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Thanks I'll keep on at them!

Sorry for the old post revival but having been through this lately, the VSC / recall appears to tops out on 2011 models:

CAMPAIGN ID #: P3208 APPLIED VEHICLES:

2009 – 2010 370Z (Z34)

2009 – 2011 GTR (R35)

NISSAN RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN (nhtsa.gov)

Although that looks to be for North America - is there an ageless policy in the UK?

Lock failed on mine on 28th Dec, towed away to Nissan and still not fixed. 2012 GT, so not covered by voluntary recall/service. Also cited the fact I had only one service with Nissan as a reason for not undertaking replacement in courtesy/discount. I have only had the car one year and had my only service at Nissan. £950 the current going rate for steering lock part and fitting at Nissan for your information! Also based on posts elsewhere seems to be £2,200 for discs and pads all-round for anyone with money to burn.

Hope the original post helps people avoid the issue though!

Hi,

I got to this page through the Nissan UK website but I note it takes you to a third party domain?

Navigation Map Updates | Nissan 370Z 2012 | | HERE

Is this the only way to update to the latest map version - and has anyone here done it this way?

Many thanks.

Picked the car up today, it is excellent. Just a shame everywhere is out of super unleaded in Lincs that I've seen. Garage put half a tank in it, I asked if it was super and they said yes but I don't trust that. I added the two gallons of V Power I brought with me when I incorrectly assumed they wouldn't put anything in it. Hopefully some 99 octane will be back available soon! Safe driving everyone.

Would be interested to hear regarding the clutch because as I say, the one on the car I have reserved showed a replacement at 31k.

Thanks very much for that @HEADPHONES!

Sorry for the double post. I am due to pick up the car on Friday. Given that the car is virtually running on empty like most cars being sold, I may struggle to find 99 octane (or indeed anything). Does anyone have thoughts on running on 95 with or without octane booster as a stop-gap measure until normality returns?

Of course, apologies. Never took any of my own photos as thought the ones on Trader were better but true to the dealer’s word they’ve taken the advert off. Here’s one I screenshotted though.

Hi,

After owning a 350Z for over four years - the longest I've ever owned a car - I sold on last year (2004, orange, reg. J7 TGN if anyone here picked it up?). Today I have just put down a deposit on a 370Z which I test drove an really liked. It seems to have had a new clutch at 31k (now on 48k). I'm not sure if that is a good thing (i.e. not needing to worry about it for a while) or a bad thing (is a new clutch at that mileage on a 2012 model cause for concern or normal?).

Anyway, looking forward to getting the car next week and you may just hear more from me soon!

Cheers

Thanks all, assuming mine are original, then they are 16 years old on 91,000 miles.

Dare I ask what do you think I would be looking at for a pair of new ones from Nissan?

I'm looking to replace my fairly badly corroded OEM cats (suspect cause of P0430 code and nasty sound) with something stainless. I'm not bothered about sound and would be looking for something that would fit into the OEM position. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?

Got a P0430 code now. Searching the forums it seems an exhaust leak can possibly cause this?

Also is it possible that running for 6 miles or so with two coil packs wired wrong way round could have buggered the cat slightly? Any way of cleaning it if so? Seen all the additives and stuff but not sure if any good at best of times, let alone for this. I reckon there is a slight whooshing noise from the exhaust towards about 5,000 revs plus. Exhaust seems quieter than before as well, less of a hum on motorway.

MPG seems unaffected.

OK so there were two codes on that my old machine couldn't detect. Both wiped and the power is back to normal now.

Still sounds a bit weird but is an exhaust leak I think, probably from all the shaking under misfire

So virtually the end of the story. Cheers all.

011418-ACECCDAFDD-00AAF

Cheers

From eBay: Spark Plugs 6x FOR NISSAN 350Z 02->07 3.5 VQ35DE Z33 Bosch Double Iridium

Bosch double iridium

2004

Cheers - plugs at least should be right as I got them myself!

Well the story doesn’t quite end there I guess because when I go out for a drive there is definitely a loss of power compared to before the plug change (but a lot better than what it was before wire swap). Engine management light was flashing before wires swapped correctly but stayed on until I drove 10 miles. It’s now not on at all. Maybe engine is trying to sort itself out after the 6 miles I drove with them wrong?

Cheers in advance.

Wires swapped, running sweet as a nut. Thanks very much again guys.

Lesson learned for a dummy like me haha.

Sorry for the double post and continuing to be thick...but am I OK just to swap the wire's over rather than take the packs themselves out?

Thanks very much for that guys will give it a crack tomorrow.

What causes the smell just out of interest? Absolutely hideous and lingering in the cabin for hours!

Had slight misfire on idle for the past few months, slightly lumpy and twitching rev counter. But was pretty fine while driving including accelerating.

Booked in for spark plug change today and it's now massively misfiring on idle and driving/acceleration.

Any ideas on what the garage could have done? They assumed it was like that before hence why I brought it in for plug changes. They said it could be compression or injectors but is a big job so will need it back for a couple of days (which I am doing). I think they said they knew which cylinder it was and that they'd changed the coil packs over so it wasn't that?

Can't help but think they have damaged/disturbed something by accident, seems coincidence that it was running relatively OK this morning but also also acknowledge it was probably a problem waiting to happen!

Thanks in advance, would just like an idea as I'm not great on engines and don't want to be a totally ignorant customer.

Hi, my mechanic says in order to fit the Toyosports one he has had to remove a plastic guard off the diff, or it would have melted? Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks very much for that, going to order.