Modest Z

Live4Driving · 11-15-2014, 09:34 AM

Went to the dealership yesterday to top off my brake fluid. I assumed that it was pad wear. When we opened the Brake Fluid flap, there was fluid leaking between the booster and master, so that will be replaced under warranty Thursday.

I started asking about the VLSD, because it hasn't been performing as well as it use to, it only spins both tires some of the time...they told me that it is considered a wear item unless there is catastrophic failure.

My clutch is also slipping quite a bit under heavy acceleration from 2nd to 3rd and sometimes 1st to 2nd. They said that it was time for a new one and is also a wear item. They wrote me a quote for the clutch and install at $1,670 and are going to throw in a slave cylinder for free under warranty but I want to upgrade to the Z1 clutch, so I guess am going to order my parts this weekend and keep myself busy while it is stored for the winter.

I am not sure if I am going to do these on my own or have the dealership do them yet. I think all of this maintenance will be pretty difficult without a lift, so I am going to look under the car this weekend and see what I think. I will post more accurate prices as I go through the process, for now they are just quotes and estimates.

~78,000 - Master Cylinder & Booster Leaking, Replaced Under Warranty
~80,000 - VLSD, Clutch, & Slave Cylinder worn out (Wear Items)
Nissan Slave Cylinder $130, Z1 Clutch/Flywheel $750 (Additional Parts ~$100)
Quaife LSD $1,300 (Additional Parts ~$100)
Nissan Header Gasket, Nissan Cat/Mid Gasket, Nissan Mid/Axle Gasket ~$50
Install LTH, Clutch, Flywheel, & LSD (~$1,500)
Total ~$4,000...expensive winter project

cigarclifford · 11-15-2014, 10:26 AM

Welcome Live4Driving,

Its nice to see a gentle man that takes such great care of a 370Z and
yet daily drives it. My Pearl White 2010 Nismo is at 70,000 miles and
daily driven as well.. Its in mint condition and when its not in motion
its hidden under a car cover......Good Luck Amigo.....

-Clifford

11-15-2014, 09:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Live4Driving Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 78 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z PG M6 Rep Power: 13	Went to the dealership yesterday to top off my brake fluid. I assumed that it was pad wear. When we opened the Brake Fluid flap, there was fluid leaking between the booster and master, so that will be replaced under warranty Thursday. I started asking about the VLSD, because it hasn't been performing as well as it use to, it only spins both tires some of the time...they told me that it is considered a wear item unless there is catastrophic failure. My clutch is also slipping quite a bit under heavy acceleration from 2nd to 3rd and sometimes 1st to 2nd. They said that it was time for a new one and is also a wear item. They wrote me a quote for the clutch and install at $1,670 and are going to throw in a slave cylinder for free under warranty but I want to upgrade to the Z1 clutch, so I guess am going to order my parts this weekend and keep myself busy while it is stored for the winter. I am not sure if I am going to do these on my own or have the dealership do them yet. I think all of this maintenance will be pretty difficult without a lift, so I am going to look under the car this weekend and see what I think. I will post more accurate prices as I go through the process, for now they are just quotes and estimates. ~78,000 - Master Cylinder & Booster Leaking, Replaced Under Warranty ~80,000 - VLSD, Clutch, & Slave Cylinder worn out (Wear Items) Nissan Slave Cylinder $130, Z1 Clutch/Flywheel $750 (Additional Parts ~$100) Quaife LSD $1,300 (Additional Parts ~$100) Nissan Header Gasket, Nissan Cat/Mid Gasket, Nissan Mid/Axle Gasket ~$50 Install LTH, Clutch, Flywheel, & LSD (~$1,500) Total ~$4,000...expensive winter project cigarclifford likes this. __________________ 12' Nissan 370Z - Build Thread: Link 15' Nissan GTR Previous Toys: 15' Nissan 370Z, 12' Nissan 370Z, 00' Chevrolet Corvette, 00' Toyota MRS 2ZZ & 6MT Swap

11-15-2014, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
cigarclifford A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cali State Hospital Posts: 13,351 Drives: 2017 Corvette Z06 Rep Power: 458714	Welcome Live4Driving, Its nice to see a gentle man that takes such great care of a 370Z and yet daily drives it. My Pearl White 2010 Nismo is at 70,000 miles and daily driven as well.. Its in mint condition and when its not in motion its hidden under a car cover......Good Luck Amigo..... -Clifford __________________ -Clifford