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    ASA Deep Dish Alloys x4 Refurb or Track SOLD

    in For Sale

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    Removed from my 350z

     

    4x 19" Alloys as pictured, rears are wider (I had 235/265's fitted) but no tyres included.

     

    Some corrosion & they are all kerbed although still look spanky until you get close up. Could either be refurbed or used as cheap set of track wheels. One wheel is missing it's centre cap. Dread to think what they cost when new. (They are ASA wheels - RUFF boxes are from the replacements)

     

    £100 for the lot? Collected or plus P&P

     

    Located in thetford Norfolk.

     

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    Loads of Revs but no Go...!

    in 350Z Technical

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    hi dblock - yes deffo gutted.

     

    when you say scanned what do you mean.

     

    surely there's no point getting them to read ecu fault codes as the only codes i get when i check are for o2 sensor heaters...

    will nissan be able to scan the TCM directly for info?

     

    i tried pm'ing alex but got no reply - is he regular on here...? maybe i'm doing it wrong...!

    Loads of Revs but no Go...!

    in 350Z Technical

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    Hi Guys.

     

    Well here's the latest.... (nightmare)

     

    2nd new (used) box fitted yesterday, I got a call to say that it was working but the shifts are made late (2.5krpm) so I went & collected the car & paid a re-negotiated £500 labour so I'm now £1000 down overall.

     

    However as soon as I started to bring the car home i noticed slippage in 4th and 5th gears (other three gears seem fine but who knows if things will stay that way!) the symptoms are basically exactly as they initially appeared with my original box.

     

    either way i decided i didn't want to take the car back to that specialist with all the history (and I could tell he wanted to wipe his hands of it) so i brought it home

     

    i have txted him and he says it must be a control fault and I should take to nissan to be 'scanned'. presumably they will just get the errors from an obdm device as the 'specialist' did (will post later as i have a printout). does anyone else think its worth doing this. my understanding is that the 'transmission control module' (tcm) is somewhere inside the car and remains unchanged so perhaps this can be diagnosed in a similar way to the ecu? does anyone know if the slippage symptoms could be caused by an ecu/tcm fault or would this always be a mechanical issue - this is three gearboxes now with basically the same symptoms to varying degrees!

     

    any advice/help/suggestions would be gratefully received as I am at my wits end, out of money and still daren't go very far with the car.

     

    thanks in advance. pete

    Loads of Revs but no Go...!

    in 350Z Technical

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    Hi Guys.

     

    OK well I eventually got a full refund from the box supplier although they never admitted fault.

     

    I have sourced another more expensive used box with 55000miles. it should be fitted in the next few days. The last month has just been a nightmare so fingers crossed that it all turns out OK and there are no problems with this box or with fitting it...!

     

    The garage has offered me a bit of help with the cost of the fitting so I won't have to pay the full price for both attempts in exchange for keeping both the busted boxes. (mine and the other faulty one)

     

    wish me luck..>!

    Loads of Revs but no Go...!

    in 350Z Technical

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    Another day of no progress.... :-(

     

    Supplier says...:

    1) Not enough fluid was used (4litres) and old fluid should have been drained. (Although they originally said they drained before sending)

    2) Nissan J-Matic fluid was not used as recommended

    3) Damage identified could be caused by short time testing if fluid was low or bad/wrong.

     

     

    Garage Says....:

    1) Gearbox must have already been broken (although I am gutted that they didn't check pan/sump as when they later did it was a 20minute exercise).

    2) They topped the fluid up to the dipstick level

    3) That mechanical damage would not be caused by a few minutes testing

    4) They know what they're doing and have years experience!

     

    I have told them both that as it is a stalemate I need either:

     

    1) Both sides to decide it's 'a wash' and agree to both refund/waive charges for the failed attempt.

    2) For them to agree to an independent inspection and agree to be bound by his ruling with the 'at fault' party being responsible for all the costs to complete repair and the inspection cost. This may end up with court costs etc etc and time.......

     

    I really desperately want them to go for option (1) on the basis that they can't agree what the cause is and this limits their losses. I am not feeling confident though - in fact it's depressing as I can't do anything until there is a resolution...

    Loads of Revs but no Go...!

    in 350Z Technical

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    hi dblock - i'm in norfolk

     

    the garage don't admit doing anything wrong at all but because they just say they 'topped up' and refused to tell the supplier how much fluid they put in the supplier surmises that they didnt use enough and caused the fault.

     

    On the one hand I can't believe the garage would make a mistake with the fluid needed but on the other hand I don't see why a supplier would sell a duff box and claim it was fully working since they'd be so unlikely to get away with it.

     

    One of them has caused the issue but how do I as just the punter make a judgement who to go after. As Andlid says ideally they would decide amongst themselves and make a proposal to me the customer....

     

    hmmmmm- i may not be seeing the car for a while methinks...

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