CSC and Steering Lock Failures....Anything Else I Need to be Concerned With?

hey32g · 10-15-2014, 04:19 PM

Looking at buying a used 370Z, and I see these two main issues, are there any others I should be aware of? I'm leaning toward the 370 over a BMW Z4M Roadster and a C5 Z06 primarily for reliability and ease of ownership purposes. I hope I'm on the right track.

Also, if I do have a clutch pressure failure what does it cost to get it fixed?

Thanks.

kenchan · 10-15-2014, 04:23 PM

Yes ugly greasy doods

Akurei · 10-15-2014, 05:41 PM

The steering lock should've been recalled as far as I'm aware. The CSC is the only problem brought up as far as I've seen. If you are buying a 370z over 30k mileage I would do the common courtesies for maintenance. Like regular maintenance and the inspection of your throttle body plates (with higher mileage cars), maybe clean them out. Hump the back of your car for security. The necessities

JARblue · 10-15-2014, 05:48 PM

Labor should be around $1K at a decent shop. Expect to pay 50% more at a dealer. If you have the unpleasant experience of having your CSC fail, be sure to upgrade - Zspeed and Specialty Z have heavy duty CSCs and Z1 has an elimination kit that uses an external slave cylinder. I paid ~$350 for the Z1CSCEK and spent two days in my garage with a buddy replacing mine.

0101 · 10-16-2014, 11:34 AM

Steering lock issue is fixed by pulling a fuse. That's what I did.
Just have to do pull the fuse before it breaks.

mab864 · 10-18-2014, 11:13 AM

My car just ticked 10K on the odometer and I just had the CSC & CMC replaced under warranty. If you get a car with a warranty, your CSC & CMC will be covered no questions asked under the 3yr bumper to bumper warranty. Some folks have had a hard time convincing Nissan to cover the hydraulic system under the 5yr powertrain warranty. I was lucky enough to have my local dealership install the ZSpeed HD CSC at the time during my recent work. Of course I had to supply the part but I was glad to do that. Some owners have had luck with that, but I think most have not. I would agree, the biggest issue on later model Zs is the CSC. Once you get that resolved they are pretty bullet proof.

10-15-2014, 04:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
hey32g Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 278 Drives: ‘14 370Z, Black, 7AT Rep Power: 6726	CSC and Steering Lock Failures....Anything Else I Need to be Concerned With? Looking at buying a used 370Z, and I see these two main issues, are there any others I should be aware of? I'm leaning toward the 370 over a BMW Z4M Roadster and a C5 Z06 primarily for reliability and ease of ownership purposes. I hope I'm on the right track. Also, if I do have a clutch pressure failure what does it cost to get it fixed? Thanks.

10-15-2014, 04:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Yes ugly greasy doods onzedge likes this.

10-15-2014, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	Labor should be around $1K at a decent shop. Expect to pay 50% more at a dealer. If you have the unpleasant experience of having your CSC fail, be sure to upgrade - Zspeed and Specialty Z have heavy duty CSCs and Z1 has an elimination kit that uses an external slave cylinder. I paid ~$350 for the Z1CSCEK and spent two days in my garage with a buddy replacing mine. onzedge likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

10-18-2014, 11:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
mab864 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Oregon Posts: 482 Drives: 13 Sport 6MT Rep Power: 12	My car just ticked 10K on the odometer and I just had the CSC & CMC replaced under warranty. If you get a car with a warranty, your CSC & CMC will be covered no questions asked under the 3yr bumper to bumper warranty. Some folks have had a hard time convincing Nissan to cover the hydraulic system under the 5yr powertrain warranty. I was lucky enough to have my local dealership install the ZSpeed HD CSC at the time during my recent work. Of course I had to supply the part but I was glad to do that. Some owners have had luck with that, but I think most have not. I would agree, the biggest issue on later model Zs is the CSC. Once you get that resolved they are pretty bullet proof. __________________ Berk HFC & CBE, Stillen G3, UpRev & tune by PSI, GTMat, 3M, Swift, StopTech, H&R 20/25, GT-R, 324 whp & 262 torque

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10-15-2014, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Akurei Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: California Posts: 319 Drives: 14 370z Rep Power: 11	The steering lock should've been recalled as far as I'm aware. The CSC is the only problem brought up as far as I've seen. If you are buying a 370z over 30k mileage I would do the common courtesies for maintenance. Like regular maintenance and the inspection of your throttle body plates (with higher mileage cars), maybe clean them out. Hump the back of your car for security. The necessities

10-16-2014, 11:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
0101 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Stockholm, Germany Posts: 95 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 12	Steering lock issue is fixed by pulling a fuse. That's what I did. Just have to do pull the fuse before it breaks.