New Almera owner
- Thread starter madadam
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Hi, welcome to the club.
Watch the gearbox if it's a 1.5, the oil filler hole in those boxes is a bit low so there's not enough oil in the gearbox and it can wear out. I'd guess that if you jack-up the car the right way when filling it you can get round that but never tried it, someone else may have more info or search around the forums (you'll find more technical info if you're a member, though, well worth a few pence a week in many ways).
Timing chain can stretch. Expensive to fix.
Both problems are well known but don't seem to happen *that* often.
Front and rear break callipers can bind sometimes, worth keeping an eye on.
Not much else I can think of really other than those, keep an eye out for rust (particularly on the front crossmember, get that fixed and treated if you spot it) and that's about it.
IF you're thinking of modding it cone air filters don't seem to work as well as good replacement panel filters. The N16's handling is great but much better on good lowering springs (I'd recommend eibach pro) and incredible on coilovers (B&M). Not much off-the shelf modding stuff available, particularly for engines, but dig around the member's rides section for ideas and feel free to ask people stuff.
Watch the gearbox if it's a 1.5, the oil filler hole in those boxes is a bit low so there's not enough oil in the gearbox and it can wear out. I'd guess that if you jack-up the car the right way when filling it you can get round that but never tried it, someone else may have more info or search around the forums (you'll find more technical info if you're a member, though, well worth a few pence a week in many ways).
Timing chain can stretch. Expensive to fix.
Both problems are well known but don't seem to happen *that* often.
Front and rear break callipers can bind sometimes, worth keeping an eye on.
Not much else I can think of really other than those, keep an eye out for rust (particularly on the front crossmember, get that fixed and treated if you spot it) and that's about it.
IF you're thinking of modding it cone air filters don't seem to work as well as good replacement panel filters. The N16's handling is great but much better on good lowering springs (I'd recommend eibach pro) and incredible on coilovers (B&M). Not much off-the shelf modding stuff available, particularly for engines, but dig around the member's rides section for ideas and feel free to ask people stuff.
Welcome Adam - good words of advice from Stu there 
Welcome dude 
good day to ye!
Just found these, and now have it on PC.
Maybe of help to others. - Admin, please feel free to move it to the correct forum/section. (I think theyre both the same but different sources)
Adam
http://www.importworkshop.com/files/manuals/nissan/N16-pulsar-almera.zip
http://rs765l35.rapidshare.com/files/249163330/dl/2001_Nissan_Almera_N16_Service_Manual_www.nissanclub.iz.rs.zip
Maybe of help to others. - Admin, please feel free to move it to the correct forum/section. (I think theyre both the same but different sources)
Adam
http://www.importworkshop.com/files/manuals/nissan/N16-pulsar-almera.zip
http://rs765l35.rapidshare.com/files/249163330/dl/2001_Nissan_Almera_N16_Service_Manual_www.nissanclub.iz.rs.zip
Does anyone prefer any injector/carb cleaner additives (redex etc) if so, what?
Ive knackered engines before by adding oil treatments when they are not really needed so im just gonna put straight oil in there (thats why the oil manufacturers spend so much on development, - for me to muck it all up)
But ive just got the car with not much history and want to run some cleaner through the fuel system, any ideas would be great.
Thanks
Ive knackered engines before by adding oil treatments when they are not really needed so im just gonna put straight oil in there (thats why the oil manufacturers spend so much on development, - for me to muck it all up)
But ive just got the car with not much history and want to run some cleaner through the fuel system, any ideas would be great.
Thanks
where in bristol are you?
I only really know where the docks are so youll have to relate it to me that way
At airbus?
Yeah I know where you mean I know where things are but I dont know what they are called if that makes sense?
Yeah I know where you mean
I know where things are but I dont know what they are called if that makes sense?
welcome
