Replacing Thermostat and Timing Chain Tensioner

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Decided to get the thermostat and the timing belt tensioner done.


hrmn... where is the little wiggle thing, lol wtf.
look at the rubber on the thermostat (stock on bottom) all cracked up
nismo on top and stock on bottom

Guess now would be a good time to get new radiator hoses too, the one on this pipe was fused onto it and I have to cut it off. =( Took my wire brush to this and cleaned it up, but it's all scratched and shit. I don't think I'll waste any time painting that.





Now to put it back on, I only put a thin line around it, but made little circles around the bolts...

guess they weren't that little
All done...

20-40 minutes if you end up cleaning the rust and particles out of the pipe like I did.
Now onto the timing belt tensioner.



Getting it off isn't that hard, just confusing at first. As it started to back out a little it seemed to resist, so I took my slege hammer and tapped the side and next thing I know it fucking ejected right off of the engine haha wtf, how cool!!! Took a peek in the FSM, apparently you have to make it like this to get it back in the engine.


Word of warning.. You get one chance to get the bolts on once you press it on to see threads... If you let go, guess what? It ejects again haha I found out the hard way.



Here is the replacement gasket, must be the s14 version of the gasket, either way it's a great upgrade as the stock one is a hybrid gasket, where as the s14-15 gasket is a two layer gasket, no sealant is necessary. I couldn't find any "tq" values for this item either, so locktite and about 7lbs is what I put it on at.


When putting it back on, give each nut like about two turns, then do the other nut and alternate until it's snug against the block. Probably not a good idea to do both separately but what do I know. The stupid FSM just has one picture and then says "put it back on" blah blah.


yay! all done!

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