt been rebuilt will blow up in the first year? It all depends on how it was looked after - mine hasnt skipped a beat in over 2 years and hasnt been rebuilt to my knowledge...

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Yeh well u can get a good engine, but i'll be putting some larger turbo's onto it and hunting 300ish rwkw and i know they're getting old and that alot of stock ones blow, so i just wanted some simple checks i can do, so i don't have to take every car i look at to the mech's straight away :blush:

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Take it for a drive and see how it goes. If you don't know how the 26 is supposed to feel like, maybe get someone trustworthy off here who owns/owned a GTR and get them to go and check the car out with you? I'm sure if they've owned a 26 before, they should know if the engine is up to scratch or not.

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Adam

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Ok so i've been looking at alot of r32 gtr's lately and to tell truth the only ways i really have (besides the comp/leakdown tests that i will do later) of checking if an engine is in ok condition is by the sound of it, a screwdriver to various parts of the block and intake, a look at the exhaust colour and a squizz at the oil filler cap, opening it whilst the car is running and the dipstick and thats about it.

Whats a good quick and easy test to do or thing to look at, engine wise, before you go to all the effort of getting a comp/leakdown?

Just that most of the r32's in melb that are currently for sale haven't been rebuilt, and i'm certain any rb26 that hasn't been rebuilt will likely blow up within the first year of me driving, so i'd like as much engine life as possible before having to get it rebuilt

ty

get the car at operating temp and open the oil filler cap while its running (like u said above) and see if chuffing white mist out, if it is theres an obvious blow by problem (rings etc). dont no much about r32 gtrs, but this works well with other cars :)also i guess a nice normal looking engine bay may tell you abit, eg: no paint missing from intake plenum, or cam covers etc

goodluck in ur quest :thumbsup:

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