I recently retrieved my grandfather's (RIP) truck from down in Mississippi. It's a 1991 Nissan D21 with the 2.4L KA24E engine and 483,211 miles on it. It's been sitting up in his barn since he passed away 2-1/2 years ago. I drug it out, put a new battery in it, some fresh gas, and after some hesitation, it fired up. I'm not sure what oil is in it as the old man had a tendency to run whatever was cheap and within arms reach. I know he wasn't the best on regular maintenance either. I've seen him go 30k miles on the same oil filter, he was that cheap. It was a quart low of black oil but sufficient enough to drive it on the trailer and back it off at home. It has a noticeable valvetrain tick and misfire when cold. It's probably just from it sitting up for so long and fresh oil and plugs may make it go away.
I just don't know where to start with this thing. I don't intend to drive it regularly. I mostly just want to bring a little part of my grandfather's legacy back to life. I don't even know what oil filter is on it. It's half white, half rust. From what little I run it, I haven't noticed any leaks though there is a lot of buildup around the valve cover and oil pan gaskets.
Any recommendations?
I just don't know where to start with this thing. I don't intend to drive it regularly. I mostly just want to bring a little part of my grandfather's legacy back to life. I don't even know what oil filter is on it. It's half white, half rust. From what little I run it, I haven't noticed any leaks though there is a lot of buildup around the valve cover and oil pan gaskets.
Any recommendations?