S-Chassis Problems You Should Know! 

basicly you will have close to non problems if you keep it stock and maintain it right.. just saying

The biggest s chassis problem is the owners

Great video! I have a '90 240sx hatch that has been in my family since new. Super clean stock body with a perfect interior and only minor mods like 1.5" Eibach springs on factory style struts, 17" Enkei RSF-2 wheels, intake, ECU, and exhaust. It's a blast to drive and still turns heads after all these years.

Thanks for the video! I have a stone stock 91 with "only" 240,000 miles and still love it immensely!!! I am the second owner and have had it for the last 21 years. As a 63 year old driver, I have enjoyed the many comments from young guys that drool over it and beg me to sell it to them! One problem I have experienced is broken LH engine mounts that I suspect is an age related rubber issue. I am going to install a torque damper to try to resolve the issue as stock mounts are no longer available (aftermarket mount had horrible NVH).

Great short quick to the point knowledge for all as chassis owners. Great video thank you.

Thank you for this video! I recently got a s13 with a blown sr and needed to learn more about and this is one of the best videos!

Informative video, thanks. Keep up the good work.

Very well made man, great work

Might not be common, but it is an issue that has stricken my '92 S13 KA24; if the engine has been removed or replaced, it is very easy for the Idle Air Control Valve to bump into the firewall. One of the two connectors is aimed right at the firewall and goes to the Fast Idle solenoid. Mine went into a very rich state with the smashed connector, and I spent some time trying to find why the engine was running rich and sputtering.

Nismo rubber subframe bushings are awesome as well. They're a harder rubber than stock, but don't squeak like poly ones.

Thx for the video! Love my s13s , disassembled my ca18det, had it done and now I have to get it back together 🫣there’s still enough to learn for me ,haha So cool posters btw , boondock saints and fallout 🤩🙏

It's good to see someone give the 240SX so much love. I had a few of these in the past and they are fun cars. How many did you say you had again?

Thanks for the video and your experiences! There should also be a rubber stabilizer between the rear view mirror and the windsheald that minimizes vibrations. Big difference with it and without it.

Ha…. Someone finally made a video on s chassis common problems lol. Add coil packs to the list. Two others that I’m experiencing that might not be so common are fuel warning light not working anymore and Brake light coming on randomly during hard cornering or just driving the car hard. Everything on the master cylinder is working properly and have no leaks. Good pressure through out the braking system. To be honest haven’t fixed it as it is on my to do list. P.S. having the FSM’s for the engine and the chassis is very helpful. Lol

Props, a very informative video.

Great video just forgot about the battery area getting rusted out unless i missed it other than that spot on 😂

The likes are too low for this video. Thanks for the tips, great video. Maybe I skipped it but I think you left out grounding issues/electrical outside of headlights

another rough idle issue is a coolant temp sensor coming un plugged. especially if you're sliding the car and those stupid metal clips that go around the connector are never there. not crapping on the vid but just trying to inform anyone in the comment section looking for info, my coolant temp sensor has been ziptied in for years now lol

Rear view mirror gets a tiny piece of vacuum hosing to tension it off the glass. There is a little bullet tip bump, which dictates hose size and location/length.

I've had my 200sx RS13U (european spec, which comes with the CA18DET) for 14 years. I bought it from an 82 year old man, Mr Price, who stayed in my home town, Cape Town South Africa. He imported it brand new in 1992 from Belgium to South Africa. I bought it from him (I was the second owner from brand new) for R18 000 ($1158) in 2008, it had 78 000km (48 000 miles) Full service history, everything was OEM, including the rims, radio, sunroof bag, full tool kit and jack and some other OEM goodies from Nissan in Belgium. After 14 years of ownership, she still puts a smile on my face, hearing the turbo and exhaust sound. Looking at her all polished and clean always makes me think what a beautiful car that Japanese made. My 200sx still is OEM, with a full service history, original radiator, original shocks, original springs (never cut), still stock height, original rims, original midnight blue paint, the only upgrade i ever did to my car, was a stainless steel exhaust and T28/T25 turbo, original exhaust manifold, original injectors. She is making a reliable 158kws and 285nm. The current milage is a very healthy 184 000kms (114 332 miles) still full service history, i change the oil and oil filter every 5000kms (3100 miles). If you guys would like to see pictures of my car follow me on instagram @200sx_ca18det

Have an s14. New subscriber to ur channel. Great video. What color is ur car, it's awesome

Duude... i have been searching this screw on the interior mirror for 9 years...

Nice Nuka Cola poster btw. You down to play some Fallout 4 Multiplayer? 😅

I didn’t know you live in Az.. I’m out in Az .. you in the phx area ? I have a s13 sr .. great video

I have a ka24de and had done an Egr delete emissions delete then threw on my exhaust manifold and now my 40 won’t start due to a vacc leak idk where to look.

2:59 One of the most common reasons these MAFs fail is that the solder joints between the plug and the board break. It's a fairly easy fix to open the top up and re-solder the connection.

the only thing that fixed my headlight problem was replacing my headlight on off/turn signal switch

Rn I’m having some sort of vaccum leak I think , found a bunch that were dry rotted , replaced them and it got better but still not great . Also for some reason when I pulled the egr , it actually started running better ? And for some reason the evap canister lines weren’t all plugged in too .

Is that bad as not owner of S chassis i know most of those very well?? anyway i dont think every pop up car has horrible aerodyanmics, 180sx zenki look like it has (same as Trueno ae86/88) I think closed pop ups on Chuki bumpers look very aerodynamic!

The factory s13 radiators are not plastic anywhere. My stock radiator is still in my car to this day. It is 100% metal everywhere. 268k miles and 31 years later. I do plan on swapping it out eventually but why? Will just wait for this one to leak.

Lol well it seems you dedicated this video to my s13 hatch hahahahaha not the rust part tho lol pheeeew!!!😂 😊

Hey you know you can manually raise and lower the headlights right? lol

Hey I have a 240 SX that’s been stripped down like crazy and missing a whole bunch of parts. I really wanted to get into it but I really have no idea where to start. You should to really know a lot about this chassis and I was wondering if you could help me figure out what parts I’m missing to restore the car. Starting with the engine bay?

Bro what skirts do you have???

I have a Ka24 de and it’s running pretty rough after I changed the valve cover gasket any clue why that is? It actually sounds like one cylinder isn’t working kinda like a tractor 🚜 :(

everything

you forgot sunroof leaks and wind noise comming from sunroof

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You can bypass all this problems by doing an LS swap 😂 I can’t wait to read all the purist JDM fans comments.

I'll have the dash, no cracks, NO CRACKS. - Me

And im gonna talk about a very underrated youtuber. Which is you.

There is no wiring problem if the lights pop up but dont go back down. Its a light switch issue.

I really disagree with the point you brought up for the fuel pump voltage... if youre getting 11 or 13 at the pump since it over fuels anyways you should not see a lean issue from this is the fuel pressure regulator is doing its job. and hard wiring the pump causes it to run at maximum constantly. is very hard on the pump and is ghetto, and i would only ever recomend doing this on a track only car since it can cause reliability issues

I’m not gonna lie I’m scared I’ve been looking at this 240sx for a year already and really wanted it and can afford it and even though my gut is telling me to buy it I’m kinda nervous

What about when my pop up go up and down every time I brake? What could this be tia

if you enjoy driving with good handling then yes its worth lowering lol

I have a stock S13 and after watching this video I'M SCARED

it is obvious