Sticky: (Official) 370Z Clutch Pressure (CSC) Failures

Uxi · 05-26-2015, 02:06 PM

I'm sure they look at it as a simple math problem: cheaper to replace CSC as they fail than redesign the part which may or may not have other issues.

At the very least, they could and probably should buy out the Zspeed or the Z1 solutions but who knows if that really fixes the problem in the long run... or creates another issue down the road.

JARblue · 05-26-2015, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Uxi

I'm sure they look at it as a simple math problem: cheaper more profitable to replace CSC as they fail than redesign the part which may or may not have other issues.

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Originally Posted by Uxi

At the very least, they could and probably should buy out the Zspeed or the Z1 solutions but who knows if that really fixes the problem in the long run... or creates another issue down the road.

Some 350Z models had an external slave towards the end ... I hear it worked great. Then they decided to go back to the shitty plastic internal one

The Z1 kit was based on that 350Z external kit.

Uxi · 05-26-2015, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Some 350Z models had an external slave towards the end ... I hear it worked great. Then they decided to go back to the shitty plastic internal one

The Z1 kit was based on that 350Z external kit.

Eh? More details on that?

JARblue · 05-26-2015, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Uxi

Eh? More details on that?

That's pretty much it. There's not much else to tell. The Google could probably tell you what you want to know.

Misnomer · 05-27-2015, 12:32 PM

The clutch was still wonky yesterday morning, but I held my breath and drove it the 4.5 miles to the shop. (I'm done with the local dealership. I just don't trust them. So I'm trying a nearby Meineke that's still kind of a small operation, and was nice to me the other week when my tire pressure light came on and I had no place to go to check the pressure/add air.) They were slammed, but the guy said it should be done today. He actually listened to me, then looked up the service bulletin and will try that fix first. Fingers crossed that changing the fluid works, and that everything will be ok until I can get a replacement part (which I will ASAP: I'm not going to wait for the CSC to fail again).

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Originally Posted by Uxi

I'm sure they look at it as a simple math problem: cheaper to replace CSC as they fail than redesign the part which may or may not have other issues.

Sure, but they could at least make it something that they pay for whenever it happens. I don't mind a wait-and-see attitude, but making me spend hundreds of dollars to fix a known issue just because I'm out of warranty....

Misnomer · 05-27-2015, 04:53 PM

Well, changing the fluid didn't work. More precisely, it worked for about 10 miles: by the time I got to my office the pedal wasn't returning properly again, and on the way back to the shop it stopped letting me change gears. Again.

The ZSpeed HD replacement CSC is on backorder.

I don't have that kind of time/money to spend on the rental car, so the shop is going to call around in the morning and see what they can find. I told them that worst case they should go ahead and put another OEM CSC in, and maybe it'll last another 20,000 miles and give me time to get the ZSpeed HD. The guy will call me tomorrow and let me know my options.

Enterprise gave me a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. I MISS MY CAR.

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05-26-2015, 02:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Uxi Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Southern California Posts: 303 Drives: 16 NISMO Tech PW 6MT Rep Power: 3600	I'm sure they look at it as a simple math problem: cheaper to replace CSC as they fail than redesign the part which may or may not have other issues. At the very least, they could and probably should buy out the Zspeed or the Z1 solutions but who knows if that really fixes the problem in the long run... or creates another issue down the road.

05-27-2015, 04:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Misnomer Base Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 95 Drives: 2020 BMW M240i Rep Power: 13	Well, changing the fluid didn't work. More precisely, it worked for about 10 miles: by the time I got to my office the pedal wasn't returning properly again, and on the way back to the shop it stopped letting me change gears. Again. The ZSpeed HD replacement CSC is on backorder. I don't have that kind of time/money to spend on the rental car, so the shop is going to call around in the morning and see what they can find. I told them that worst case they should go ahead and put another OEM CSC in, and maybe it'll last another 20,000 miles and give me time to get the ZSpeed HD. The guy will call me tomorrow and let me know my options. Enterprise gave me a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. I MISS MY CAR.