Aoa Everyone, I guess no one seemed interested in a Nissan Sunny with a 2000cc Turbo Diesel Engine judging by how many replies I got (which were none). But that's okay, I tried everything to sort the heating issue of my engine. Thermostat value, head gasket and radiator. Nothing worked.
Things got worse when I shifted to Khewra, ICI Pakistan (got my first job there). The temperatures there sore easily to 48 degrees! I couldn't go home to Islamabad over the weekend without a major overheating problem occurring (I WASN"T EVEN USING THE AC!).
So I decided to get the engine changed again. This time I did my research and I also decided not to get any engine from Ashgar in Pindi (Mitu Khan). Just No. Really bad experience.
So I went on a day trip to Peshawar to see what was in the market. That place is paradise compared to Pindi! Nissan Twincams engines by the bulk! There were alot of options. GA13, GA14, GA15DS, GA15DE and one GA16 Carb engines!
I sorted through many engines and found one in particular GA15DE with a 5 speed M/T that looked very clean from the inside (I had a friend's mechanic with me to properly guide me). Best of all, it had uncut wiring with it's original ECU attached. See pictures.
The engine and transmission costed me 55k! Compare that with the ones in Pindi! I was able to sell my diesel engine for 22K to someone else in the market and only paid 44K for the total swap. The people there are true experts! They had all the wiring sorted and the engine started in the first self! See some swap pics.
Car runs like a charm and ALOT quiter with extremely few vibrations! Oh, and the performance is amazing. It lacks the torque I used to get from the diesel from standstill, but at high rpms, the engine sings. I can hit 130Km/h in 3rd gear (I donot have an RPM meter to tell if I had actually maxed it). I am very happy with this swap.
There is just one issue. Fuel Gauge. Since, i was fitting an EFI engine, a pump had to be installed in the now-petrol tank. The pump got fitted, but I think they messed up the guage. Will have to investigate that.
Will upload more pics and I need to change the instrument cluster with one that has a tachometer.
I would really appreciate it if someone could send me the service and wiring manual for Nissan Sunny B13 model and also the GA15DE ECU wiring diagram.