# 1989 nissan 240sx **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [October 6, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405 "2008-10-06T19:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jtalmadge01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jtalmadge01/32/6331_2.png) [@Jtalmadge01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jtalmadge01)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/1 "2008-10-06T19:35:08Z")
Ok so here’s the deal, my friend’s parent’s had a 89 240sx that they bought for there son, he couldn’t and wouldn’t learn how to drive stick, so i ended up buying it It’s got around 170,+++ on the engine. I got the car sunday and with school and everything have not had much time to check into the engine, i was told it does have an oil leak, and by opening the hood, u sure as hell can see it, theres a good amount of oil around the whole engine area, i was wondering should i try and fix the leak or would it be easier and better to just put another ka24E in it? i’ll post some pics of it once i charge my camera so hopefully tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/2 "2008-10-06T19:39:47Z")
sell to me for a winter beater :nod ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/3 "2008-10-06T19:40:51Z")
> [@Hooked on 240](#): > > sell to me for a winter beater :nod body might be better than what youve got now… ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/4 "2008-10-06T19:42:48Z")
> [@Mk4 30R](#): > > body might be better than what youve got now… haha, thats funny. cuz last i new i have 1 dent. and its only 1inch by inch. with no rust anywhere. think agian ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/5 "2008-10-06T19:44:48Z")
seriously, Ka’es are a dime a dozen. no one realy wants one. you can find them alot of places. i would just swap it. but if you have the extra money just get a Ka DE motor and ECU. everything else is interchangable. besides the ps/ac stuff ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/6 "2008-10-06T19:45:20Z")
Just swap in a SR20DET ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/7 "2008-10-06T19:46:44Z")
> [@K20powerz](#): > > Just swap in a SR20DET thats the answer to everything ---
**Author:** ![Jtalmadge01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jtalmadge01/32/6331_2.png) [@Jtalmadge01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jtalmadge01)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/8 "2008-10-06T19:48:30Z")
i think if i can find a ka’es i’ll jus swap it, don’t have alot of money or i would put a sr20 in it but i’m fighting an uphill battle with a ford probe right now, this 240 though does have some rust to it so it’ll be a decent project i think ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/9 "2008-10-06T20:11:56Z")
> [@Hooked on 240](#): > > haha, thats funny. cuz last i new i have 1 dent. and its only 1inch by inch. with no rust anywhere. think agian oohhh so it just looks bad. i see ---
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/10 "2008-10-06T21:37:58Z")
> [@Hooked on 240](#): > > thats the answer to everything no the answer to everything is an lsx w a supercharger or 2 turbos and nitrous. ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/11 "2008-10-07T00:07:17Z")
want to sell it? ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/12 "2008-10-07T04:01:28Z")
Try and pick up a KA24E/DE mad cheap and swap that in. Then fix everything on the car so it’s reliable. THEN start thinking about engine swaps. ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/13 "2008-10-07T08:06:23Z")
fuck engine swaps. Keep a KA in the car. They are getting popular more so than sr20 for cetain apps. They are easy to fix and you can go to napa for all their parts. get a twin cam KA throw that in there if you want down the road turbo the thing run 10lbs and drive it happily everyday end story. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/14 "2008-10-07T08:31:45Z")
> [@SRS BZNS](#): > > They are easy to fix and you can go to napa for all their parts. What’s the fun in that? :lol ---
**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/15 "2008-10-07T08:46:59Z")
> [@ninety1two40](#): > > What’s the fun in that? :lol ya, id rather order parts from hongkong/japan/other side of the world pay 4times as much and wait 3 weeks. :🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jtalmadge01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jtalmadge01/32/6331_2.png) [@Jtalmadge01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jtalmadge01)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/16 "2008-10-07T20:16:49Z")
thanks for the ideas, if i can find a sohc around where i live i’ll swap the engine out. ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/17 "2008-10-08T07:11:30Z")
> [@Jtalmadge01](#): > > thanks for the ideas, if i can find a sohc around where i live i’ll swap the engine out. or sell it to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jtalmadge01](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jtalmadge01/32/6331_2.png) [@Jtalmadge01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jtalmadge01)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/18 "2008-10-08T17:20:21Z")
hahah well the way my ford probe is going i might be driving the 240 this winter instead, fucking fords!!! ---
**Author:** ![McBitchin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@McBitchin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McBitchin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/19 "2008-10-09T18:37:49Z")
from the way it sounds it isnt the most reliable thing how it sits right now. you got it for free, now I’ll throw you some $ for it because we live in America. ---
**Author:** ![OsoiNA6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/osoina6/32/6301_2.png) [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405/20 "2008-10-09T23:20:21Z")
> [@Hooked on 240](#): > > ya, id rather order parts from hongkong/japan/other side of the world pay 4times as much and wait 3 weeks. :🙂 Why not, everyone else in the US is on that tip… Plus it’s always a bonus sitting around with a car waiting for parts… Not only does it make it seem like you own an exotic- you can’t lose any races 'cause your $hit doesn’t function. :lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1989-nissan-240sx/239405.md?page=2)