Rob2005 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Wonder if anyone can help. I picked up My 03 Import 350Z yestarday from Reading and while driving it back home to Cardiff along the M4 the 'SLIP' light came on while i was lightly accelerating at 70mph. It happened on several occasions along the motorway, i simply put the car in neutral gave it a quik rev and then i could accelerate. Im new to this forum so im unsure if this is a common problem. Having spoken to the dealer today they have told me they will pay for this to be put right, so im just wondering if anyone has an idea what it could be. Thanks Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 not heard of that one Rob but at least you've got the Dealer willing to get it sorted. Were the roads dry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 sounds like the TCS to me tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2005 Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Yes road were dry. I did turn the traction off and it didnt happen once then so i m led to believe it is something to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Do you have stock wheels and tyres on 225x45x18 front and 245x45x18 rear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 personally Ive never had the ESP-TCS light coming on on dry roads. especially for the instance you describe, it doesn't sound as you were about to break traction, right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2005 Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Nope, no reason it would have broke traction at all. They arent standard wheel though, i have 19" Racing hearts. 245-35-19 front tyre size on a 9x19 wheel 275-30-19 rear tyre size on a 10x19 wheel. Maybe the wheels?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam's Z Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Nope, no reason it would have broke traction at all. They arent standard wheel though, i have 19" Racing hearts. 245-35-19 front tyre size on a 9x19 wheel 275-30-19 rear tyre size on a 10x19 wheel. Maybe the wheels?? Possibly,,, more likely esp sensors playing up!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prescience Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 http://www.torquecars.co.uk/Tuning/alloy-wheels.php See above, I have 19"s like yourself but am running a 275x35x19 on the rear rather than a 30 profile. 30 puts you outside the recommended margins and may well be your problem Have a read through here too http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 isn't what NickMSM has? I haven't heard him complaining about the light though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 isn't what NickMSM has? I haven't heard him complaining about the light though? I have same size tyres , no probs though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathys Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I would would say it's the 30 profile tyre you got in the back. Some Z's VDC/TCS are really sensitive regarding the overall height of your wheels. People like lomoto run it with no problems, while others have the interference of the VDC all the time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350Znismo Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 I get the same problem on my import but only after i changed the wheels from the standards to 20", I hope it will go away when i return to my standards in the winter ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2005 Posted July 1, 2006 Author Share Posted July 1, 2006 Just booked it into the dealer maybe they can sort it. Glad im not the only one with the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernmc Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I know this is a bit of an old thread, but I had a similar problem when driving my leggie back from the liverpool docks - was a nearly flat battery strangely enough. Put a new battery in, and problem solved. Other possibility (apart from those mentioned) is a faulty or fouled ABS sensor or damaged abs ring. I don't know how clever the Nissan system is, but anything that significantly alters the rolling diameter of one of the wheels may trigger the system - again on the legnum if one of the tryres drops below 30psi (std 34psi), it starts to trigger the Active Yaw. As you already have a different rolling diameter due to different profiles, a change in tyre pressure may be much more noticable...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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