My Baby is on a Flatbed Headed to the Dealership (Clutch)

jcosta79 · 04-26-2015, 10:06 PM

Took the wife out to dinner, came back out, pushed in the clutch, pedal stayed stuck on the floor. No amount of pedal pumping was making any kind of difference. Could not put the car in any gear. Car was stuck. Appears to be a complete failure of the CSC (just my guess).

Tow truck came and hauled it off to the stealership. We'll see what they say tomorrow (hopefully). At least it was a nice flatbed and the guys loaded it without scraping anything. Insurance fully covered the tow. Hopefully the warranty will cover the repairs. (22,000 miles and it's a 2012 so I'm still under warranty by a few months)

The good news is that it's safely in the dealership parking lot awaiting the mother of all hail storms tonight. How awesome.

Gotta laugh or I'll cry. :-)

shika805 · 04-26-2015, 11:25 PM

had this happen to me when i was driving on the free going 70. its a scary thing when the csc fails.

jcosta79 · 04-27-2015, 06:55 AM

Good news is that we did not get any hail in our area. Now to see what Nissan says.

MagmaRed370z · 04-27-2015, 07:10 AM

Is there a way to prevent CSC failure?

keep us updated.

JARblue · 04-27-2015, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by schellingr

Is there a way to prevent CSC failure?

keep us updated.

Yes. Replace it with ZSpeed HD CSC or Z1 CSCEK before the OEM one fails.

jcosta79 · 04-27-2015, 05:14 PM

Got a call from the service guy, Nissan says to give the system a full flushing, and let it sit overnight. They will drive it in the morning to see if that resolves the issue. If not, then they investigate further. All covered by warranty, at least.

JARblue · 04-27-2015, 06:03 PM

Fresh fluid is a bandaid at best. You will be inconvenienced by another tow in the near future, I can almost guarantee.

kenchan · 04-27-2015, 08:17 PM

read too many times same thing happening after fluid only swap.

Zbrah · 04-27-2015, 09:06 PM

Let me guess...fill it up with GT-R fluid? I swear, I ******* hate Nissan.

jcosta79 · 04-27-2015, 09:30 PM

I agree it's not a real solution but I'm done fighting with dealerships. It is what it is. I got more important things to worry about.

At least the service guy is allowing some time to pass to see if there is still an issue before giving me back the car. I told him keep it as long as he needs to, I just want it fixed right.

We'll see what happens.

Zbrah · 04-27-2015, 09:40 PM

Like Jar and Kenchan have mentioned, refilling the new fluid may bring your clutch pressure back and it will seem fine for some time, could be weeks or a few months, but you can expect the same thing happening again. A permanent fix would be to replace both the csc and master cylinder, costs about $1000 in parts and labor.

jcosta79 · 04-27-2015, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zbrah

Like Jar and Kenchan have mentioned, refilling the new fluid may bring your clutch pressure back and it will seem fine for some time, could be weeks or a few months, but you can expect the same thing happening again. A permanent fix would be to replace both the csc and master cylinder, costs about $1000 in parts and labor.

I agree, but since the stealership is paying, I will let them play their game. It's not worth my time trying to argue with them. Once the warranty is up I will likely upgrade properly.

jcosta79 · 04-28-2015, 01:11 PM

It's after 1 and no word yet from the dealership. I'm guessing el flush-a-rooney didn't work.

Even if they replace the slave cylinder, that's not really going to solve the problem, is it?

JARblue · 04-28-2015, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79

It's after 1 and no word yet from the dealership. I'm guessing el flush-a-rooney didn't work.

Even if they replace the slave cylinder, that's not really going to solve the problem, is it?

Not if they put another OEM one in. But if they put one in, you should get at least a year or two of driving on the new one - unless you're doing a bunch of hard launches they usually last at least 15-20K miles (I got over 50K on mine before I replaced it prior to failing). Your best hope is for it to last until you need to replace your clutch. Then you can take that opportunity to upgrade the CSC to one of the aftermarket solutions.

jcosta79 · 04-28-2015, 04:13 PM

Just heard back... They are replacing the slave cylinder.

04-26-2015, 10:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	My Baby is on a Flatbed Headed to the Dealership (Clutch) Took the wife out to dinner, came back out, pushed in the clutch, pedal stayed stuck on the floor. No amount of pedal pumping was making any kind of difference. Could not put the car in any gear. Car was stuck. Appears to be a complete failure of the CSC (just my guess). Tow truck came and hauled it off to the stealership. We'll see what they say tomorrow (hopefully). At least it was a nice flatbed and the guys loaded it without scraping anything. Insurance fully covered the tow. Hopefully the warranty will cover the repairs. (22,000 miles and it's a 2012 so I'm still under warranty by a few months) The good news is that it's safely in the dealership parking lot awaiting the mother of all hail storms tonight. How awesome. Gotta laugh or I'll cry. :-) shika805 and charjohnnie like this. __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

04-26-2015, 11:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
shika805 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 491 Drives: 40th Z, 71' 240z Rep Power: 20	had this happen to me when i was driving on the free going 70. its a scary thing when the csc fails. __________________ 1971 Datsun 240z, 2010 40th Anniversary Z Build #541

04-27-2015, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	Good news is that we did not get any hail in our area. Now to see what Nissan says. kenchan and GaleForce like this. __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

04-27-2015, 05:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	Got a call from the service guy, Nissan says to give the system a full flushing, and let it sit overnight. They will drive it in the morning to see if that resolves the issue. If not, then they investigate further. All covered by warranty, at least. __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684441	Fresh fluid is a bandaid at best. You will be inconvenienced by another tow in the near future, I can almost guarantee. kenchan and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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MagmaRed370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: USA Posts: 1,468 Drives: 14' 370z Sport Magma Rep Power: 13	Is there a way to prevent CSC failure? keep us updated.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	read too many times same thing happening after fluid only swap. DEpointfive0 likes this.

04-27-2015, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5453	Let me guess...fill it up with GT-R fluid? I swear, I ******* hate Nissan. kenchan, JARblue and DEpointfive0 like this. __________________

04-27-2015, 09:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	I agree it's not a real solution but I'm done fighting with dealerships. It is what it is. I got more important things to worry about. At least the service guy is allowing some time to pass to see if there is still an issue before giving me back the car. I told him keep it as long as he needs to, I just want it fixed right. We'll see what happens. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

04-27-2015, 09:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5453	Like Jar and Kenchan have mentioned, refilling the new fluid may bring your clutch pressure back and it will seem fine for some time, could be weeks or a few months, but you can expect the same thing happening again. A permanent fix would be to replace both the csc and master cylinder, costs about $1000 in parts and labor. __________________

04-28-2015, 01:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	It's after 1 and no word yet from the dealership. I'm guessing el flush-a-rooney didn't work. Even if they replace the slave cylinder, that's not really going to solve the problem, is it? __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

04-28-2015, 04:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 15	Just heard back... They are replacing the slave cylinder. kenchan and GaleForce like this. __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

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