I need to replace my Engine!! Help Needed.

Jhill

I'm thinking you driving must not be as good as you think it is. A bad engine or a bad trans before the avg user sees issues ok I'll get that, but both? Odds aren't very good for you.

If you don't get it through warranty (and if you were charged for your trans you should dig up your paperwork and warranty and go make a claim because that's bull, you had 7years 100k mi. But if they don't warranty the engine then find a good shop, only issue is today's engines don't use iron sleeved cylinders so if the cylinders are shot then that's going to be a bit difficult.

Larso1

Yah, I'm with you. Something smells like rotten fish here. This is the reason new, young drivers are usually given a beater to learn on. I mean come on, it's a Nissan, not a Fiat. Lots of reliability history with the Z.

stansens

Lack of understanding, embarrassment etc. Has left me wondering about this story. I for one would be hard pressed to believe that there are many forum members that could actually swap an engine in a Z judging by the horrible mechanical work I've seen over the past 45 years. I think it might be time to sell off this car as is rather than patch it up and sell it to an unsuspecting buyer. The Z can be a difficult car to drive for those without the proper experience or knowledge. Maybe work out a deal to let it go because I don't feel that your luck will get much better with this car...sorry.

ayrton88

Inexperienced manual driver....money shift?

Bad Boy

How bad can he be? This is my first manual car and I learned pretty fast, the car still runs well.
Although I feel like sometimes the shifts are a little rough or clunky, but that's reported by a lot of 370Z drivers...

cv129

You have no idea

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Jhill

Lol ok now I am about 100% sure money shift happened. Let me guess this part needing rebuilt wouldn't happen to be a bunch of valves would it?

R0bDC

They didn't tell me what is wrong with the engine, they said components and that it needed to be reassemble but engines are not rebuilt (according to them). It it not the valves, i can 100% guarantee that. I dont know that the money shift is.

Having said that, I am not going to start arguing about my qualification for driving the car. I started driving stick shift when I was 9 in a blue nissan datsun. I came to the US at the age of 10, didn't drive stick again until i was 19 and that was only for a week. I thought I mastered it so i stopped. I've been driving my Z now for 4 years. Stop acting like an elitist, as if driving stick took some type of special skill. There is a learning curve but overtime it's easy. It becomes second nature.


PS: I never paid out of pocket for the transmission. somebody asked about that i think

Jhill

Well not sure how he managed a manual trans so low miles but he still hasn't said what happened to the engine so I'm betting he did a money shift.

cv129

^ ouch ouch lol

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cv129

OP, we know you are not a car enthusiast, and must be hard to try to speak mechanic's language. However, you asked for advice and there is none to be given without any further detail. Please find out what's wrong with the engine. There are many "internal components" in an engine. There should be some paperwork given to you by now, stating the details.

"Money shift" refers to shifting into a wrong gear causing rpm spiking past acceptable range. Google is your friend

Ps: if your post history was given to the dealership, you wouldn't have gotten the tranny for free.

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Duc_Z09

Did they mention any of the following words?

a) bearings
b) piston rings
c) connecting rods
d) crank journal
e) pistons
f) oil pump
g) wrist pin
h) camshaft
i) timing chain

We really need more info.

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ayrton88

Since he doesn't know what the "money shift" is, I wonder if he thinks the rev limiter will protect against it.

Nithmo

I say the OP needs a "driver mod"

He drove to Vegas and Yellowstone without problems... well, that's fine... that's all highway driving, with little clutch/shifting action.

OP still can't give us any valid reason as to what happened to this transmission or his engine. The dealership should have given a very clear print out as to what is wrong and what needs fixing.

11k for an engine? Yeah, if you buy a new one from the dealership. There are plenty of junk yards around where you can source another engine, for, like said, around 2k. I'd say swap it yourself, but I'm concerned about the knowledge level regarding cars, as thus far, it seems to be rather low. Not hating, just stating the obvious.

I get the feeling the dealer is just robbing the OP. I also get the feeling there is MUCH more to this story than the OP is willing to fess up to. But maybe I'm just crazy.

cv129

You are not crazy.

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