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Originally Posted by THE BULL
As surprising as it sounds, that is all that it takes to overheat the oil, even great oil would have you around the same temperatures. This is a manufacturer defect but one that with the proper research can be mended. You'll notice the difference right away with that cooler.
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The Fast Intentions cooler kit is a nice setup. Concern about oil temps have been eliminated for me.
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Originally Posted by THE BULL
If you want to prepare for the gallery gasket, install an oil pressure gauge. You can have it visible or hidden. At that mileage it shouldn't need constant attention and if a worry ever rises you can compare your pressure numbers to the ones here which are pretty constant.
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Can you summarize the gallery gasket thing?
I take it the gallery gasket is a point of common failure that cause loss of oil pressure and perhaps engine failure and one must pull the entire motor to replace it? Does it fail w/o warning? Are you advising I get and oil pressure gauge engage before I proceed further? Or only if I am keeping the car long term?
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Originally Posted by THE BULL
FYI I saw the repair order of a 2018 that had a full top replacement under warranty. $19,000 for a brand new "Nissan" top.
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$13,000 for the parts and $6000 for installation for another top that will most like fail in very short order.
If corporations actually had consciences, Nissan should be ashamed.
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Start putting somethings on paper to set aside a budget for the car to take care of these pesky issues and it will last you a lifetime. No kidding.
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Thanks. I have plenty saved to handle this, and future problems (in fact I could, and in hind sight probably should, have spent a fair bit more for a vehicle for this trip) with the car, but the plan, as it always has been, is to sell the car after the trip. I love having a roadster, but don't have the space to garage it and it's just not practical for me as a daily driver.
That said, it is not my intention to knowingly ignore any maintenance issues in hopes of perfidiously passing them on to some future unsuspecting buyer. The car is now in significantly better shape than when I purchased it and, except for the added miles, I'd like to keep it in excellent condition.
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