yeh im taking the motor to them and they reckon theyre 99 per cent certain it will be my fault even though itss bollocks they reckon they can tell when the damage has been done recently or not supposedly theres no grey area its "black and white" ...bunch of cock suckers if u ask me....if they dont change it or refund money im picketing for 1 year 4 hrs every saturday, sorta like volunteer work pmsl oh and i paid 2200 for the compter engine etc package...sucks huh?

Thats pretty pricy. I only paid $1750.00 for motor, gearbox & computer. But mine worked
Good luck with getting a replacement.

definately dont turb ca18de, i was looking at silvias a while back and thinking id buy non-turb and turb it later but everyone said you need to do an engine swap as the non-turb is totally diffrent internal and i think head too

Mic a basic rebuild rings gaskets and bearings should only cost around $400-$500 depending on whats damaged also depending on who does the work some guys charge heaps.My bottom end beef up cost Close to $2500 and I did all the assembly myself machine work can be expensive. as can nitriding ect ect
Cheers Andrew

Not much difference. If you decide to revert back to a CA18DE. They still kick ass on an unworked A Series.

Engine Mounts are the same, between DE and DET. I had to make clearance for my turbo..But I had custom mounts, if you have the engine side brackets standard, then the DE engine will fit straight on the DET mounts.
The factory exhaust manifold should clear the steering, You may need to shim up a mount, or grind a flange to get clearance.

The Injectors are High impedance in the DE. The turbo ones are Low impedence and need the resistor pack (mounted on airbox) to suit the computer. If you've already wired up for DET, then you'll need to remove the resistor pack, and bridge some wires. You'll also need to remove the heated O2 sensor wires. Instead only the centre terminal is needed, the signal wire should be shielded all the way to the computer. Best suggestion, get a non-heated O2 senser wire from ANY CA20 wiring loom. Cut it at the computer and remove it completely from the loom. Even the 02 connector is the same as the CA18DE. Shouldn't cost more than $10 at Pick and Payless Blacktown. There's at least 20 cars with it, in the yard.

Everything else is the same.

Keeping the old engine and getting it rebuild is a good idea. I did the DE-> DET transplant in 4 days. And I had to remake one engine mount.

Chris

I think that you should post the name of the company on here, so that no-one else buys from them and gets the same crappy deal you got....

these are the people that give the industry a bad name and should be highlighted, not hidden....

oh yeah, l'd also like to hear their reason for the rings being stuffed so quickly.... ( the real reason, not some aftermarket computer bull#$%# excuse)

Now, after that, just think of the things you can do and how sweet the car will be when you rebuild the engine!!!

frig do you see a datsun with a stuffed up ring after 4 yrs of work i dont so how come a more better desighned motor can stuff a ring up in a short time cus its running rich or was it lean wat ever its a load of happy horse sh*t if you ask me i would take them to court but it would be cheaper to just go and buya new motor and and new after market computer

rally the troops!!!!!!!!!!


"THE DATSUN ARMY IS ON THE WAY!"

lol thanks for the support fellaz ... i would give the name of the place but i dont want to get the guys on the site busted so what im guna do is say that it could possibly be a place in Girraween that is very respected and everyone knows about them lol, i suggest if u guys want the real name to pm me ill tell u who it is, but if u wanted to go here dont coz... 1. they told me ####all when i went to pick the motor up etc with andrew... 2. they treated me like crap over the phone and when i came there they ridiculed my car coz id used roof screws for the radiator supports at the front and other stuff right in front of me and finally 3. they are all really really ugly lol... u need to go to this place to beleive it their customer service is a ####ing joke they respect noone and treat customers like #### and theirs this assumed mood about the place like all their engines are gold ( mine must have been gold plated ) but of course they aint...

Yeah mate, the place sounds like a joke to me. If they offered a warranty then they should honour it cause a rich mixture won't stuff your rings.

I have seen people have trouble before and hence my import parts now come from other sources.

If anyone needs good import parts PM me and I may be able to put you onto some people who have been good to me. Depends what ya after of course