Nissan Pulsar

[drftking]

Hey guys,

I have just bought a donor car for my little pulsar daily

It has the same 1.8l engine as my current one and all i need to do it transfer the donor engine into my current daily

As i have never done an engine swap before im not really sure on what i need to do, i am mechanical minded, i just need some advice on what i really need to take out of the orignal car and what needs to be taken out of the donor car to do this. If any of you need more info/specs on the both of the cars just say so.

My original car:

Car: 1990 Nissan N13 Pulsar GX

Engine: 18LE (replacing due to head is gone)

Also might mention that this one is a sedan

The donor car:

1990 Nissan Pulsar Hatch (cant remember what model)

Engine: 18LE (Completely Rebuilt by HM Gem in Dandenong)

Dont know what else to tell you all

Thanks in advance

Dont know who else to ask, and you guys are always ever so helpful

Cheers matt

[Birds]

Seems pretty straightforward unless the gearbox/loom is different...

Just disconnect all wiring, hoses, cables and linkages leading to the engine block (driveshafts out should make it easier too). Do this with donor and receiving car. Engine crane will be great when undoing the engine mounts - some cars (usually front wheel drives) are easier to drop the engine out through the bottom of, onto a trolley, rather than lift the engine out of the bay. Recommend leaving the gearbox attached to the engine and bolting it onto the new one outside of the car.

If your head is gone though, you could just pull the head off the donor engine, get it machined and install on old block?

These are the Astra/Pulsars yeah? Should have dropped a C20XE in there

[mad082]

as birds said, it will be pretty straight forward. you are using the same motor each way so all the plugs, etc should be the same. just unplug everything (label them if you are worried about forgetting what goes where), then drop the motor and bolt it into the other one. you won't need to go swapping ecu harnesses or anything like that. also as birds said, it is easier to leave the gearbox attached. not sure on these motors but i know some fwd motors you have to actually take the gearbox apart to remove it. they don't just pull off in 1 piece like a rwd gearbox does.

if your car has air con then unbolt the compressor from the motor and try to tuck it to the side as far out of the way as possible to save you having to remove it and have to get the system regassed.

[myskyride]

sorry to hijack this thread. maybe a stupid question..anyways is it possible to a dump a rb25det engine on a pulsar?

[mad082]

with a buttload of work yes, such as converting it to rwd, or getting a custom made bellhousing made to get a gearbox to fit.

[myskyride]

with a buttload of work yes, such as converting it to rwd, or getting a custom made bellhousing made to get a gearbox to fit.

thanks hugh.. i might drop the idea then to build a good sleeper..

[Birds]

SR20 conversion or C20XE (110kw n/a) ftw.

[bluey33]

sorry to hijack this thread. maybe a stupid question..anyways is it possible to a dump a rb25det engine on a pulsar?

Cost way too much to do it...

CA18det best bet. Absolute piss to do and still make decent power for next to nothing ($$$)

[Marcus89]

Cost way too much to do it...

CA18det best bet. Absolute piss to do and still make decent power for next to nothing ($$$)

Not really fwd sr20det's would be easier

[mad082]

a fwd ca18 bolts in easier than a sr20 into an n13 pulsar. if it was n14 or 15 then you would go sr20