dealer denied slave cylinder warranty cause of berk's HFC

Jeffblue

do you have comprehensive auto insurance? if so, you might have Mechanical Breakdown Insurance, and maybe they will cover it. I dont see why an exhaust modification should void a warranty on your clutch.

COD4

Honestly I don't think the nissan rep knows about it..cause I given a ticket but the ticket shows zero amount meaning noone was charged for any diagnostics.. I don't think they did anything besides putting the car on a lift and that's too much.

SoCal 370Z

Yes, but what Lou is trying to tell you is that if you have paperwork, then that paperwork has already been entered into a dealer-wide network in Nissan's database. What exactly do the printouts you received have written on them?

This is one reason I have mentioned that if you are doing your own oil changes, and buying Nissan oil from a Nissan dealership, the dealership will enter this into Nissan's database for your 370Z's VIN if you ask them to do so.

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VCuomo

Look, what the dealer is saying is not completely out in left field guys. I've seen composite rear springs fail due to heat from the exhaust system (it's pretty common now for older Corvettes to wrap the exhaust near a composite spring to reduce heat radiation). So for those of you asking "How can an HFC damage a clutch?", there's an example of an exhaust system damaging the suspension.

If the heat from the HFC is causing (or might be causing) the clutch lines to heat up too high - well, there's your answer as to why the warranty is being voided by Nissan.

When modding your new car, "caveat emptor" (in more ways than one)...

m4a1mustang

Exactly. Maybe it didn't cause the failure. In fact, it probably didn't. But it IS possible, which gives Nissan enough ammunition to deny a warranty claim.

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fuct

no cats would have yielded a cooler exhaust flow in that area, but that is def not important here. good luck man. i had slave cylinder issues in my old IS300. went thru two of them. less than a $100, so just eat the bill.

COD4

Maybe others beside digi.. Can confirm if they have had high flow cats or test pipes and ran into this problem..

fuct

the more backpressure at the cat means more heat build up. HFC will be less hot than stock but still hot!!!!! so a shield might be needed. test pipes have zero build up. the hot gass fly out the exhaust.

DIGItonium

I didn't have my HFCs on very long. I want back to stock in December. My CSC was replaced last month. I just got word that abnormal bearing wear from poor design and the seal slipping and cutting itself were the causes.

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COD4

I've had mines prolly for like 3 months.. I'm just gona take em out put the stocks and try another dealer.. Do you guys recommend taking off the whole exhaust out just in case? They say something else?.. This is my last try.. After this I'm just gona buy the slave from nissan and have it done at my friend's shop.

DIGItonium

CSC is about $100. Tech docs suggest changing the metal tube because contaminants can damage the CSC, My dealer kept the old one on.

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Jeffblue

the replacement part in question is $100?

christian370z

The labor will be the killer though.

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kenchan

i would just pay it and get it over with. then somehow install a heat shield for future...

Jeffblue

well if his warranty is already void, he can have it done at another shop.