1988 Nissan Pulsar n13 from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

With regards tot he leaking cam cover. There is a filter inside the top of the cover (where the breather hose attaches to) that needs to be taken out and cleaned every second service otherwise it blocks up and the cover leaks oil.

Hey I have a Nissan pulsar Q N13 1.8L 1988. I agree with the responsiveness of the 3ed and the 4th gear. Its my first car and it goes hard it is great on changing gears and I found that the car is really fuel efficient for me and goes really well on premium fuel. I am putting a sports exhaust system on it because the previous one rusted on me. I have replaced the engine mounts (all of them) because they were destroyed when I got it. The computer has been replaced because we found that the computer made the car die after running for a bit and made the car run at low revs when cold. But can someone tell me what is the go with the fan turning on when you put it into reverse?

I have 1988 Pulsar Q which I bought for AUS$5000 8 years ago in my first Uni year. For some reason the odometer has frozen at 286000kms (not sure how long this has been), but the speedo still works. Seats are great, excellent torque for up hills and if you push it will go.

Electric mirrors, A/C and power steering - what more can you ask for. I real bargin.

In regards to the radiator fan switching on in reverse: It does this to circulate gas in the air-con system to stop the seals drying out. If the gas is particularly low however it won't do this to avoid damage to the A/C compressor.

For more info on the 'ECM' light and it's causes and fixes, visit www.pulsar.org.au and search! ;)

Hey fellas, I own an n13 Pulsar with the cam tech 1.8 liter engine. Err the little thermo fan does not work at all! I ran power from the battery to the thermo fan and it worked, so the fan is not rooted, so I went and bought a thermo fan sensor for it. Now the task is to find out where it goes, NOT BEHIND THE THERMOSTAT!! It looks like a bung for the radiator I thought, but there is nowhere on the radiator to put it, so can ya help me?

Cheers.

My Pulsar reebok has 2 fans behind the radiator which don't seem to be working.. and it gets very hot very quickly, but the dashboard temp gauge dose not move up at all and stays on cold - is this the thermostat for oil or water???

Can I replace it easily and will that make the fans go?

I think that was me making comments about the Pulsar Reebok. Took it to the mechanic who replaced both the thermostats attached to the front and back of the water pump, and now temp gauge works; a big fan turns on when it gets hot and cools it down pretty quickly.

The smaller fan I think may belong to the air conditioner, which is not putting out any cold air at all, so I think it's out of gas???

Hello to fellow Nissan Pulsar/Vector owners.

I bought my 1989 Vector Ti in 2002 for my daughter to drive from Melbourne to Ballarat to attend uni. It had 170.000 kms on it when we got it; she has since finished uni and now has her own car, a new Astra, and now I use it as my weekend car. It now has 238.000kms on it. My car has the 1.8 litre and is a 5 speed manual.

I have had most of the problems with my car as you all seem to have had.

My one exception is the water pump, which seized and broke the new timing belt, and wrecked valves and rockers; cost $1.100 to fix. Change the water pump every time you have the timing belt changed; costs around $100.00, not much for peace of mind.

My car was using a lot of fuel. Went to a Nissan dealer and spoke to the service manager there, and he said to put the 95c thermostat in it, because the engine needs to run at that temp so the computer can send less fuel to the engine. Otherwise the computer thinks the engine is still cold. That made a huge difference and got even better fuel consumption by using Shell V Power. My car has plenty of power and can embarrass me in 2nd & 3rd gears in the wet.

For my trips to the border of 600 km round trip, the car needs another gear eg a 6th gear if you like, because at an indicated 110km/h my revs are 3300, which is a bit high I think.

I am no young driver as I am nearing 62, but yes I love my little Vector very much.

Cheers from Stewart C.

Hi there! A question: I have recently put on a second-hand alternator and the fuel, brake and amp lights come on temporarily and then go off. The pld alternator just died coming home on the highway. I was stuck in the middle of nowhere, but is this the alternator or a wire somewhere? Also, when they come on, the square fuse under the bonnet (the blue one) clicks loudly, and when they go off it stops; has anyone had this problem?

Hi I have found that the trouble most likely to cause the amp, fuel and brake light code to come on, which indicates a alternator problem, it would more than likely be the voltage regulator, which one guy said is the black plastic box on the alternator. I took mine off and found the brushes are buggered, and I found that it's only a $50 dollar part and easy to fix, so if you know how to take the alternator off, it's a cheap fix instead of taking it to a auto electrician who would more than likely charge that to look. It costs nearly $300 for a new alternator and $50+ for a second hand one, which I found out, and turned out it was the voltage regulator. So I hope that helps guys, and if ya find that it seems to use too much fuel, try a new thermostat.