Lincolnbaggie

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Personally I would prefer my dad do the servicing (having worked on super cars through to minis through to articulated lorries for 45 years) but that doesn't look good on a service stamp, even though the Nissan dealers mechanics are not fit to buff his boots I will still have to go with them if I want to sell it further down the line

I don't see any reason to use Nissan anymore. I've just done a P2 on mine myself - the prices are so far down now that it's going to make naff all difference to resale value having a Nissan stamp (bearing in mind most of them don't know what they're doing) if you sell to someone knowledgeable about cars. Mine is all documented for any prospective purchaser. I reckon the money I save not paying Nissan will more than cover any shortfall in resale value (and I can give any buyer plenty of examples documented on here of Nissan making the car worse when supposedly servicing it).

At the end of the day, anybody with a mate in the trade (or expertise in Photoshop) can get a stamp in a book - it doesn't prove anything was actually done. All Nissan do is change the oil and filter and charge you through the nose for it.

 

I just paid around £450 for P3, sparks, brake fluid, diff oil, gear box oil. P2/P3's don't include sparks, brake fluid, gear/diff oil.

 

They do include a brake fluid change - on my service sheet for P2 and P3 its got a big juicy "R" next to "Brake fluid - check for level and leaks", on a P1 its just an "I" for inspect.

 

They use 1L of brake fluid which costs £7. God knows what the quality of that is!

Incorrect I'm afraid - according to the schedule for the 350z on page 18/19 of the service booklet it just has an "I" next to brake fluid for all 3 services. Brake fluid changes are under the additional service items at additional cost to the right side. I think you're looking at the wrong checklist

(unless you have a service sheet from somewhere else?)

Diff oil and gearbox oil don't necessarily need changing - some do for piece of mind, but it's not actually needed on the 350. Fuel filter ditto.

 

The Zed doesn't have a fuel filter that can be changed does it? I thought it was integral to the fuel pump and couldn't be serviced/changed?

Yeah, by ditto I meant it doesn't need doing (rather than just not essential)

TSo it looks like the owner skipped 2007 because of the low mileage which is a bit naughty. If I was you I'd go with a P2. A P3 isnt that much more than a P2. As far as I can see the only difference is changing the rear diff oil, which in your case shouldn't matter too much as it was done only 19k miles ago.

 

Also pretty sure a P3 does not include the diff oil change. Lincolnbaggie had a thread up somewhere about how the P2 and P3 are for all intents and purposes identical.

 

Diff and gearbox oil change is and extra piece of work I think (and not a cheap one at that - circa £100 for both).

Diff oil and gearbox oil don't necessarily need changing - some do for piece of mind, but it's not actually needed on the 350. Fuel filter ditto.

And, yes, the P2 and P3 are identical. OP, Yours needs a P2 this time and possibly coolant and brake fluid depending on when these were last done (brake fluid should be every two years and coolant every three years regardless of mileage). Also, technically your plugs should be changed after 5 years, but most do them around 45000 miles.

Westway Nissan are wrong - second P3 should be at 8 years (72,000 miles) and is pointless anyway as its the same as a P2.

Didn't think you were going to mod the car

Yep, you have to replace the entire centre console from the arm rest all the way to the three pods on top. Easy job, if you can find a complete new dash and have the cash to buy it (though you do have to reroute the hazard warning switch wiring).

Have a good 'un big fella

Rich... that video is fantastic!!!

+1

The 40 and 45 doesn't refer to mm; it is the % of the width (40% of 225 = 90mm, 45% of 225 = 101.25 mm, so a difference of 11.25 mm).

You have to be "5 posts" old, so only one more to go

(It's just to stop spammers, nothing personal)

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Yep, that was the spot and I was in my sunset but I was heading in the other direction.

 

Did give you a wave but you were obviously concentrating on the road. Tsk!

 

Too right along there - concentrating on the speed, what with the Gatsos, mobiles and unmarked money makers that frequent the A217 between Banstead and Reigate

Or just too old to see properly

Can't make this week (Poker night this Friday).

Neil, yours will be priority as I know your desperate.

Really appreciate that Chris

Let me know how/when you want payment.

We seem to have two 350z-uk leagues this year

The one from last year has automatically restarted, and now we have a new one with the code mentioned by Mart.

Does this mean someone is going to do the double?

My local Nissan dealer has hopefully agreed to do next years P3 for the P2 price.

And so they should as it's exactly the same service

I'm in again this year (see if I can improve on last year's second place)

"Peter Onthewingey" (which is going to look a stupid name if we sell him to anyone in the next few weeks )

... and remember that a P3 is no different to a P2, so why waste your money? Just get a P2 done instead.

Looks the right size for a rear strut cover to me?

Sometimes jump starting a car can blow a small electrical component with the voltage spike. Friend of mine jump started her MX5 and it blew the immobiliser unit (car wouldn't start at all - eventually needed a new unit at £130). The guy who sorted it said you shouldn't really jump start modern cars as it can cause voltage spikes up to 14V which is enough to fry the smaller components. He also said that if you do have to jump start a car, make sure all the lights, radio etc are on on both cars as this helps reduce the voltage spike. Much better to use a trickle charger over a number of days to get charge back in the battery. I now keep a spare battery charged in the garage that I can use if either of my cars goes flat.

It needs doing more or less now really, but I'm not planning on driving much until ZedFest in 2.5 weeks time (but I want it done by then).

Tarmac, any chance we can get this off the ground now we have at least 5 definites (I have to change my oil and might as well replace the undertray at the same time )

Any idea on timescale?

1. Roscopervis

2. Lincolnbaggie

3. SteveW

4. Keyser (when you get 5)

5. Lexx

6. kite 350

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1. Roscopervis

2. Lincolnbaggie

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