For those that are interested in my broken car

Mandingo · 08-05-2013, 07:01 PM

That is just the weirdest thing. A mechanic would almost have to be trying to drop a nut in there... or be really stupid and knock one in and not notice a nut was missing from the manifold. Yikes

Felix 808 · 08-05-2013, 08:31 PM

Hate to say it Andrew but

hang in there & best of luck with it.

Z_ealot · 08-05-2013, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Tech probably dropped it in there while disassembling and saw it was like "oh look what I found......"

Thats some BS. Sorry Andrew....

if you knew how fontana nissan operated you would not be saying that...in my experience one of the best nissan dealers that actually takes care of their customers.....and andrew i seriously hope they can cut you some type of deal, thats some pretty f'ed up stuff going on there in your engine

Felix 808 · 08-05-2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_ealot

if you knew how fontana nissan operated you would not be saying that...in my experience one of the best nissan dealers that actually takes care of their customers.....and andrew i seriously hope they can cut you some type of deal, thats some pretty f'ed up stuff going on there in your engine

I think he was referring to the previous stealership, not Fontana.

Side note: I have seen first hand what a small nut can do to the inside of an engine. When I was back in high school screwing with my CJ5's carb I put the air cleaner nuts on the post. Well one jumped off & in a mater of <10 seconds went thru the carb, intake into at least 3 cyls as I found parts of it in cyl 1, 3 & it had cracked cyl 4. Hoping it was just a scratch, put it all back together only to make eggnog (coolant & oil mixture) in the oil pan . Man that sucked but the fun did not end there

Sent the block out & they thought it was a scratch too. Then they said we magnfluxed it, it's good to go

Put all back together & gee whiz it was a crack

after a trip to small claims, they paid me to have someone else rebuild & install the motor. I wasn't about too lose all my time I had installing the motor when I told them it wasn't fixed

L33T Z34 · 08-05-2013, 08:56 PM

Dude...That's why u never take it to a Stealership...They can fawk u n a whim...and make up sum BS Xcuse...The only time u'll see me @ a Stealership is when I'm buying a new vehicle...I don't trust Stealerships...never have, never will...

jpritche · 08-05-2013, 08:58 PM

You and I are having bad luck right now brother.. Hope it gets resolved.

luigi90210 · 08-05-2013, 09:03 PM

Isnt this covered under warranty?

**** bro. I can only imagine what frustrations you must be feeling.

onzedge · 08-05-2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Background... I'll update later, but check my previous threads...

But the car is at Fontana Nissan

So... Long story short(ER). They found a nut sitting on the intake valves of cylinder 6, causing the valve seat to get fùcked. No warranty because there ARE no nuts on the intake... So... I'm at a loss of $600 labor already, they pulled the motor and disconnected everything, then they bolted it back in just to save shop space.

IF they can JUST replace the valve head (because of VVEL they need to replace the whole head, not just a valve and a valve seat... POS) I'm out $1100 on labor, the valve head is like $1000-1100, plus (I assume) some other fees $300-400, so I'm out $2500-2600 all told and I keep my warranty. IF anything got stuck in the cylinder and scored the cylinder wall, I need a new engine... (Tech's said that they couldn't scope the cylinder because of VVEL... POS...)

So they're taking their time because they're cutting me a HELL of a deal on labor, and I told them to take all the time they need...

NOW, I'm 100% sure the dealership that had my car for 13 days with the laundry list of problems started to fix it, then I got into it with the dealershit guy, and they just tossed it back together...

Trips · 08-05-2013, 09:38 PM

Well, Im glad to hear at least you know wtf went wrong with it.

If you never touched the engine and the other dealer was the last to touch it?

Hold them responsible for the damages. Thats BS that YOU have to foot the bill albeit a discount from Fontana.

YOU shouldn't be help liable, Unless they can prove YOU did it.

Im NOT happy to hear your footing the bill But its great they've traced it.

Good job Fontana

JungleZ · 08-05-2013, 10:14 PM

thats bs you have to pay for anything with a car with less than 40k miles. My honda prelude h22 engine wasnt even broken in after 100k... not 1 issue.

DEpointfive0 · 08-05-2013, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Felix 808

I think he was referring to the previous stealership, not Fontana.

Yessir, Fontana did NOTHING wrong. The previous dealershit did

Z_ealot · 08-05-2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Yessir, Fontana did NOTHING wrong. The previous dealershit did

glad to hear it andrew

axmea? · 08-06-2013, 12:46 AM

sorry about the news. Previous dealership were the likely suspects and would be absolutely difficult to prove they did this. They have the resources to drag this our for a long time. Unless you really love the car you probably should just get it fixed the cheapest way possible and just dump it and then decide if you want another one or not. Some cars are just bad luck. You could not even enjoy the darn thing anymore.

DLSTR · 08-06-2013, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by axmea?

sorry about the news. Previous dealership were the likely suspects and would be absolutely difficult to prove they did this. They have the resources to drag this our for a long time. Unless you really love the car you probably should just get it fixed the cheapest way possible and just dump it and then decide if you want another one or not. Some cars are just bad luck. You could not even enjoy the darn thing anymore.

Possibly true, but this should be the last course of action after Nissan Corporate refuses a suitable remedy be offered. No need to deal with the dealer who did this at all. Time to provide a professional detailed summary to them and put the ball in play with Nissan proper.

blackcherry20 · 08-06-2013, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DLSTR

Possibly true, but this should be the last course of action after Nissan Corporate refuses a suitable remedy be offered. No need to deal with the dealer who did this at all. Time to provide a professional detailed summary to them and put the ball in play with Nissan proper.

report dealer to Nissan...let them mediate.

08-05-2013, 07:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mandingo Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 625 Drives: '10 370z 6spd Rep Power: 3371	That is just the weirdest thing. A mechanic would almost have to be trying to drop a nut in there... or be really stupid and knock one in and not notice a nut was missing from the manifold. Yikes Ghostvette likes this. __________________ some mods

08-05-2013, 08:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
Felix 808 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 1,063 Drives: 2011 PW/Grey T/S 7AT Rep Power: 2807	Hate to say it Andrew but hang in there & best of luck with it. dP3NGU1N and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ Semper Fi Μολὼν λαβέ

08-05-2013, 08:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
L33T Z34 Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ahnald, MO Age: 47 Posts: 387 Drives: 09 K51 G C Bw/S 6MT Rep Power: 0	Dude...That's why u never take it to a Stealership...They can fawk u n a whim...and make up sum BS Xcuse...The only time u'll see me @ a Stealership is when I'm buying a new vehicle...I don't trust Stealerships...never have, never will... SPOHN and Fountainhead like this.

08-05-2013, 09:38 PM	#24 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,730 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Well, Im glad to hear at least you know wtf went wrong with it. If you never touched the engine and the other dealer was the last to touch it? Hold them responsible for the damages. Thats BS that YOU have to foot the bill albeit a discount from Fontana. YOU shouldn't be help liable, Unless they can prove YOU did it. Im NOT happy to hear your footing the bill But its great they've traced it. Good job Fontana Montez, Felix 808, DEpointfive0 and 1 others like this. __________________

08-06-2013, 12:46 AM	#28 (permalink)
axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	sorry about the news. Previous dealership were the likely suspects and would be absolutely difficult to prove they did this. They have the resources to drag this our for a long time. Unless you really love the car you probably should just get it fixed the cheapest way possible and just dump it and then decide if you want another one or not. Some cars are just bad luck. You could not even enjoy the darn thing anymore. __________________ >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

08-05-2013, 08:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
jpritche A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cartersville, Ga Age: 32 Posts: 2,570 Drives: '15 RR, '14 IS250 Rep Power: 31	You and I are having bad luck right now brother.. Hope it gets resolved.

08-05-2013, 09:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
luigi90210 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 1,103 Drives: Classified Rep Power: 15	Isnt this covered under warranty? **** bro. I can only imagine what frustrations you must be feeling.

08-05-2013, 10:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
JungleZ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: orange county,ca Posts: 652 Drives: leased base z... Rep Power: 0	thats bs you have to pay for anything with a car with less than 40k miles. My honda prelude h22 engine wasnt even broken in after 100k... not 1 issue.

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