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Wondering wat all your opinions are of wat the hardest job is on a GTR??

Im putting a vote in for the good ole start motor!  

Took it off today, damn thing. Turbo's come second in my books!  :singer:

Easy fix for starter....remove the brackets holding the hicas lines and push them across towards the chassis rail, this should allow you to easily access the top bolt. Using a palm 14mm spanner or a cut down old crappy one shold allow you to unbolt it without too much trouble.

Definately removing the turbos and manifolds and then reinstalling. Absolute freakin bitch of a job. Personally I think the front turbo is more annoying than the rear: front turbo+manifold fouls on the A/C compressor and when the front one is out of the way its easier to get a spanner on the rear turbo related nuts. Some of those manifold-to-head nuts are just insanely difficult to undo/tighten.

Getting at the coolant plug on the block (from the bottom) is also right up there.

Lucien.

Yep, turbos. Done it once; never want to do it again.

Gget yourself a 1/4" drive sidchrome socket set, and buy the small unijoint separately (doesn't come in kit). With this kit and an assortment of spanners you can get to every nut.

Also get a 17mm flange spanner for the turbo water lines. Don't get the repco version - they flex too much.

Definately removing the turbos and manifolds and then reinstalling.  Absolute freakin bitch of a job.  Personally I think the front turbo is more annoying than the rear:  front turbo+manifold fouls on the A/C compressor and when the front one is out of the way its easier to get a spanner on the rear turbo related nuts.  Some of those manifold-to-head nuts are just insanely difficult to undo/tighten.

Getting at the coolant plug on the block (from the bottom) is also right up there.

Lucien.

Yep, turbos. Done it once; never want to do it again.

Gget yourself a 1/4" drive sidchrome socket set, and buy the small unijoint separately (doesn't come in kit). With this kit and an assortment of spanners you can get to every nut.

Also get a 17mm flange spanner for the turbo water lines. Don't get the repco version - they flex too much.

Yes, a 1/4 drive socket set + unijoint is essential for the turbo removal job. I found myself wedging it between the manifold and turbo joint to get at some of the nuts along the bottom of the front manifold. Knuckles needs about two weeks to recover.

Getting at the turbo oil and water lines wasn't so hard, it was keeping the washers in place when trying to do them up. Its one of those jobs you can get lucky and do in five minutes, or be really unlucky and spend half a day trying to finish.

Lucien.

Changing the windshield wipers for sure... Jesus christ... those f#ckers just didnt want to come off... I had to like lift up the windshield wiper 'what a mission', try sliding out the old one... was so stiff had to get a friend to help rip it out together... finally got that rubber mother off... THEN trying to install the new one... it was like trying to fit a football down a garden hose.... so tight... Anyway 5 hours later I finally got my windshield wipers changed.. 'YES BOTH OF THEM' & it's something I wish never to do again...

I've also got an intense story about changing the rear licence plates lights... but there'll be time for that another day...

:)

EDIT... Just to make sure nobody takes anything at all literally from my story I have actually changed wipers b4 for in about 2 mins no problems... LMAO com'on how could any1 take any part of my 'pulling leg story' serious... Lwells... I see you deleted your post... hahah It took you 30 mins? I really hope you were kidding too..

That's nothing. Once I had to change gears in me car. Took all sorts of work including finding the clutch, getting the accelerator right, making sure the engine was running. And the kids of today don't believe ya :)

Changing a wiper blade? Just get the Nissan ones. The generic blades from (name any store) don't fit. The Nissans use a narrower slide than the std ones - not by much but enough to hurt. I have the same problem on a Patrol. Did the Gibbon trick the first time, gave up on the other one, bought the real ones the next time.

Changing the windshield wipers for sure... Jesus christ... those f#ckers just didnt want to come off... I had to like lift up the windshield wiper 'what a mission', try sliding out the old one... was so stiff had to get a friend to help rip it out together... finally got that rubber mother off... THEN trying to install the new one... it was like trying to fit a football down a garden hose.... so tight... Anyway 5 hours later I finally got my windshield wipers changed.. 'YES BOTH OF THEM' & it's something I wish never to do again...

I've also got an intense story about changing the rear licence plates lights...  but there'll be time for that another day...

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