N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Hi I'm a newbie had my car for about a month now and loving it.. Only problem is when I shift fast into 5th or 6th it seems like the clutch doesn't realse properly, every other gear is fine but it seems to hit the gear teeth on these two gears, I looked through my history and the clutch and flywheel were replaced last year, could they have screwed up when fitting it back together?? Anyone had/have this issue? Quote
StevoD Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Have exactly the same as this even the clutch being replaced the year before i bought it, not come to a conclusion yet but ive done 15k in it and it hasn't got worse, Curiously does yours have a whine in neutral that stops when the clutch is depressed? Edited October 17, 2013 by StevoD Quote
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Do you know if proper Nissan gear oil was used when the clutch was replaced? Quote
Grundy Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Was going to make a post similar to this, mine does the same bud, seems to mainly effect 6th gear at about 60mph+ below that it's fine. Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 It doesn't say what make of oil was used.. It's really weird mine does it at any speed, if I shift it into gear slowly like an old man it doesn't touch but fast shifting it hits and makes a horrible crunching noise, think I might have to take it to a garage to have a look, anyone know of good ones around Hertfordshire? Quote
glrnet Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Synchro between 5th and 6th is a known issue. Get the gearbox oil drained and replaced with Nissan approved and add some Molyslip before you do anything else, PM Clarke Motorsport Quote
M13KYF Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Curiously does yours have a whine in neutral that stops when the clutch is depressed? that is normal, its just the clutch release bearing, all zeds have this trait Quote
glrnet Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Curiously does yours have a whine in neutral that stops when the clutch is depressed? that is normal, its just the clutch release bearing, all zeds have this trait That can also be caused the clutch crakshaft spigot or bush. Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 Just googled Clarke Motorsport, don't know if it was right but it said it is in Scotland?? Quote
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Yes thats us We have the gear oil and Molyslip in stock hence why I asked if the gear oil was changed for proper Nissan stuff at the time. Just drop me a PM if you need, all in stock for next day delivery Quote
M13KYF Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Just googled Clarke Motorsport, don't know if it was right but it said it is in Scotland?? and whats wrong with Scotland 1 Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 Lol nothing wrong with the place.. Thought I was going to have to drive up there to get it done 😳 Quote
planetsurfer1 Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 That is correct. Clarke Motorsport have taken over from ZMANALEX as he has a life to live :-) Clarke Motorsport will deliver quicker that most. Quote
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 PM Received and replied to thanks Quote
glrnet Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Lol nothing wrong with the place.. Thought I was going to have to drive up there to get it done í ½í¸³ Get the oil/Molyslip from Ewen then find a nice friendly local garage to pu the car up on the ramps and do the oil change for you. My independent tyre place did mine and charged me £15.00 Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 Got the oil and molyslip That's good, I think I need to find a nice local garage, most of them around me just fleece you and do a crap job!! Quote
dErZ Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Lol nothing wrong with the place.. Thought I was going to have to drive up there to get it done �� Get the oil/Molyslip from Ewen then find a nice friendly local garage to pu the car up on the ramps and do the oil change for you. My independent tyre place did mine and charged me £15.00 Graham, whos your local indy? Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 I suppose I should ask (because I'm a noob) what do you do with the molyslip do you add it to the oil? Quote
Grundy Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Got the oil and molyslip That's good, I think I need to find a nice local garage, most of them around me just fleece you and do a crap job!! Let me know how it goes bud, I'll probably do the same to mine. Also as its a known common issue..is this going to cause long term damage etc? Quote
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Yes the molyslip is added to the oil. thanks for the order will ship out this afternoon and be with you tomorrow Quote
Ewen@Clark Motorsport Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Got the oil and molyslip That's good, I think I need to find a nice local garage, most of them around me just fleece you and do a crap job!! Let me know how it goes bud, I'll probably do the same to mine. Also as its a known common issue..is this going to cause long term damage etc? The 350Z gearbox is not the strongest in the world so problems can occur but running the correct oil will help a lot especially if you drive the car hard or on track. In our rally cars we tend to change all the fluids including gearbox and diff oils every event due to the massive temperatures that are reached, the thing is a lot of track day cars will reach similar temps so the normal service intervals then become obsolete. Its not just track driving either, the way some of our local back road hero's drive they put their cars through an equivalent WRC stage! Edited October 17, 2013 by Clark Motorsport/Zmanalex 1 Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 Yes the molyslip is added to the oil. thanks for the order will ship out this afternoon and be with you tomorrow Thanks you Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 Got the oil and molyslip That's good, I think I need to find a nice local garage, most of them around me just fleece you and do a crap job!! Let me know how it goes bud, I'll probably do the same to mine. Also as its a known common issue..is this going to cause long term damage etc? Will do buddy, hopefully it solves it.. Fingers crossed Quote
4RE Leather Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 It doesn't say what make of oil was used.. It's really weird mine does it at any speed, if I shift it into gear slowly like an old man it doesn't touch but fast shifting it hits and makes a horrible crunching noise, think I might have to take it to a garage to have a look, anyone know of good ones around Hertfordshire? Resent this! As an old man I do not consider my gear changing slow !!! Quote
N3me-350z Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 It doesn't say what make of oil was used.. It's really weird mine does it at any speed, if I shift it into gear slowly like an old man it doesn't touch but fast shifting it hits and makes a horrible crunching noise, think I might have to take it to a garage to have a look, anyone know of good ones around Hertfordshire? Resent this! As an old man I do not consider my gear changing slow !!! Hehe I'm talking about non 350z owners that are old.... Dig ... dig ...dig ... have I got out my own hole yet lol Quote
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