steve head Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 My 56 Z has completed 25K faultless miles and then under no duress the clutch/dual mass flywheel started to fail with later and later uptake and far from smooth transition. Took it to the Dealer and explained my predicament. His response was that they would not test drive it to check my diagnosis but that I would have to immediately underwrite £500 for assembly removal, after which I must be prepared for a £2K plus bill for replacement if Nissan UK deem the problem to be fair wear and tear from the sight of a dig photo and report from the dealer. Has anyone else had a similar experience and did they receive the same response. Steve Quote
Beavis Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 Hi Steve to the forum. Clutch failure at that mileage is a little unusual but there as been the odd case iirc. On average i think 40k can be expected from the clutch. Hard to know what to say except those prices been quoted are massively over the top for flywheel/clutch replacement. Seen a quote on here before from a Nissan dealer which was just over a grand and if you got your clutch/flywheel replaced at ESR you got expect to pay a lot less Not really heard of anyone else having clutch/flywheel problems on a low mileage late model car. Quote
bigphil Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 My 56 Z has completed 25K faultless miles and then under no duress the clutch/dual mass flywheel started to fail with later and later uptake and far from smooth transition.Took it to the Dealer and explained my predicament. His response was that they would not test drive it to check my diagnosis but that I would have to immediately underwrite £500 for assembly removal, after which I must be prepared for a £2K plus bill for replacement if Nissan UK deem the problem to be fair wear and tear from the sight of a dig photo and report from the dealer. Has anyone else had a similar experience and did they receive the same response. Steve Uprated JWT clutch and flywhhel is £1100 fitted. Quote
Beavis Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 My 56 Z has completed 25K faultless miles and then under no duress the clutch/dual mass flywheel started to fail with later and later uptake and far from smooth transition.Took it to the Dealer and explained my predicament. His response was that they would not test drive it to check my diagnosis but that I would have to immediately underwrite £500 for assembly removal, after which I must be prepared for a £2K plus bill for replacement if Nissan UK deem the problem to be fair wear and tear from the sight of a dig photo and report from the dealer. Has anyone else had a similar experience and did they receive the same response. Steve Uprated JWT clutch and flywhhel is £1100 fitted. How much for standard clutch/flywheel Phil? Quote
bigphil Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 My 56 Z has completed 25K faultless miles and then under no duress the clutch/dual mass flywheel started to fail with later and later uptake and far from smooth transition.Took it to the Dealer and explained my predicament. His response was that they would not test drive it to check my diagnosis but that I would have to immediately underwrite £500 for assembly removal, after which I must be prepared for a £2K plus bill for replacement if Nissan UK deem the problem to be fair wear and tear from the sight of a dig photo and report from the dealer. Has anyone else had a similar experience and did they receive the same response. Steve Uprated JWT clutch and flywhhel is £1100 fitted. How much for standard clutch/flywheel Phil? Standard clutch is £250 and flywheel £315 Quote
martinmac Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 Hi Steve and welcome to the forum, trying to put a positive spin on this but the only thing I can think of is you have found out quickly the cost saving of using the traders on the forum versus Nissan prices. Quote
tmJak Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 And I bet Nissan dealer didn't even make you a brew. . . My experience of traders on here has been excellent and much better than Nissan. Plus, they'll test drive it for you and tell you if you do need to replace it first, without charging £500. Quote
Zummertor Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 Welcome, Seems way over the top even for a dealer. Apart from this hope you've been enjoying the car ! Quote
bronzee Posted July 27, 2008 Posted July 27, 2008 There have been a number of people in the US that have had their clutches changed, both under warranty, and post. http://my350z.com/forum/engine-drivetrain-50/ Three mates here in NZ have had their clutches changed due to failure, varying mileage. Quote
stevie_350z Posted July 27, 2008 Posted July 27, 2008 One of the nutters at work with his 550bhp Audi S4 (you can imagine how much he has changed on it!) has just had delivery of a bronze clutch good for 700bhp... nutter! Quote
steve head Posted July 27, 2008 Author Posted July 27, 2008 Just to say a big thank you to all those that replied - seems I am getting shafted by my dealer and to think I was going to place an order with them for a GTR!!! The messages will help me form an arguement if Nissan UK decide that 25K is all their clutches can manage! Once again many thanks! Best Steve Quote
bigphil Posted July 27, 2008 Posted July 27, 2008 Just to say a big thank you to all those that replied - seems I am getting shafted by my dealer and to think I was going to place an order with them for a GTR!!! The messages will help me form an arguement if Nissan UK decide that 25K is all their clutches can manage! Once again many thanks! Best Steve I would comfortably say the average we have seen are more in the region of 40-50k miles and we have fitted 26 this year alone. Quote
steve head Posted August 6, 2008 Author Posted August 6, 2008 Once again, thanks to all that gave me the benefit of their experience to rationalise the clutch issue. Eventual result = no cost for new clutch. This is a forum that works! Best Steve Quote
bigphil Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 Once again, thanks to all that gave me the benefit of their experience to rationalise the clutch issue. Eventual result = no cost for new clutch. This is a forum that works! Best Steve Good news Quote
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