Any guesses why it left me stranded?

JARblue

Damn. Sorry to hear the diagnosis. Good luck whatever you decide to do with it.

Talk to Nissan for sure. They'll want to look at it of course, but get them to talk to your mechanic. And if they deny any help, ask specifically if they can look into "goodwill coverage" for you. If you use the dealer a lot you have a much better shot so leverage that; if not don't bring it up lol. If you talk to the right person at corporate they will have the authority to negotiate some sort of deal, maybe where you buy the parts and they cover the labor. It's happened before and you won't know if you don't ask. I got thousands of dollars in airbag labor and parts covered several years out of warranty.

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BrianInSoCal

Thanks all. I talked to Nissan corporate and he said based on my mileage, I was in the "green zone", which means that Nissan may work with me on the repair/replacement. He advised i get it towed to the closest Nissan dealership and have it diagnosed (which per the dealer is $150), and if there's no sign of abuse, Nissan may cover part or all of the fix. I'm cautiously optimistic, but trying not to get my hopes up.

If Nissan doesn't come through, I may be interested in buying a used VQ37 motor, but not sure how to go about it, nor how to find a trusted mechanic up for that kind of work.

I'll keep you posted. Goes to the dealer tomorrow. Damn, I miss my Z!

Lvcky69

I would have never taken it to the dealership. It is gonna cost you an arm and a leg even if they cover only one part of it. Don't expect too much since you are out of warranty. They pretty much said that just to get you in and have a pay day. You'd be better off buying the engine and take your car somewhere else..

BrianInSoCal

The only way Nissan would consider contributing some or all of a fix was for me to take it to a Nissan dealer so they could do their diagnostic. The diagnostic is $150 (regardless of how many hrs they put into figuring out what failed and the extent of the damage).

So, I figured it's worth a $150 risk to have a chance that Nissan would rise to the occasion on this. Even if Nissan goes south on this, if the dealer can ID what failed, it's worth $150 to me to know WTF happened.

At the dealer today ... maybe hear back by end of day.

BrianInSoCal

Dealer report not much of surprise. Coolant in oil, engine seized, likely hydrolocked. Block is cracked. Guess it also took the torque converter with it. Estimated repair cost app $15k. So now it's in Nissan Consumer Affair's hands. Was told I should hear their decision by end of day Monday.

Rusty

15 grand will buy you a nice built motor. Hopefully Nissan will step up to the plate.

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