Thursday, April 17, 2014
How to Find the Diameter of an Exhaust Pipe in an Altima
Adding a custom exhaust to your car is a good way to gain horsepower and a more aggressive tone to the exhaust at the same time. You could go out and buy a bolt-on system for your Altima, but if you want to truly customize, youll have to step up and have an exhaust built for you. First, though, youll want to find out what size your Altimas exhaust tubing is. That way you have a baseline to use as you determine how much you want to go up.
Instructions
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Lift the Altima using the jack and place it on jack stands at all four corners. Make sure there is enough room for you to crawl underneath the car.
2Locate the section of exhaust tubing that you want to measure. Open the calipers and place them over a straight section of exhaust tubing. Then tighten down the caliper until it contacts the exhaust all the way around.
3Read the dial or digital gauge on your caliper to find out the approximate diameter. Exhaust tubing sells in average sizes: 2.25 inches, 2.5 inches, 2.75 inches, and so on; there are no odd sizes. Round the number on your caliper down to the next quarter size down, and thats your exhaust tubing diameter.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
How to Repair a 1993 Nissan Altima
Repairing problems in any car can be time consuming and frustrating when a person doesnt know the accouterments which make the cars year and model unique. While some car manuals can be used as reference even when the car year is different, it is always helpful to find information about the specific car in question. A good way to approach any repair questions is to peruse knowledgeable sites as well as the car manual.
Instructions
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Start by going to the Free Online Auto Repair website. At the top of the page near the logo, click on "Troubleshooting Guide". On the next page near the top, right click on "Nissan". On the new page click "Nissan Altima" from the list of Nissan models. This link leads to the part of the auto repair site that is devoted to solving or repairing Altima problems. Go through the sections and see if there is any information that may help in figuring out how to repair a 1993 Nissan Altima.
2Get a repair manual for the 1993 Nissan Altima. While there are a few places which allow manual downloads, one in particular is the Auto Repair Manuals website. Type "1993 Nissan Altima" into the search box located at the top left of the page. When the search results come up, click on "1993 - 2006 Nissan Altima, Haynes Repair Manual". This link will bring up a page that allows this product to be purchased. There are also some free websites which may have the manual as well.
3Talk to someone who has considerable knowledge in working on cars. Some car repair shops can do a paid general look-through of the car in order to determine what the problem is. It may also be helpful to seek out people experienced in car repair that fix their own vehicles. Even though their specialty may not be the 1993 Nissan Altima model, their familiarity with cars in general may be enough to isolate the problem and start repairs.
4Compare all the resources gathered and use them to repair the problem at hand.
