My Z is dead 60 miles after a clutch replacement

Jasonle · 01-22-2013, 10:45 PM

MJB · 01-22-2013, 10:51 PM

OP, what brand oil cooler do you have? I'm wondering if one of your lines blew, or if something else is going on.

*nvm, I re-read some previous posts. Another reason to get a oil pressure gauge if you have an oil cooler. I need to get one installed asap!

axmea? · 01-22-2013, 11:42 PM

Sorry to hear about this. With the various mods and a probable faulty install, it would be easy for the dealership who installed to blame everything else but the install (trust issues I know). In the end, it would cost you anyway so might as well bring it to a more renowned and proven dealership if you so choose. Try Fontana Nissan. Quite a tow trip but might be well worth it. Good luck and keep the rest of us posted so we can all learn.

houkouonchi · 01-23-2013, 03:11 AM

Anyone know if you would need to remove the lines from the oil cooler to fix a leak in the rear main seal (which requires dropping the tranny)? Not sure if they had to drop the engine too (which I assume would require it).

DEpointfive0 · 01-23-2013, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by houkouonchi

Anyone know if you would need to remove the lines from the oil cooler to fix a leak in the rear main seal (which requires dropping the tranny)? Not sure if they had to drop the engine too (which I assume would require it).

The oil lines connect to where the oil filter is

harry370z · 01-23-2013, 04:30 AM

Looks like brake fluid, thats gonna mess up the surface/paint on anything it touches.

red6spd · 01-23-2013, 08:59 AM

Good luck man and keep us updated.

houkouonchi · 01-23-2013, 04:12 PM

So the dealer says my oil pan cracked.. wtf? They seem to think maybe the oil cooler was stressing it or some ****. The timing seems awfully suspicious to me. They want me to go down to look at it but the dealer is 20 miles away and I am working today so I can't do it today. Man its like one thing after another.

Phaddi_inc · 01-23-2013, 04:23 PM

wow...that sucks man, hope the dealership steps up and helps make things right.

Trips · 01-23-2013, 04:35 PM

Op,

Sorry to hear about what happened

Just out of curiosity, Do you remember if by any chance ran something over like a piece of metal or something?

If you did then thats what more than likely cause the crack.

If you see no damage near the crack? It maybe a defective oil pan with a hairline crack that gave way? Good Luck either way

houkouonchi · 01-23-2013, 04:44 PM

I don't really like how they are making it out to be completely coincidental and **** and nothing to do from when I had all the work done and dropped the tranny. I assume its possible for them to do something wrong that could cause the oil pan to crack like that?

It seems way to coincidental to me to be unrelated to the work I had done. Also talking to them it seemed like they thought even if they replace it its gonna have the same problem in another year or two (wtf?) like its fault from the oil cooler.

gplw · 01-23-2013, 04:54 PM

Oh man that sucks. Really sorry to hear about this. I agree 100% it is way too coincidental - it's almost unbelievable that it was fine for 20K miles and 60 miles after they worked on it, you get this. Good luck, really hope this works out as best as possible for you. Oh and BTW I'm from Ontario too

DR_ · 01-23-2013, 04:54 PM

An oil pan crack doesn't shoot oil onto your wheel like that. You busted an oil cooler line.

houkouonchi · 01-23-2013, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR_

An oil pan crack doesn't shoot oil onto your wheel like that. You busted an oil cooler line.

That is what I thought too but they said the actual oil pan was cracked... I wish I could go take a look at it but I can't until tomorrow. I guess I will try to take some pics too.

GaleForce · 01-23-2013, 05:33 PM

Take a crap load of pictures when you go look at the oil pan.

01-22-2013, 10:45 PM	#16 (permalink)
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MJB A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Age: 41 Posts: 1,498 Drives: a POS truck Rep Power: 496	OP, what brand oil cooler do you have? I'm wondering if one of your lines blew, or if something else is going on. nvm, I re-read some previous posts. Another reason to get a oil pressure gauge if you have an oil cooler. I need to get one installed asap! __________________ 09 Nismo #0483 sold. Viper or C7 next time around. Last edited by MJB; 01-22-2013 at 10:56 PM.*

01-22-2013, 11:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,236 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Sorry to hear about this. With the various mods and a probable faulty install, it would be easy for the dealership who installed to blame everything else but the install (trust issues I know). In the end, it would cost you anyway so might as well bring it to a more renowned and proven dealership if you so choose. Try Fontana Nissan. Quite a tow trip but might be well worth it. Good luck and keep the rest of us posted so we can all learn. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

01-23-2013, 08:59 AM	#22 (permalink)
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01-23-2013, 04:35 PM	#25 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Op, Sorry to hear about what happened Just out of curiosity, Do you remember if by any chance ran something over like a piece of metal or something? If you did then thats what more than likely cause the crack. If you see no damage near the crack? It maybe a defective oil pan with a hairline crack that gave way? Good Luck either way DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________

01-23-2013, 03:11 AM	#19 (permalink)
houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	Anyone know if you would need to remove the lines from the oil cooler to fix a leak in the rear main seal (which requires dropping the tranny)? Not sure if they had to drop the engine too (which I assume would require it).

01-23-2013, 04:30 AM	#21 (permalink)
harry370z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 67 Drives: Nissan 370z 2010 Rep Power: 14	Looks like brake fluid, thats gonna mess up the surface/paint on anything it touches.

01-23-2013, 04:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	So the dealer says my oil pan cracked.. wtf? They seem to think maybe the oil cooler was stressing it or some ****. The timing seems awfully suspicious to me. They want me to go down to look at it but the dealer is 20 miles away and I am working today so I can't do it today. Man its like one thing after another.

01-23-2013, 04:23 PM	#24 (permalink)
Phaddi_inc Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 111 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z 6spd Rep Power: 14	wow...that sucks man, hope the dealership steps up and helps make things right.

01-23-2013, 04:44 PM	#26 (permalink)
houkouonchi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ontario, California Posts: 440 Drives: '14 GT-R '10 M6 370z Rep Power: 15	I don't really like how they are making it out to be completely coincidental and **** and nothing to do from when I had all the work done and dropped the tranny. I assume its possible for them to do something wrong that could cause the oil pan to crack like that? It seems way to coincidental to me to be unrelated to the work I had done. Also talking to them it seemed like they thought even if they replace it its gonna have the same problem in another year or two (wtf?) like its fault from the oil cooler.

01-23-2013, 04:54 PM	#27 (permalink)
gplw Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London, ON, Canada Posts: 86 Drives: 2013 Gunmetal 370Z Rep Power: 13	Oh man that sucks. Really sorry to hear about this. I agree 100% it is way too coincidental - it's almost unbelievable that it was fine for 20K miles and 60 miles after they worked on it, you get this. Good luck, really hope this works out as best as possible for you. Oh and BTW I'm from Ontario too

01-23-2013, 04:54 PM	#28 (permalink)
DR_ Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 981 Drives: Touring/Sport M6 PG Rep Power: 17	An oil pan crack doesn't shoot oil onto your wheel like that. You busted an oil cooler line.

01-23-2013, 05:33 PM	#30 (permalink)
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