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

Cheech

Well.... add me to the list of CSC problems. Experienced the first symptom during a long drive. Brought the car into the Nissan dealership and they quoted me $1900.00 to replace. Ouch!

VIN: 504630
Purchase Date: 12/27/2010
Occurrence Date: 5/25/2015
Occurrence Mileage: 53,000
Clutch Type: OEM


Cheech

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Zbrah

Clutch "fills soft"

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MagmaRed370z

Is this your first occurrence of this issue?

Cheech

Yes it is. Didn't strand me fortunately. We were returning from Laughlin to LA, driving for a couple hours. Went to shift down and the clutch felt pretty soft, returned only half way up, manually kicked it back up the rest of the way. But never did it again. ?????

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eastwest2300

I wouldnt trust the dealer if I were you.. the GTR fluid flush is a band aid to a bigger problem. Keep us posted.

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Cheech

Completely agree with you. With a known fix out there..... why doesn't Nissan come clean and recall all MT's?

http://www.zspeedperformance.com/ZSp...SC-zsp2006.htm

http://www.zspeedperformance.com/Nis...0610-jk00b.htm

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jwick

I don't see the CSC listed. Looks like they are trying to sell you on a new clutch. Clutch failure/wear is a completely different issue than the CSC failure. Different symptoms too.

FYI...you can have the entire clutch with a new HD CSC installed for less than $1900

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eastwest2300

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Cheech

That's true! I wonder if they're lumping the whole assembly into one? I'm dropping it off today to have the fluid changed to GTR fluid, I'll ask them for specifics on what they want to do.

If it is a total replacement, then I'll probably go aftermarket in preparation for the TT

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ShutokuZ

Just make sure your work order specifies "special brake fluid"!

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Cheech

I will make the request!

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My wife just stopped and said, "You weren't even listening, were you?"

I thought, "That's a pretty weird way to start a conversation."

ShutokuZ

Your post got me thinking. If they were only going to replace the CSC, then the work order should say close to the same thing mine did. Just a thought

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Cheech

Except that yours has N/C beside everything, including the CLEED Screw! Gotta get me one of them!

I'm hoping when they say clutch replacement, it is a blanket term to cover everything. Otherwise I'll be back at square one if they don't replace the CSC. Regardless I can guarantee they won't be doing the work. If they can't diagnose it properly and detail the work, then they ain't doing it!

They did replace the fluid with GTR brake fluid yesterday. Clutch feels quite a bit different. Very little resistance when first applying pressure until about 3/4 of the way down. After several pumps it started feeling like normal. A quick check of the reservoir when I got home revealed the fluid is above the "max" line. I will probably grab a turkey baster and remove some before heading out on the road.

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Thought for the Day:
My wife just stopped and said, "You weren't even listening, were you?"

I thought, "That's a pretty weird way to start a conversation."