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Not too long ago I foolishly sold an early year Camry 4 banger. I've wanted a "beater" ever since. Opportunity came a knocking. A work fried of 18 years had a Nissan Sentra 1.8 5 speed he used for a commuter car. He's had 2 different Sentra's before this 2006 and took them both to well past 200k. One was to 300k. He is consistent with maintenance and does dino at 3k OCI. Because of the detail he is working (he is working federal task force gun interdiction and doing a great job) he has a specific vehicle to use for work. So he found he was only putting 2-4k a year on the Sentra.
We are close and he said hey I need to sell this and I have a $600 credit card bill I'd like to clear up. Sold!! Clean and drives smooth. 159k miles on it. Front brakes were done in 2019 with less than 5k on them (not sure of rotors); tires are about half worn; new Interstate battery labeled July 2019 (we have an Interstate shop where I work and they give us wholesale pricing; love em!) drive and accessory belts changed within last year. No concern of drive belt as it's a chain. Haven't tried the heat as it was 70F today but the AC on low was nice and cold!!! No leaks underneath either.
I could see the PCV is OE so ordered a new valve. I ordered plugs as well. Oil cap is a jackpot. No milky coloring (head gasket concern) and no signs of any sludge. No leaks underneath. Struts are surprisingly tight for 160k but it has a lot of highway. Clutch is tight! Gears are smooth. Last stick I had I was in High School with an I-Rock Z
Sooo...
PCV and plugs will be next week. The crankcase is only 3 quarts. I dropped 9oz Mystery Oil in the oil and will change in 500 miles. I'm using Super Tech 5-30 I use for the F150. I'll probably do 3k OCI at first and then a 5k and further after that. Makes me feel good.
I will soon look to change the gear box oil. Correct to think 75-90 synthetic the way to go?
I will also do a coolant drain and fill. From what I've read it's a yellow coolant? Nothing I've found says Asia specific fluid. Is this correct?
We are close and he said hey I need to sell this and I have a $600 credit card bill I'd like to clear up. Sold!! Clean and drives smooth. 159k miles on it. Front brakes were done in 2019 with less than 5k on them (not sure of rotors); tires are about half worn; new Interstate battery labeled July 2019 (we have an Interstate shop where I work and they give us wholesale pricing; love em!) drive and accessory belts changed within last year. No concern of drive belt as it's a chain. Haven't tried the heat as it was 70F today but the AC on low was nice and cold!!! No leaks underneath either.
I could see the PCV is OE so ordered a new valve. I ordered plugs as well. Oil cap is a jackpot. No milky coloring (head gasket concern) and no signs of any sludge. No leaks underneath. Struts are surprisingly tight for 160k but it has a lot of highway. Clutch is tight! Gears are smooth. Last stick I had I was in High School with an I-Rock Z
Sooo...
PCV and plugs will be next week. The crankcase is only 3 quarts. I dropped 9oz Mystery Oil in the oil and will change in 500 miles. I'm using Super Tech 5-30 I use for the F150. I'll probably do 3k OCI at first and then a 5k and further after that. Makes me feel good.
I will soon look to change the gear box oil. Correct to think 75-90 synthetic the way to go?
I will also do a coolant drain and fill. From what I've read it's a yellow coolant? Nothing I've found says Asia specific fluid. Is this correct?