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alpalwal1 · 07-31-2006, 08:42 PM

So I just put in my ka-t and when I was cranking it over I noticed a huge puddle of oil coming out from between the engine and tranny. after pulling the tranny and flywheel off I thought it was the main seal. Then, after turning the motor over by hand I realized it was a random hole in my block. It's about the size of a dime and is located at about 2 o'clock from the main seal. I have no clue what this is, but I need to cap it.. I see the hole in the fsm but it doesn't say anything about it.

HELP!

LA_phantom_240 · 07-31-2006, 09:30 PM

sucks to be you... did you buy this motor from someone, or is this one you built yourself?

*downshift_sideways* · 07-31-2006, 09:32 PM

that is all bad.

what a pain in the ass to take off your tranny

aznpoopy · 07-31-2006, 10:02 PM

i have a stock '95 ka in my room.

i took a look behind the block. i think i see what you're talking about. there is a dime sized hole, and it's plugged by some kind of metallic insert. doesn't look like there's any way to take the plug out from the outside. it sits slightly recessed.

sorry i can't help more than that.

kandyflip445 · 07-31-2006, 10:11 PM

If it's a freeze plug you can go to the dealership and order one and install it. Good luck and I hope that's what you're looking for.

LA_phantom_240 · 08-01-2006, 06:26 AM

Thats it... i couldnt think of the name of the plug... freeze plug!

shayrgob240 · 08-01-2006, 09:39 AM

so how would a freeze plug end up out of hte block? WHy would it come out?

alpalwal1 · 08-01-2006, 10:18 AM

bump for pics.

oil is coming out of it, not coolant.

I'm more leaning towards oil galley right now but I don't know

aznpoopy · 08-01-2006, 11:03 AM

take the pics and go to the dealership

it must be in their parts catalogue somewhere

kandyflip445 · 08-01-2006, 11:10 AM

The round brass things are the freeze plugs. Can you draw a arrow to the hole that's squirting out oil?

trsilvias13 · 08-01-2006, 11:52 AM

Looks like a freeze plug is missing to me.

*NemeGuero* · 08-01-2006, 12:22 PM

Bah! Jus' put some JB weld on that bish and keep driving!!

NIK90s13 · 08-01-2006, 07:26 PM

It should be threaded, it (the plug) is ''allen'' type, I can check tomarrow and tell you for sure on that.

NIK90s13 · 08-02-2006, 06:57 AM

Ok, I checked two diff. blocks this morning, the sr is threaded, that is what I thought of when i posted yesterday, the ka is just a plug.It looks like a steel dowl rod just hammered in. i sugest calling Nissan.

orion::S14 · 08-02-2006, 07:01 AM

They (Nissan) have to drill the oil passages somehow, right?

Did this block have machine work done to it? Maybe it was removed and they forgot to reinstall.

Call Joel at HRT Machine (contact info can be found on KA-T.org)...he'll set you straight, and get you a plug if needed.

- Brian

***S14DB*** · 08-02-2006, 08:08 AM

For reference what it's supposed to look like with the plug in:

rancid240 · 08-02-2006, 09:32 AM

I saw some plugs for sale on tt.net...

http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg...&msg_id=105611

nlzmo400r · 08-02-2006, 12:07 PM

I would be worried as to why that plug came out. On a friend of mines ka-t, one of those plugs came out of the back of the head causing all of the coolant to shoot out and the engine overheated and warped the head; obviously the engine is dead now. So ask the previous owner as to why that plug was out of the block.

07-31-2006, 08:42 PM	#1
alpalwal1 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ca Posts: 46 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hole in the back of my block.... all bad update with pics So I just put in my ka-t and when I was cranking it over I noticed a huge puddle of oil coming out from between the engine and tranny. after pulling the tranny and flywheel off I thought it was the main seal. Then, after turning the motor over by hand I realized it was a random hole in my block. It's about the size of a dime and is located at about 2 o'clock from the main seal. I have no clue what this is, but I need to cap it.. I see the hole in the fsm but it doesn't say anything about it. HELP! Last edited by alpalwal1; 08-01-2006 at 10:05 AM..

07-31-2006, 09:32 PM	#3
downshift_sideways No Limit Soldier. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hayward CA, San Gabriel CA Age: 38 Posts: 5,550 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: downshift_sideways Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that is all bad. what a pain in the ass to take off your tranny __________________ allntrlundrgrnd: "you never really appreciate your parents fridge until you look into your own and its full of condiments only"

07-31-2006, 10:11 PM	#5
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	If it's a freeze plug you can go to the dealership and order one and install it. Good luck and I hope that's what you're looking for. __________________ My 240 vBgarage

08-01-2006, 11:10 AM	#10
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 40 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The round brass things are the freeze plugs. Can you draw a arrow to the hole that's squirting out oil? __________________ My 240 vBgarage

08-01-2006, 12:22 PM	#12
NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Bah! Jus' put some JB weld on that bish and keep driving!! __________________

07-31-2006, 10:02 PM	#4
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i have a stock '95 ka in my room. i took a look behind the block. i think i see what you're talking about. there is a dime sized hole, and it's plugged by some kind of metallic insert. doesn't look like there's any way to take the plug out from the outside. it sits slightly recessed. sorry i can't help more than that.

08-01-2006, 09:39 AM	#7
shayrgob240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: gurnee, IL Age: 40 Posts: 441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so how would a freeze plug end up out of hte block? WHy would it come out?

08-01-2006, 10:18 AM	#8
alpalwal1 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ca Posts: 46 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bump for pics. oil is coming out of it, not coolant. I'm more leaning towards oil galley right now but I don't know

08-01-2006, 11:03 AM	#9
aznpoopy Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New Jersey Age: 44 Posts: 5,013 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	take the pics and go to the dealership it must be in their parts catalogue somewhere

08-01-2006, 11:52 AM	#11
trsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,995 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Looks like a freeze plug is missing to me.

08-01-2006, 07:26 PM	#13
NIK90s13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: texas Age: 58 Posts: 471 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It should be threaded, it (the plug) is ''allen'' type, I can check tomarrow and tell you for sure on that.

08-02-2006, 06:57 AM	#14
NIK90s13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: texas Age: 58 Posts: 471 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ok, I checked two diff. blocks this morning, the sr is threaded, that is what I thought of when i posted yesterday, the ka is just a plug.It looks like a steel dowl rod just hammered in. i sugest calling Nissan.

08-02-2006, 07:01 AM	#15
orion::S14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Orange Park, FL Posts: 1,666 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They (Nissan) have to drill the oil passages somehow, right? Did this block have machine work done to it? Maybe it was removed and they forgot to reinstall. Call Joel at HRT Machine (contact info can be found on KA-T.org)...he'll set you straight, and get you a plug if needed. - Brian __________________ www.KA24DEvelopment.com

08-02-2006, 08:08 AM	#16
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	For reference what it's supposed to look like with the plug in: __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

08-02-2006, 09:32 AM	#17
rancid240 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Irvine CA Posts: 2,770 Trader Rating: (72) Feedback Score: 72 reviews	I saw some plugs for sale on tt.net... http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg...&msg_id=105611

08-02-2006, 12:07 PM	#18
nlzmo400r Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: louisiana Posts: 1,248 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would be worried as to why that plug came out. On a friend of mines ka-t, one of those plugs came out of the back of the head causing all of the coolant to shoot out and the engine overheated and warped the head; obviously the engine is dead now. So ask the previous owner as to why that plug was out of the block. __________________ 'my drinking team has a racing problem' [email protected] - gt32 .6bar