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I was just curious if there was a specific way that I am supposed to turn off my 13 370z nismo? My friend has an rx8, I know there two

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Old 09-13-2013, 09:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I was just curious if there was a specific way that I am supposed to turn off my 13 370z nismo? My friend has an rx8, I know there two totally different cars but before he shuts his off he has to make sure the motor is warm. Has anyone heard of anything like this with the 370's?
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It's ok, our engines aren't prone to explosions unless your name is Andrew. You're good to shut it off wherever and whenever you want. Though preferably not while the car is still moving.
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It's ok, our engines aren't prone to explosions unless your name is Andrew. You're good to shut it off wherever and whenever you want. Though preferably not while the car is still moving.
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Just referring to DEpointfive0 and the bad luck with his Z =\
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I heard from an RX-8 buddy that waiting for the engine to warm has to do with its rotary design.
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Yeah. Comparing a Wankel to a V-6 is one of those apples and oranges things.

A cold shutdown _might_ affect the cats but they should clean themselves out the next time they get up to temp.
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I know on my 03 altima if the engine is cold and i run it for less than 5 min it wont start. There was s tsb for it but i never followed up. I have to pump the gas pedal till it starts. First time it happened i thought the battery had died.
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For turbocharged engines and for any car that you have been driving hard it's a good idea to let the engine cool down before shutting it off.

On a related note, is there a way to turn off the engine on the 370z but not turn it all the way off so that the radio is still playing??
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Yeah, just double tap the start button
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Hey predicate it. I know the rx8 is totally different but I thought I'd at least check haha


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I had an RX8 for 3 months as a second "for fun" car. Nothing fun about it. On earlier - pre-2009 models it was not recommended that you start the car and then immediately shut it down as it would flood the rotary engine. Example - if you needed to move my car in the drive way or some other quick thing...you had to start it, move it...let it run for a minute or two - and then shut it down. And even then sometimes it would be difficult to start.

Pain in the ***, oil burning, gas guzzling and no power. While I liked the exterior design and 4 doors alot - well, that's all I liked. Oh - it did handle well on the CA mountain roads once you got it going.

Our cars are FI V6 - bullet proof ancient engine design. Our engine is in many nissan/infintiti cars in many forms. Start it, turn it off, start it, turn it off. Never an issue.
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With turbos 10+ years ago there was shut down protocol. Can’t remember the specifics tho as I never had one.
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I had an RX8 for 3 months as a second "for fun" car. Nothing fun about it. On earlier - pre-2009 models it was not recommended that you start the car and then immediately shut it down as it would flood the rotary engine. Example - if you needed to move my car in the drive way or some other quick thing...you had to start it, move it...let it run for a minute or two - and then shut it down. And even then sometimes it would be difficult to start.

Pain in the ***, oil burning, gas guzzling and no power. While I liked the exterior design and 4 doors alot - well, that's all I liked. Oh - it did handle well on the CA mountain roads once you got it going.

Our cars are FI V6 - bullet proof ancient engine design. Our engine is in many nissan/infintiti cars in many forms. Start it, turn it off, start it, turn it off. Never an issue.
This is what i was trying to say in my post exactly. Same issue.
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With turbos 10+ years ago there was shut down protocol. Can’t remember the specifics tho as I never had one.
More like 20+

There is no practical reason anymore for turbo timers and such in the street. No one uses only oil cooled turbos only anyone. They all have water cooling as well.

Even if run "hard" a gravity fed coolant line designs allow some additional circulation around the center bearings when shut down.

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I have owned two RX-7s. One of them would always flood. When it was below about 50 degrees out and if I drove it less than 5 min after being cold soaked it would flood. Rotarys have the spark plugs on the lower side of the engine and the plugs are flush with the housing. As stated these V6 engines are like comparing apples and oranges.
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