So you want to buy an R31 Skyline? Here are some things to look out for!

[@Mardy72]

I've owned 15 of these bloody things since my first one in 1993. I still own 3 of them. Some more things to look out for..... *The wiper mechanism will break the ends off the rods going to the wiper arms. There is a rose joint mod to fix this. *The diffs wine. They just do. It's an inherent problem with the Borg Warner 78 differential. They are bitches to shim properly, and finding a decent diff technician to do the job is tough these days. *The hosetail rb30 injectors always leaked. Check around the injectors and fuel rail for fuel.....hell, you'll smell it before you see it. Easy enough to fix these days with an o-ring style fuel rail and some modern injectors with adaptors. *The odometers rarely work anymore. This is because people try to reset the trip meter while the car is moving. It strips the cog. Replacement cogs can be purchased on eBay.....but keep in mind, if the odometer doesn't work then the Kay's are definitely not correct. It could say 150,000 but could be 500,000. *Heater box under the dash can leak coolant into the cabin, either from a leaking core or perished hoses. Check for damp carpet under the dash and a funky sweet coolant smell. Also, cars with leaking heater boxes will have a slimy haze on the inside of the windscreen. Have fun ripping the entire dash out to fix it. You will definitely invent new swear words and cut yourself 17 times doing this. *The diffs still whine..... *If it's a wagon check the tailgate lock.....it's most definitely broken and hard to open/doesn't lock. *The auto boxes are a RE4R01A made by Jatco. If it's flaring in gears, it's fucked. The clutches are rooted. Don't waste time with new fluid and a filter....it needs a rebuild. A better option is to find a RE4R01B from a R33. It will bolt in. They have better valve bodies, larger oil pumps and stronger clutches. *Apart from the handbrakes sucking donkey balls.....check the actual handbrake cables themselves. The rubber boots on the end perish and split, allowing the ingress of water and dirt causing them to seize up. Good luck finding replacements.....making deals with the devil or selling first born children won't even help you get new ones. *Check the power steering rack for leaks. If you look at doing a S13 front conversion, try to get the S13 rack as well...or find a R32 rack. These are known to be more reliable (less leaky) than the Aussie ones. *The diffs whine....fucking deal with it. With all that said...are they good cars? Yeah. I love them, always have. Would I recommend someone buy one? NO. Absolutely not. Especially you young guys wanting a cool car.....save yourself the headache/heartache. Parts are hard to find, prices of stuff is fucking stupid at the moment. They honestly don't handle that good unless you throw a bucket of cash at them. They are very easy to break into/steal. In all honesty, you are best off forking out the cash for a 180 or s-chassis car....or an R32. Better suspension, better diffs, better brakes. Are they boxy cool like a 31? No....but they are better vehicles. Hope this helps anyone. 🤙

[@johnsnow5239]

Lol reading comment has filled me with dread. I just bought one. Diff makes a noise yep. Vibrations over 100kph yep. It needs new rubbers all round. Have no idea where to find em. Auto box is slipping and I haven't even thrown boost at it yet. No one in my country builds Jatcos. I have installed a Fueltech ecu and 1050 injectors with fuel rail and pump. So the money pit I well and truly being dug.

[@Mardy72]

@@johnsnow5239 my condolences, brother. 😂 What country are you in? The same gearbox was used in many different vehicles. Also, you can get bush kits and suspension components off eBay quite easily.

[@johnsnow5239]

@@Mardy72 thanks will have a look then on ebay. Also maybe Angry Ind. Live in South Africa where the 31 is badged as a 3.0 SGLi. I might have to buy a valve body and all the bits from Aus and figure out how to put it together myself. Fun times.

[@Mardy72]

@@johnsnow5239 ahh yes, I was thinking you were maybe in South Africa. The RE4R01a were also called a Jatco JR402E, or a Mazda R4A-EL. I'm sure you will be able to find a workshop that can service it for you. Lol...I'm mates with Angry. Have been for years. He makes some great products. The RBfactory also do some great parts as well. Best of luck brother. Happy to reply back if you ever have any questions. 🤙

[@johnsnow5239]

@@Mardy72 great thanks a mil. Very much appreciated bro.

[@fanatix2749]

Yeah man im from South Africa and I can agree, the 3.0sgli is getting more scarce and the prices is increasing by the day. but the 2.0sgli and most RB20 Skylines are still around, but yeah man couldnt agree more.

[@YeMadAzza]

I've owned 13 r31's over the years, freaking love them. 87 Pintara was my first, and went though a bunch of 30e's, 20dets and a 25det. Though I certainly miss the days where I'd buy them for $500 and get spare engines for a carton of piss.

[@Marc180sx]

Those were the days man haha

[@ianpovey2577]

New sub here from Cape Town, South Africa, I have a '90 r31 new era, arctic silver/grey, it's in mint condition, never been in an accident, bought it new, it gets serviced regularly, still goes like the day I drove it out of the dealership, really enjoy your channel👍👍👍

[@Marc180sx]

Hello from down under! That’s awesome as mate, glad you stumble apon my channel and are enjoying it, so cool that you still have it from brand new that’s an awesome story!

[@rmwa6170]

My first car 15 years ago was a 87 R31 TI with all the fun gear, it was a BOSS of a car, sold it for nothing I had no idea of the gem I had, and like this guy says it was the most reliable car i ever had and i thrashed it daily still had no problems

[@turvboi007]

I swear those r31s and vl commodore are like twins

[@Marc180sx]

They really are! Share a lot of engine parts

[@Mardy72]

Twins? Lol The only thing in common was the engine. Even the gearboxes were different.

[@Shehzaadable]

Most Beautiful Skyline to me. In between R31 and R32 was also the Bluebird U12 [Aussie]

[@Marc180sx]

Loved the bluebirds too! Especially in group A racing they were flamethrowers 🔥

[@TheManglord]

i got an r31 rolling body for 1000$ last year...half sanded..coverd in anti rust spatter...and behind fenders were boned...pulled it all apart, unstiched and re welded in 8 weeks...bought mates basicly brand new rb30e and manuel trans for a SILLLY ammount of money...all new bushes...road legal... then 8 months later and just before xmas...i managed to slap a rb25det neo, single turbo, the works basicly, and a complete blue Ti interrior...so i got electric windows now xD WOO! and working aerial...in 36 days (depressing anti social time ill never do that again :/ , anyways...its only 330bhp(far from its potential), but thats still enough to hear the diff cry and mechanicle bits sing in pain lol... Things you missed- -water can build up behind the acellerator peddle -the rust by the side, will also be under you steering collum and passengers corner above heater core...if left to even grow remotly larger, it will creep past the door hinge bolt holes unoticed and start to nom nom the structure square box piller thingy it all hangs on to(the door wires goe thru it so look below and around the bend). -keep the interrior away from the sun, door cards and rear seat fade -the oil pressure guage breaks...only because the sensor is clapped out -the odo stops working either at 250thou kms, or 300thou kms -if you put a Ti interrior into a Gxe car...you must change absolutly everysingle wire that exists or the special smoke will escape - if your rev guage is acting a fool, speedo no speed, dash lights dont go..yet the headunit does, and you have no indicators but headlights...it will be the main nut on the plugs below and to your right of the steering collum(fuse box carrier thing)..sometimes needs a extra ugga dugga. "wizerds created that box..do not try to understand it, it does things" -wind will not blow in your face with the windows down - the vents will shit the bed... -twin subwoofers will open your boot and it will fling open like brown eye to traffic -trying to upgrade suspension can be a nightmare. and lastly dont put a 25det/20det in your r31 if its 30e factory manuel.... the choo choo noises are cool...but now its too fast to actually have fun...a town mish is "dont skid..and dont let the turbo take over" where as before its ...ha ha...THE TORQUE is SO GOOD *laughs in god complex*...its good feels...now its...bumhole... next project...put the 30e in the rx7fc as the 2jzgte doesnt fit

[@Marc180sx]

Great points!! I’ve had a few of those go wrong too haha

[@TheManglord]

@@Marc180sx may i ask a question- im having difficulty lowering my car... does the rear need to change to fit bc golds, or just the front change to -c33, a31lca and hubs?, whats the correct 'bits and bobs' i need (also how to upgrade rear brakes if theres aftermarket options) thanks Marc

[@Mardy72]

The odometer breaks because people press the reset button while they are driving. It strips the plastic gears. Simple fix. Replacement parts can be found on eBay

[@TheManglord]

@@Mardy72 holy shit...thanks BRUV ..i manuelly set it to 42069 xD, so now at my wofs... and online...thats my cars odo reading

[@Houston_Wallace]

Bloody oath thats a beautiful car man, I've had my gxe for about a 2 years, paid 4k for it and its been nothing but trouble, after the 3rd day after buying it it blew the head gasket, fixed it, then a month later the cas died, fixed that then one after the other, dizzy, fuel pump, alternator, Centre bearing, steering rack, idle issues, lifter tick, parasitic draws, suspension collapsing and tonnes more and now after last weekend the diff blew, I baby the thing so much, never let it get above 4k rpm, and terrified I'm going to break something else everytime I drive it, it's like the thing always needs some sort of blood sacrifice every second week, the guys I bought it off were pretty dodgy and took all the best stuff for their other car, I reckon I got pretty stooged but during the brief moments I get to drive it without any issues I love the car to bits, I've always wanted to own one, my mates keep telling me to sell the thing because its cursed, but I've got to much persistence for that, I'm hoping one day all the repairs will stop for at least for 3 months so I can finally enjoy it, wish I had this video back when I bought it hahaha. But those are some bloody good points to go over man, I think I've had nearly every issue possible from this list, and most are very very simple, most of the time its just figuring out where the problem is, the fixing part is normally very simple, but R31 wiki is the best tool I've had, they have bloody everything and if that wasn't there I reckon I would have given up on it, plus the community behind these cars are amazing (For the most part) and by joining a couple of groups I've had plenty of help from other 31 owners. Sorry for the long comment lol

[@Marc180sx]

Wow you’ve been through it all man haha, I’ve been through all of that with multiple cars but never just one!

[@jackwhelan4600]

Keeping my eye out for one mate, your geeing me up keen as! Will we be seeing this at Friday night drifts?!

[@Marc180sx]

Haha defs keep an eye out man! And yes will definitely be there my dude 😎😎

[@dillanmistry]

Thank you, one of my dream JDM cars, rare to see reviews so thank you

[@Marc180sx]

No worries Thankyou! 😁😎😎

[@davidperez180sx7]

Hey Marc good to see you back and recovered well.What 80's classic your R31 can do it all daily car rally car drift car toll car what a work horse of a car ! OMG can't wait to see the turbo conversion !

[@Marc180sx]

Hey mate glad to be back! Yeah she’s been a bloody work horse over the years that’s for sure. Glad you’re keen for it I can’t bloody wait either haha

[@davidperez180sx7]

Wow the R31 and the Subaru 2 turbo conversion builds coming up in the near future I'm so excited ! 😊

[@adrianswartz6221]

In SA we have them and they are called the 3.0SGLi . I have one and i love her to bits...Not very popular here but they are going up in price very fast

[@foxtrot_143]

unfortunate, lately i find em for around R30k used nowadays... for a first car i think they would be great but since they are not very popular parts would probably be a pain to find.

[@stevenginis751]

Great video, love the old skylines. The best car I still own from nearly new is the svd gts 2 . Such a great car , still looks great even after 30 years

[@Marc180sx]

Thanks mate! That’s awesome that you still own it since new the GTS2’s are absolutely beautiful!

[@OnyxProd1]

I'm looking at buying a r31 as I love the style and how reliable they are cheers for all the great detailed videos keep it up man 🤘🤘

[@Marc180sx]

Ayyy good luck man hope you get one! Cheers for that!

[@kingbedro2854]

i own one of these in sydney mate, and let me tell you this video helped me a fair bit, however when im pulling my air flow meter wiring off the car is running smoother then with the air flow meter, think it needs a tune up

[@AndrewCottierMedia]

If only this video came out a few weeks ago before I got my 31 😂 still a great watch with handy info though 😍

[@Marc180sx]

Ahh damn haha! Glad you got one tho man cheers for watching 😎

[@parkerg6202]

We love 2 see it!!!!

[@Marc180sx]

Yewww!

[@imtherealslayer]

Ah yes, a fellow boxy 80's car enjoyer! You should check out the Toyota Soarer z20, it should be tught up your alley

[@Marc180sx]

I absolutely love z20’s they are a sexy car especially slammed on a nice set of wheels!

[@imtherealslayer]

@@Marc180sx I was looking for one for such a long time but theyre getting so bloody pricey, plus the GZ engines are notorious for head gaskets going. I've heard so many good things about the RB30E and how reliable they are! They really are the Intech 4.0L of the JDM world ahaha

[@Jtwallace77]

Machine love the r31 videos keep them coming brother looking forward for the next one 🤙🏻

[@Marc180sx]

Cheers man!

[@sebastianjohannesen8716]

Remember Bois. don't fuck the ignition key hole or stripping the key by not pressing that small button before taking the key out. Sick Vid man. In Vic too. would love to go on 31 cruse on Springy Road or Princess.

[@Rileysaganster]

So close to 10 k subs,😄 Glad to see a upload 🤟

[@Marc180sx]

I know so bloody close haha Cheers man!

[@lampedthesecond1398]

Just subscribed keep on the good work👍

[@Marc180sx]

Thankyou man appreciate it heaps!!

[@Tomatokillz]

Reminds me a lot of a first gen magna with those bloody door locks

[@Mazza666]

6:27 rb30's pretty bullet proof. They only common issue they have is lifter tick & cas seems to be common issue

[@cescop8812]

Bring back the vl build 💪

[@Marc180sx]

She’s coming man!

[@lamar9076]

Good informative video as always. Just realised you live around 5 minutes away from me (hope that doesn’t sound creepy)

[@Marc180sx]

Thanks heaps man!!! And nah not creepy ahaha just don’t tell everyone where I live hahaha 🤫

[@lamar9076]

@@Marc180sx Would never do that to you :)

[@AlbanyHermes]

There’s 6 r31 skylines under 5k near me I definitely want to pick one up

[@Marc180sx]

Definitely grab one man 👌👌

[@AlbanyHermes]

@@Marc180sx I will 👍

[@habibhanna8770]

I recently bought my first r31 as a project car and I have a aquarium in the boot on the right side and I’m not sure how to fix it

[@sethsherden3906]

Thank you so much Marc! I need help with my skyline that I bought for $500 2 months ago and I don’t know much as I have been into cars my whole life and I’m so greatful because this is my first ever car and it runs I need a muffler and I need tail lights and my engine has that ticking thing it’s really loud it’s all I hear while driving if you see this and get back to me that would be great thank you!

[@Marc180sx]

Hey man how bad is the ticking? Is it excessive? Might need lifters replaced

[@sethsherden3906]

@@Marc180sx yeah it’s really excessive it ticks faster when I accelerate

[@Marc180sx]

I would say it needs to have lifters replaced and see if it has good oil pressure going to the head! Oil pump may be weak also

[@sethsherden3906]

@@Marc180sx where can I get someone to fix it?

[@OPyamumsyadad]

@@sethsherden3906 Peter Teague PET racing in hurstbridge

[@Anthony-fq9ct]

Nice video. With the roof rust along the trim you were discussing, how bad is it? I am looking at buying one but it has said rust. What’s involved to fix it?

[@dos_]

too bad prices have shot up quite a lot in the last year or so :(

[@Marc180sx]

Yeah it’s been insane this past year they’ve really escalated

[@jeno2256]

Wheels?

[@zacheryitskos]

Hi bud great vid, i just got a 31 as well its an auto with the 3.7s/3.9s not entirely sure. I want to convert to 4.11s lsd not locker, what diff do i buy? Thanks bud love the 31 content

[@Marc180sx]

Nice man and cheers! You want the pintara diff centre man, they are the 4:11’s

[@Mardy72]

Just the centre won't work. They are 25 spline axles. You want the pintara crown wheel and pinion, then fit them to a bw78 LSD centre which has 28 spline axles.

[@cooper425]

with the ones that break down its likely cause it was thrashed to hell and back and they make it look neat and tidy to sell and the poor person buying gets annoyed that it keeps breaking down, cause of what the previous owner did

[@noahwilkinson8919]

Hey bro just brought a silhouette but I love your mag setup what size and offset are your wheels and does the 31 need rolled guards to run them

[@Marc180sx]

Hey bud cheers and congrats on the silo, My wheels are 15x9 0 offset and all guards are rolled and lipped 😁

[@superfastrecreation1087]

Subbed bro, looking at getting one as I'm watching this

[@Marc180sx]

Thanks heaps bro! Hopefully you get one 🙏

[@taylor9255]

With s13 fronts does it feel nice and tight like a s13? Obviously different chassis

[@stuartsheppard321]

Could you therotically Swap out some parts for a r32 like the trans and even maybe a engine

[@Marc180sx]

Yes sir all RB’s from all the skylines will bolt in if you use the rb30/20 mounts and brackets and all gearbox’s fit :)

[@dlo2656]

They look nicer then r32 and 34 imo 👀

[@jacksondoddridge8181]

When are you gonna supercharge the qu

[@Marc180sx]

Not for a while I still want to enjoy it the way it is plus need to fund it 😅

[@duddlesoutdoorsandadventur4673]

Great video bro keep it up brother

[@Marc180sx]

Cheers mr duddles 👌

[@duddlesoutdoorsandadventur4673]

@@Marc180sx no worries brother

[@noahtakach4113]

i want one so bad but dont have the spare money

[@Marc180sx]

They’re sick man save up for one!

[@newyorkjay1999]

my r31 is having a problem misfiring from 1.7k and lower, i cant find why its doing it

[@lucaswalker3425]

Hey mate love the vids just wondering what length is the one piece tailshaft is?

[@Marc180sx]

Hey mate cheers! I can’t remember from memory it was a long time ago haha, I just took the standard shaft with me to a driveshaft joint and the made me up one

[@Jordan-hf3vd]

as a 14 yr old in australia does anybody reccomend how to buy a “cheap” skyline and where from, any tips?

[@ksap1587]

You could look at a Nissan pintara

[@miladmadi1684]

What year liberty are the side skirts from and I’m assuming their off a sedan?

[@John-Andersen]

Outstanding video. Am def lusting for an R30 or R31 Coupe. I live in the States (near Seattle, Washington) so the first hurdle is just finding one. 😂

[@Marc180sx]

I bet that’s going to be very hard to find a coupe over there! Very hard to find them down here too, would be one hell of a rare car over in the States that’s for sure!

[@John-Andersen]

@@Marc180sx I was lucky enough to be stationed at the USAF Yokota AB from 1984-89. The base is about 26 miles west of the Tachikawa/Shinjuku area. I wasn't really interested in cars at all (I collected LOTS of vinyl records). I finally got a 3rd or 4th hand 1978 Mazda RX-7 (12A rotor). Met a very cool Japanese mechanic in the Ome area of Tokyo (close to Yokota). He worked at a medium sized car shop that was run by the Seiyu department store chain. It was always fun to see the Owners bring in their modded cars for restoration to stock in order to pass JCI (Japanese compulsory Inspection), which is 3 years from new and every 2 years after, up to yearly for a 10+ year old car).

[@kiranator]

How have the peedingrods lasted you? I really want to get some low for my car but I'm broke and cant drop a grand on suspension

[@Marc180sx]

They’ve been great man I’m 3 track days in on them and they’ve help up fine, also been sweet on the street

[@yuisan2879]

where did u get it the projector?

[@ItsJayyycc]

Hey, I'm trying find one of these to drive on my p's, I'm interested in drifting it, have you got any advice for the s13 front end conversion? because this is going to be my first car where I actively work on it and I'm excited but a little nervous to incase I do something wrong.

[@Marc180sx]

Hey man they’re great drift cars, s13 front end is pretty straight forward just use all s13 stuff and use n14 pulsar rack ends and s13 tie rods

[@ItsJayyycc]

@@Marc180sx do I need any adaptors to fit the s13 coilovers in the 31 strut tower?

[@Marc180sx]

Only if you do rears the fronts bolt straight on!

[@ItsJayyycc]

@@Marc180sx thanks

[@Mardy72]

Just drill an extra hole to fit the S13 rear struts 😏

[@CamaroZL-rx3zl]

Anyone know what rims he's got?

[@bigbannana4949]

You forgot about door sag 🎵

[@Marc180sx]

Yeah good one! More predominant in the coupes and pillarless ones

[@defaultskillz9478]

Nah bro, I wanna buy a Kia Stinger

[@Marc180sx]

Fk yeah up the stinger 😍

[@Justin-hm4xu]

have you ever had to replace the weather stips or belt stips on the windows if so how

[@Marc180sx]

Nah haven’t replaced those yet but have taken them off other cars they’re pretty easy to do

[@Justin-hm4xu]

@@Marc180sx have seen them at the wrecker but there all stiff as a rock any way to make a new felt lining for them or something. Thanks for the reply

[@tommyho6020]

Look like Hong Kong taxi in the 70s

[@jameselchammas2476]

What engines are Nissan pintaras ?

[@Marc180sx]

Ca20 2.0ltr 4cly

[@dannybung8799]

wish this came out like last year lol fuck

[@Marc180sx]

Ahh damn hahaha

[@ksap1587]

What are your thoughts on a Nissan pintara?

[@Marc180sx]

Pintaras are great to begin with, ca20’s aren’t the fastest thing but you can always plop an rb30 in it

[@ksap1587]

Marc180sx Ye thanks I was looking at Nissan pintara do you know if you can put r31 parts on a pintara. I have tried to do some research but can’t find anything

[@Marc180sx]

@@ksap1587 mostly everything will fit but the engine stuff is all different

[@Mardy72]

@@ksap1587 both the Skyline and Pintara are R31s. Same chassis prefix. And you can't just 'plop' a rb30 into the pinny.....the engine cross members are different. Also, the gearbox cross member is different.....and the tailshaft....and the diff. It's easier to just get a Skyline to begin with. I'm not saying it can't be done, it can....but you need the entire driveline and wiring harness/ecu out of a Skyline to do it. Then you have the hassles of changing the engine numbers on the rego, which will need a full blue slip check, and maybe even an engineer's report.

[@yusufosman5489]

Me reading the comments while owning a 88 skyline for three hours … send help😅😅

[@yusufosman5489]

Just bought it at 17 and I need so much help aha him if anyone can help me out ahaha 😢😅😅

[@yusufosman5489]

Hmuuuu

[@TheNotoriousNug]

stop calling em equips, cheers

[@Marc180sx]

Sorry mate, love your 31 by the way been following it

[@TheNotoriousNug]

@@Marc180sx oh mean aha thanks man appreciate it

[@サワガニ-h7q]

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