28Jun2010
Donkey Continued……
Got a little further on the Donkey tonight. Got the front end torn down, waterpump replaced, spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor replaced. Unfortunately I ordered the wrong tensioner arm for the timing belt, so I will have to wait for that. We are also waiting for the fuel line kit to come in as well. When the 928 came out, it had the longest timing belt of any production vehicle. Not sure if it still holds the record, but …
12May2010
Nissan Sentra?
Yesterday a good friend (and my shop supervisor babysitter!) called up and said she was having stalling problems in her Nissan. She had taken it to the shop, and they weren’t really sure what was wrong with it, but recommended starting with a tune up (mileage was about 125k). Correct diagnosis and correct plan of attack IMHO. The kicker, was the tune up was going run almost $500 to replace the spark plugs, cap, rotor, and clean the throttle body. …