Nissan Sunny (1991 - 1995) - 1994 1.4 - cam belt or chain?

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Fri 11 Sep 2009 20:33
1994 1.4 - cam belt or chain? - movilogo
Tomorrow I'm going to see a 1994 1.4 Nissan Sunny [135k miles].

Does it have cambelt or chain? If belt, what is replacement interval and is it interference engine?

It will be used by my wife for learning to drive. But just don't want it to break down next week.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 12/09/2009 at 16:26

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Fri 11 Sep 2009 20:40
Nissan Sunny - cam belt or chain? - bell boy
its a chain lad
make sure car works in 5th gear ok
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Fri 11 Sep 2009 20:47
Nissan Sunny - cam belt or chain? - movilogo
Is the 5th gear problematic?? If the 5th gear faulty, will the car still drive ok in other gears?

Asking this because my wife won't need 5th gear till next year :)

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Fri 11 Sep 2009 21:13
Nissan Sunny - cam belt or chain? - mike hannon
Belts can be problematic, chains can also be problematic - in spite of what some people think.
If I were you I'd just take one day at a time...
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Fri 11 Sep 2009 21:20
Nissan Sunny - cam belt or chain? - bathtub tom
>>Asking this because my wife won't need 5th gear till next year :)

That's a part of the gearbox SWMBO rarely visits as well.

I think it's a problem with many drivers who've never advanced beyond 'passing their test'.

I was recently with a driver who kept 'feeling' the gear lever. I got the impression they were checking it was forward, thinking it was in fifth. It was actually in third and we were doing over fifty on a de-restricted road.
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Sat 12 Sep 2009 15:59
Nissan Sunny - cam belt or chain? - movilogo
Bought the car finally for £300. [with 12 months MOT + 5 months tax]


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Sat 12 Sep 2009 21:56
Nissan Sunny - cam belt or chain? - mike hannon
Good. Enjoy!
Sounds like excellent bangernomics to me.
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