[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by SRR

I had this car for a while. Paid $500. for it from a lady. Great cars, ran excellent. Sold it to a co-worker for a $1000. Wish I never did.

The 2.4L-2.8L inline 6 Nissan engine is a super reliable, rugged, smooth engine. When I worked at the Datsun dealer, we had ZERO lower end failures in the 3 years I worked there. An occasional head gasket, one dropped valve seat, covered under warranty, and the usual driveability, and small leaks. That's about it. The 4-cyl version used in the 510-610-710 was also very reliable. They were sourced from their industrial engines, forklifts and such. Other than horrible rust issues, the cars were stone reliable. We used to joke at the dealer the cars would run 200,000 miles and the only things holding them together were the radiator hoses and flexible brake lines! When the termites quite holding hands, it was game over.

[carbking]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

The 2.4L-2.8L inline 6 Nissan engine is a super reliable, rugged, smooth engine. When I worked at the Datsun dealer, we had ZERO lower end failures in the 3 years I worked there. An occasional head gasket, one dropped valve seat, covered under warranty, and the usual driveability, and small leaks. That's about it. The 4-cyl version used in the 510-610-710 was also very reliable. They were sourced from their industrial engines, forklifts and such. Other than horrible rust issues, the cars were stone reliable. We used to joke at the dealer the cars would run 200,000 miles and the only things holding them together were the radiator hoses and flexible brake lines! When the termites quite holding hands, it was game over.

The 4 cylinder 2 litre engine (U-20) was not quite so reliable (or maybe just the ultra-high performance that spun at ridiculous RPM's) due to the very long timing chain for the overhead cam. Rust was an issue, but not a problem as the roadsters had a frame, whereas the 240-Z was unibody. I personally considered the 240-Z a step back from the roadster, even with the 6 cylinder.

Jon.