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ok, may sound silly but i am quite concerned with my gearbox.

i'v had a new clutch put in recently, (which i think could possibly just be the old 1, machined)

ok the problem is i can pull my gear stick out of the socket or whatever it is that it sits in,

i don't kno if its normal to b able 2 do that with the r33?

also

odd sqeaky noise when clutch is dis engauged, an pushing clutch in the pedal sqeaks.

and more effort is required in2 getting it in2 gear sum times, it's not slipping though.

um another thing, does every 1 have diff coloured door trims, ie. the carpet stuff on the door,

driver's side blue, passenger is like a blueish brown.

feel free 2 advise me. lol

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um also, has every1's skyline been blowing smoke when starting,

i can hear my, tappet cover, (whatever it is lol) tapping 4 the 1st 5 seconds of starting in the morning.

an the smoke usually stops when warmed up, but still does it in the arvo's sumtimes.?

Gearstick problem - some knucklehead left out the pivot pin that holds the gearstick in position! It probably also contributes to the difficulty of selecting gears.

Take it back, get it fixed.

Gearstick problem - some knucklehead left out the pivot pin that holds the gearstick in position! It probably also contributes to the difficulty of selecting gears.

Take it back, get it fixed.

Knuckleheads always have things left over when they re-assemble any machinery.

Take a metal detector with you - and go over the knucklehead with it - and you may still find YOUR pin in HIS pocket!

also 7000km is a long time between oil changes on a turbo skyline.... (if yours is turbo) i change mine every 5000 without fail and even in that relatively short time i can feel a difference when i change the oil that means it would be better if i did it alittle under 5000km, also i use elf oils, i find them pretty good

and get my gearstick pin put in.

It's actually a circlip, probably just not installed correctly and it popped back out.

Grab a couple of oil filters with your new oil if you haven't done a service in over 7000k's.

Your nice new oil will quickly strip the gunk off which then goes straight to the filter.

Do a filter change after say 500k's, top up according to the stick and hope your lash adjusters come good.

also

odd sqeaky noise when clutch is dis engauged, an pushing clutch in the pedal sqeaks.

and more effort is required in2 getting it in2 gear sum times, it's not slipping though.

um another thing, does every 1 have diff coloured door trims, ie. the carpet stuff on the door,

driver's side blue, passenger is like a blueish brown.

feel free 2 advise me. lol

the clutch pedal needs a bit of oil around the spring area that will stop it squeaking... my guess is when you got your clutch replaced the put a heavy duty one in... its a bit heavier but it can take a beating!

door trims?

never see premade ones for sale, buy some 2nd hand ones and take out the carpet and put your own fabric where the carpet was, or if you wanna be real cool replace the fabric with a sheet of carbon fibre :banana:

p.s listen to gringor ^^^ you need to change your oil and filter on/before 5000km if you want your engine to last

Edited by gfunkk

thanks guys, for the advice, what is a good oil filter to use, while we r on the subject.

an yes i have carbom fibre material at home, im going to cover the door trims and possibly the area around the instrument clusters.

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