SteveL

R32 GTR injectors are 2-3 Ohms and the dropping resistor used in-line to each injector is about 5 Ohm

It's an AQIS thing (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service). Basically they're looking for bugs and things like dirt/mud in the wheel arches/under the car. Foot and mouth disease is one of the big concerns. So if the AQIS inspection detects something they don't like or are not sure about they'll demand a steam clean. Not much you can do about it (well, nothing really). My car didn't need it.

I use Castrol PH grease for door hinges, etc.

Any of the above. Best thing to do is to get a replacement filter (Ryco Z145A or equivalent), replace the old one and see what type it is as well as to check out the o-ring. Also check how hard it is to undo the old one - it might simply not have been tightened correctly.

You are right, 100 total imported and sold by Nissan Oz to meet the then Group A homologation regs. To say anything else is just wrong and misleading. I'll have to check about the twin plate clutch, but I don't believe that is the case.

Yes, thanks, got that one. The VG30DETT has a few similarities, but in many other ways quite different to VG30DET. I've done a lot of wire tracing on the VG30DET loom and it's close to R32 RB20DET, but there's a few 'question marks' I'd like to solve.

Long shot, but any leads would be helpful. The engine is from a 89-91 Cima, if it helps. TIA

N1 has less vanes than a standard water pump, plus has an anti-cavitation plate. It's designed for an engine that spends most of it's time at high rpm....ie a race engine. The standard pump will flow more at any given rpm, which is why it is best used on the vast majority of street driven cars.

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Induction hardening I can believe, but less so nitriding as it's an expensive process but I'd be interested to see proof in the case of RB cranks. The reason cranks bend (usually - not always) during nitriding is due to the residual stresses in the complex crank shape generated by microstructural changes in the surface of the crank. It's only a thin layer but the surfaces stresses are hign - and it's also the reason for improved fatigue resistance (as well as improved wear resistance). In terms of the OP question, try Crankshaft Rebuilders in BlackBurn, but your looking at $500+. BUT don't let them crack test the crank, take it to Aviation Component Services at Moorabbin Airport for that. They have AINDT and CASA accreditation (ie they'll do the job properly).

That's the PN for the very first compressor fitted to R32 GTSt. It's shown as superceded by PN -01U05, which in turn is superceded by -01U06. They should all fit.....

There are a number of different PN's depending on month/year of manufacture of the car, but the latest supercession for an R32 GTSt is: 92600-01U06

When I did mine, most were fine, but about 10 needed a different thickness shim. I ended up having to buy 6 from Nissan and the others I was able to fix by swapping shims around.

definately

As TurboX says there are bolts holding it in place. There will be 4 of them accessed from the engine side of the flex plate (which is the part with the starter ring gear and it's in turn bolted to the crank). In that photo the engine-gearbox support plates are still in place, if you remove at least one of them you will be able to see 1 or 2 of the bolts depending on the position of the flexplate. They all can be accessed by rotating the flex plate.

It might be the rear main seal, but there appears to be oil staining on the sump further forward in that photo and it might be that the oil is just collecting at the lowest point. Before going to the trouble and expense of removing the gearbox, I suggest you _thoroughly_ degrease the entire area, run the car for a week or so and see if you can confirm where the leak is.

It's filled through the auto trans dipstick tube. Power steering tank does not share fluid with the trans, although it does generally take ATF.

This is most definately a dodgy attempt to get around engineering/rego requirements, and as I said, totally illegal. What you do about it is entirely up to you, but the question is: do you have engineering certification for the conversion ?? (I suspect not). Also, do you have details of who did the conversion, etc. Strictly speaking you should report this to your rego authorities, who will undoubtedly want to investigate the matter.....the engine could be stolen, for example. As I said, its up to you, but remember that your rego and insurance is invalid under these circumstances. Edit: there are ways to determine the original engine number. Without getting too technical, the process of stamping the engine number into the block leaves 'damage' to the block material beyond what you can see with the naked eye. Using a 'black' light can sometimes reveal the original engine number info.

RB20 motor should have the engine number stamped on the engine just in front of the gearbox on the passenger side, and yes it should start with 'RB20'. If you have a number starting with 'CA18' on the engine then it sounds like someone has ground off the RB20 engine number and replaced it with the number of the original engine (ie the CA18 engine number). Sounds like a dodgy way to get around engineering/rego requirementts.....and most definately illegal. Post up some photos of your engine and the engine number on it, if you can.

Oz built R31's used Borg Warner Model 78 diff in live axle configuration. Jap spec R31 turbo's used long nose R200 diff, some with LSD (which is I suspect what your after......).

RB20/25/26 are the same or very similar, I think. They use an alloy casting RB30 type is pressed steel and a different design.

34-38 ftlb for an RB26. RB20 probably similar.

Before getting too concerned, are you sure it's not an oiled-foam filter ?? Standard filters a paper, but some replacements are oiled foam (eg early ARC filters). Anyway I suggest you replace the filter with a new one, clean the airbox thoroughly of any oil, then run the car for a week or so and re-check for oil contamination. If there is it's time to start tracing the source.

As a guide only, titanium is roughly 60% of the weight of steel.

RB26 (R32, 33 and 34) has an air temp sensor for the ECU in the plenum.....