I was looking through the newspaper and I saw a 93 Altima for $650. Took my more mechanically inclined father along with me to take a look at it. It's a white 5 speed GXE with 352000 kms. The battery is no good, so it needed a boost before it would start. Once it started, I noticed some exhaust noise coming from somewhere in the engine bay. As long as it's nothing terribly serious, it won't bother me. It's been sitting for about a year, driven occasionally, so the brakes are rusty, I hope the brake lines aren't damaged. The clutch is worn but it works good, transmission shifts smoothly. The tires are worn, but they'll do for a while, gonna be a bit expensive to replace all 4 205/60 15's. Everything inside works, except for some weird problem with the tach, when the car is started, it doesn't read at all, then it jumps all over the gauge, then settles down and reads properly. The A/C works, cruise control works, radio/casette/cd player works, handbrake works, but the antenna is broke off at the trunk. There's some kind of bar in the rear suspension that's going to need some welding, I don't know what the thing is called but my dad said he can weld it. I offered the guy $500, and he accepted. I didn't give him the money yet, he's going to hold it for me for a week or so until I gather up some cash for a transfer sticker, that way I won't have to incur a big bill to get the car towed home. Overall, the car isn't perfect, but considering what I paid, I think I'm getting a good deal. So, anyone else here own or drive an Altima? what are your opinions on them?
Just bought myself a 93 Nissan Altima
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Not sure if they had the problem then or not but 2 things Timing Belt and CV joints.
You may get some helpful info here:
http://www.nissanforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82
I have a 93 Sentra. Good car, but...it does eat outer CV boots. Mine has a timing chain, I have a feeling yours does too, but I am not sure. Front crank seal leaked and was replaced (common repair), but mine has a different engine than yours. If you go to the link I gave you, many questions may be answered. Nissan makes a peppy, well built motors, but not perfect. Read some posts at Nissan forums or join it and ask some advice. Mine has 168,000+ miles. Doing Auto-RX treatment along with Fuel Power. Runs very strong. Feels like it has another 100,000 miles of life left in the engine.
http://www.nissanforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82
I have a 93 Sentra. Good car, but...it does eat outer CV boots. Mine has a timing chain, I have a feeling yours does too, but I am not sure. Front crank seal leaked and was replaced (common repair), but mine has a different engine than yours. If you go to the link I gave you, many questions may be answered. Nissan makes a peppy, well built motors, but not perfect. Read some posts at Nissan forums or join it and ask some advice. Mine has 168,000+ miles. Doing Auto-RX treatment along with Fuel Power. Runs very strong. Feels like it has another 100,000 miles of life left in the engine.
Yeah, KA24DE has a timing chain. I trust a chain more than a belt on a DOHC engine. The one problem I keep coming across while reading various message boars is oil leaking into the distributor, seems to be a somewhat common problem.
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