Stagea Issues

[96RS4V]

Firstly, i love my car (s1 stag), dont get me wrong, but there are a few issues. Mainly due to my excitedness/haste (read: foolishness) in buying i suspect.

1. I dont have an original stag key. I have a craaapy mr minit looking cut key, and crappy little press in immobiliser. I'm assuming car wasn't shipped with the key or something?

2. My power steering pump is making an inordinate amount of noise. (noticable mainly due to 3.)

3. Left side speakers blown.

4. Rust on INSIDE of door mirrors

5. Drivers side door mirror requires manual assistance in folding in/out

6. Twice now, car has stalled driving in shopping centre car parks (will check out fuel filter this weekend)

7. After 30mins - 1hrs driving it bogs down when accellerating from idle (auto trans fuild hot maybe?)

8. Current auto issues are making me save for a manual s2 already.

9. There are water marks on the top of the visors, and the rear portion of the roof has begun to hang down at the join. i'm suspecting that there may have been a leak through the roof although there is no visible rust or anything there.

10. It's already been back to have a belt changed because it almost deafened me with its squeal while my head was under the bonnet

so, i'll call it personality, it sounds more positive that way

i have my work cut out for me i think

[AndyD]

Just remember you bought a 12 year old car and although most cars come from japan with low km's 12 years of sitting in the snow and rain will do damage,it could be worse you could of bought a 12 yr old commodore and be doing alot more repairing. Stick with it and be rewarded with a fun car im loving my stag and although it needs some attention i wouldnt trade it for the world atm.

[IMPORTD]

ah the squealing belts on cold start are my fav lol

[KiwiRS4T]

Firstly, i love my car (s1 stag), dont get me wrong, but there are a few issues. Mainly due to my excitedness/haste (read: foolishness) in buying i suspect.

1. I dont have an original stag key. I have a craaapy mr minit looking cut key, and crappy little press in immobiliser. I'm assuming car wasn't shipped with the key or something?

My car came with a key with built in locking/unlocking (maybe an optional extra?) if you can find someone to check via FAST (i Can't) you may be able to find out. I tried to buy another key but was quoted $300 from Nissan

2. My power steering pump is making an inordinate amount of noise. (noticable mainly due to 3.)

3. Left side speakers blown.

4. Rust on INSIDE of door mirrors

Rusty doors under the mirrors is a Stagea thing (but the ONLY rust on my car). The sooner fixed the better. Door panels off, mirror off (maybe time to o/haul or replace the motor) weld in steel and replace or dry foam and put waxy stuff (panel beater told me) to prevent further rusting.

5. Drivers side door mirror requires manual assistance in folding in/out

see above

6. Twice now, car has stalled driving in shopping centre car parks (will check out fuel filter this weekend)

7. After 30mins - 1hrs driving it bogs down when accellerating from idle (auto trans fuild hot maybe?)

Unlikely but see DIY section for installation of cooler - check fliud to see if its dirty and needs replacing

8. Current auto issues are making me save for a manual s2 already.

9. There are water marks on the top of the visors, and the rear portion of the roof has begun to hang down at the join. i'm suspecting that there may have been a leak through the roof although there is no visible rust or anything there.

10. It's already been back to have a belt changed because it almost deafened me with its squeal while my head was under the bonnet

so, i'll call it personality, it sounds more positive that way

i have my work cut out for me i think

Not just a car but a past-time!

[48ngr]

ah the squealing belts on cold start are my fav lol

grrrr tell me about it, gives me the shits

[IMPORTD]

grrrr tell me about it, gives me the shits

hahaha I get really embarrassed by it.. damn car making me blush hahahaha

[96RS4V]

hahaha I get really embarrassed by it.. damn car making me blush hahahaha

heh, mine squeals no longer, the offending belt got replaced and my ears have finally recovered

apparently you can get a de-glazing compound to sort out the squeak on the belts if they're not too far gone, where you'd get it from i have no idea though

heading back to the dealership with a list of things to have sorted out tomorrow, i imagine not many will be fixed, but even if its only 1 or two then thats 1 or two i dont need to fix

[IMPORTD]

hahah give your new belt time. my belts are only 7-10k old... its starting to warm up here so wont be long and no more squeaks lol

[Tangles]

yeah my tuners fixed mine for me

[loymclure]

6. Twice now, car has stalled driving in shopping centre car parks (will check out fuel filter this weekend)

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Ca...vs-t230750.html

I found this issue to be my AFM but it may be different to yours

[leetom]

squealing belts are an easy fix it's usually alternator belt which is shite simple to adjust(loosen locking bolt top rear of alt and tighten long adjusting bolt)

[nismokid]

Yeah bro,

Happened to me on my first stag with the standard factory bov and everyone has a theory on how to fix this issue.

It is common on autos but can occur with manuals aswell. This caused lots of probs and I couldnt pin point it and also changed the afm.

I had the same prob when I went open atmospheric with an Apexi dual chamber and had to plumb back the right air flow on deceleration.

A aftermarket computer engine management system or SAFC II can fix this or you need a full plumb back system, I had the same prob on my GTiR with a SARD R2D2 and chose a HKS Eids.

Either of these will fix the idle/stalling prob, just depends on how much you want to spend and how far you want to go with later tuning and cost.

The SAFC II was the way to go when on the cheap, just up to +1 deceleration air.

Also leetom is right about the squealing alternator belt, just adjust, a new one will do it aswell.

Stageas are hard to find without rust and doors are usually common, its more along the lines of least amount of rust, mine is pretty clean though.

All stags need a full major service and overhaul when bought considering wear and tear on the usual items, it cant be avoided on a 10 year+ car.

As I said my second stagea..lessons learnt and still could maintain full open atmospheric venting..PSSSHHHTT!!

Edited August 6, 2008 by nismokid

[TMLP]

On 05/08/2008 at 11:47 PM, 96RS4V said:

heh, mine squeals no longer, the offending belt got replaced and my ears have finally recovered

apparently you can get a de-glazing compound to sort out the squeak on the belts if they're not too far gone, where you'd get it from i have no idea though

heading back to the dealership with a list of things to have sorted out tomorrow, i imagine not many will be fixed, but even if its only 1 or two then thats 1 or two i dont need to fix

Super Cheap sells a spray to fix squealing belts. Saw it in the shop today when I was looking for dielectric grease for my coils. 

 

Shit this is an old post. Ha ha ha so tired.....

Edited October 27, 2016 by TMLP

[spudtatoe]

18 hours ago, TMLP said:

Super Cheap sells a spray to fix squealing belts. Saw it in the shop today when I was looking for dielectric grease for my coils. 

 

Shit this is an old post. Ha ha ha so tired.....

Blast from the past