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Had the clutch and flywheel replaced by Super 7, no fuss, no nonsense, job done. Cost just over £1,000. Forgot how quick the old Z was. Only downside is the expense of new tyres will probably come sooner! Anyone in the worthing area would not lose out by going along to chat to the guys, they also do bodywork.

Super 7 get the job

Is that a statement or a question? Sounds like a statement but has many ????

Its clutch only, all in, I'm in Worthing, so might see what sort of figure Super 7 come up with????

Its official, clutch is finally on its way out my friendly neighbourhood Nissan dealer quoted me around £760 Anyone know some where in the South East / Sussex area where I can get a good job done at a reasonable price!!!!

Picked her up and happy days are here again! :) So that good old IPDM behind the battery seems to be a bit prone to water ingress. Feel quite lucky really as it seems to be the root cause of a lot of electrical skulduggery. Admittedly you shouldn't drive your Z into 4 inches of standing water at 60mph .......but does seem to be a bit of a weak point and can cause a nightmare of misleading symptoms but like a lot of cars on the way back from the dealer, they should now be well in the rear view mirror !

Thanks for all your best wishes guys! Got the call this morning and having overnighted my Z in the warm and cosy Neesarn towers all is now well!!!! They found heavy condensation in the IPDM and heavy corrosion on the connectors which was causing witchcraft all over my Z. Now dried out and sprinkled with Neesarns secret herbs and spices, bench tested, road tested she lives again. Alternator belt needed adjusting, output OK, Battery tested OK and as this turned out not to be a financial catastrophe, I let them reset my drivers door window, you know what I'm talking about. Topped up the oil and all for under £300. Now from my perspective having had the last 4 weeks of fear and torment over this, I conclude that this is a result. It only goes to show, if you take it to the guys who have the magic book of Neesarn fables they know exactly where to look and I have to say I will be returning there in future, yes it costs more but they always do a good job and Ive seen it said on here, if you can find a good main dealer they are worth the money!!!!

I took the old dead battery out and waited for the new one to arrive, which was 2 days later. Imagine my massive disappointment, when nothing changed I've tried all the simple things, connections, fuses, bits hanging off!!!!

Replaced the battery with a spanking new one which is now flat. I don't get it at all. Volt gauge says battery charging OK, the battery light is not on, probably one of the only lights that isn't, its like the power is just draining away

About 4 weeks ago I hit some fairly deep standing water. Car squealed and then was fine........and then, surprise surprise,a few days later, " limp mode " flat battery, wipers not working, headlights on as soon as ignition is on, every thing lit up on the dash, no rev counter and a speedo that dips down to 20mph when it feels like it!!!! I took it to my regular garage who had it overnight, they gave it back to me in the same condition unable to get anywhere with it, they suggested that I should take it to Neeesarn. I'm guessing that an alternator power fluctuation and water have caused brain damage to my Z. I am currently sitting here waiting for the dreaded phone call from Neeeesarn........gulp!

Cheers WhackyWill, I will summon up the courage and have a go tommorow

Im probably being Mr Thicky of thicktown, but...., could someone please let me know how to replace the courtesy light bulb on the drivers side. Is it a simple job or will a ham fisted ape like me break something trying to do it!!!!

Having just read this, i find myself nodding with a slightly embarassed expression on my face. Had my Z nearly 5 happy years, in which time, along no doubt with everyone else here, the fun is slowly being sucked out of it. Thanks in the main to spiralling fuel costs, ridiculous road fund tax costs and insurance costs, that for a 50 year old geezer not allowed to ride a bike anymore cos of err indoors, seem unrepresentative of drivers in my age group. that aside i got 26k out of the original Bridgestones RE050s. Noisy, hard, slightly twitchy when giving it the beans round the countryside, but clearly married to the Z. I replaced these all in one go with Falken 452's. What a difference. Quite, softer ride, but still assured, great grip in the dry and wet and you were still able to feel every corner. The downside of course is the wear factor, only 20k and that included 18 months of very sensible driving!! Just before christmas, i was due an MOT. I was informed my rear tyres were a fail. I had to make a choice, sadly based on economics. I made the call, effectivly telling the garage to stick the cheapest tyres they could find on the back to pass it! Along with a new mid pipe and bits and pieces I found myself coughing up £500, now whatever your financial situation is, spending that sort of money just before christmas is a bit of a downer. But nothing compared to the misery of a Z with nearly done 452's on the front an Nexen's, yes thats right Nexen's on the back. Scarey is all i can say, Dual carraigeway 70ish mph, a slight bend in the road, the sort where you barely touch the wheel then pow! the dash lights up the nearside rear gets the full ESP treatment. these tyres follow the ruts in the road to the point where i was making quite massive corrections to stay in a straight line. This plus the constant misery of unexpected TC activations has led me to where i am now. Driving My Z like a car and not like a Z. Come May I will once again shell out for 4 new 452's. There's really not much point owning a Z and spending your hard earned on it, if you have to drive it like a Micra! So lesson learnt. Dont mix especially good with bad obvious as it may sound. you would do better keeping it off the road until you can afford the right stuff! Bang on Dan I have suffered that misery.

Hey thats me!! ULTER sport back box. Pretty reasonable price compared with others, but a noticable performance boost and a naughty sound!! MOT no prob. Very good on the plate by the way. but its actually my name......WTF.

Well guess what, a quick splash of silicone spray and good as new!!!! One of the dangers of spending a lot of time on the Forum, you start thinking everything is a major problem and you start to overlook the bleedin obvious........Its like a hypochondriac with a home doctor book, yeah ive got that, yeah and that......lesson learnt, far more relaxed about all those strange noises and rattles!