Hello everyone. How do I know if the R200 I just got, is good or not? It is from a car that sat for 20 years and only has 36,000 miles on it. Let me know, thanks. Rick.

Pull the rear cover and dump the lube oil in a large flat drain pan so you can swirl it around and check for metal shavings. Then you can visually inspect the teeth on the ring gear for wear or uneven grooves in the face of the teeth. Check for excessive backlash by spinning the input shaft with your one hand, and see how much slack is in the pinion gear/ring gear. Then you can spin the output shafts and listen for bearing noises.

Only 36K on it, it should be OK, but, to make sure it was a well serviced 36K do those checks, refill with new gear lube and it ought to be good to go. Replacing the rear cover gasket is the only thing you should have to do if it doesn't show any obvious signs of abuse or neglect. Then, after you drive it a little, check for leaks at the side flanges and front pinion seal as they may have dried up and become brittle if they didn't have any grease on them while it was sitting.

HELL, what about the rest of the car?????? :devious:

I know a guy with a '77 Z that only has 22,000Kms on the clock (13,670 miles).

It's sat since the 1980's. Has faded paint, sundamage, etc. wasn't undercover

Its the Silver one in my gallery.

He wants AU$2500 for it if anyone in Australia is interested. ($1,871.51 USD).

The car is a 82 280ZX. The entire car is all rusty (metal has holes everywhere). Kept all the good stuff and got rid of the car. Thank you for all the info on the dif.