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

Read T · 07-25-2015, 08:39 PM

Model 2011 Nissan 370z Sport
VIN Top Secret
Purchase date April 2012
Occurrence date July 2015
Mileage 58,000

About a year ago my clutch PEDAL broke, shearing off the helper spring mount. The pedal became very sloppy and difficult to shift but I replaced it with the RJM adjustable pedal and was very pleased with the results. Thanks to this website though I have since known to keep a close eye out for any CSC issues.

The car is my daily driver and I generally baby the car around town, although I have been to a few HPDEs with it. I currently run PFC 665 for the clutch line.Two weeks ago while changing my engine oil, I noticed that the Clutch reservoir fluid level was getting very low

. Prior to this, I had not had any problems with the clutch line and had it flushed at least once before. No puddles or leaks were noticed under the car or on the bottom of the transmission. I ordered the ZSpeed CSC and parked my car for a week (make sure you have a spare car if you own a nissan or anything British).

I am lucky enough to have a good friend that owns a shop with a lift, and today the two of us swapped out the CSC. The entire procedure took roughly 3 hours, and was made much easier by slightly dropping the front subframe to help tilt the transmission down. The clutch disc was noted to be plenty thick still - which is great since I didn't order a new one. Car is now doing great although the engagement point is slightly lower and grabbier, two things I can adjust with the RJM pedal.

Before I did the work myself I went to a Z shop locally and was quoted roughly $950 labour + parts. I ended up doing it myself with a friend for the price of the CSC and a few good beers (Dogfish Head, Aviator, and DuClaw).

As much as I love this car, I will say that I have been pretty disappointed by the build quality and random issues I've had - breaking clutch pedal, CSC failure, axle click, engine oil overheating, and clear coat bubbling off all over.

SerialCoderer · 07-25-2015, 09:02 PM

I totally agree. I am disappointed with the quality of this car. I loved my 350z. I had no major issues. The reliability of the 350 made me purchase the 370, but I have had to many major issues with this car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Read T

Model 2011 Nissan 370z Sport
VIN Top Secret
Purchase date April 2012
Occurrence date July 2015
Mileage 58,000

About a year ago my clutch PEDAL broke, shearing off the helper spring mount. The pedal became very sloppy and difficult to shift but I replaced it with the RJM adjustable pedal and was very pleased with the results. Thanks to this website though I have since known to keep a close eye out for any CSC issues.

The car is my daily driver and I generally baby the car around town, although I have been to a few HPDEs with it. I currently run PFC 665 for the clutch line.Two weeks ago while changing my engine oil, I noticed that the Clutch reservoir fluid level was getting very low

. Prior to this, I had not had any problems with the clutch line and had it flushed at least once before. No puddles or leaks were noticed under the car or on the bottom of the transmission. I ordered the ZSpeed CSC and parked my car for a week (make sure you have a spare car if you own a nissan or anything British).

I am lucky enough to have a good friend that owns a shop with a lift, and today the two of us swapped out the CSC. The entire procedure took roughly 3 hours, and was made much easier by slightly dropping the front subframe to help tilt the transmission down. The clutch disc was noted to be plenty thick still - which is great since I didn't order a new one. Car is now doing great although the engagement point is slightly lower and grabbier, two things I can adjust with the RJM pedal.

Before I did the work myself I went to a Z shop locally and was quoted roughly $950 labour + parts. I ended up doing it myself with a friend for the price of the CSC and a few good beers (Dogfish Head, Aviator, and DuClaw).

As much as I love this car, I will say that I have been pretty disappointed by the build quality and random issues I've had - breaking clutch pedal, CSC failure, axle click, engine oil overheating, and clear coat bubbling off all over.

firulice · 07-25-2015, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Read T

Model 2011 Nissan 370z Sport
VIN Top Secret
Purchase date April 2012
Occurrence date July 2015
Mileage 58,000

About a year ago my clutch PEDAL broke, shearing off the helper spring mount. The pedal became very sloppy and difficult to shift but I replaced it with the RJM adjustable pedal and was very pleased with the results. Thanks to this website though I have since known to keep a close eye out for any CSC issues.

The car is my daily driver and I generally baby the car around town, although I have been to a few HPDEs with it. I currently run PFC 665 for the clutch line.Two weeks ago while changing my engine oil, I noticed that the Clutch reservoir fluid level was getting very low

. Prior to this, I had not had any problems with the clutch line and had it flushed at least once before. No puddles or leaks were noticed under the car or on the bottom of the transmission. I ordered the ZSpeed CSC and parked my car for a week (make sure you have a spare car if you own a nissan or anything British).

I am lucky enough to have a good friend that owns a shop with a lift, and today the two of us swapped out the CSC. The entire procedure took roughly 3 hours, and was made much easier by slightly dropping the front subframe to help tilt the transmission down. The clutch disc was noted to be plenty thick still - which is great since I didn't order a new one. Car is now doing great although the engagement point is slightly lower and grabbier, two things I can adjust with the RJM pedal.

Before I did the work myself I went to a Z shop locally and was quoted roughly $950 labour + parts. I ended up doing it myself with a friend for the price of the CSC and a few good beers (Dogfish Head, Aviator, and DuClaw).

As much as I love this car, I will say that I have been pretty disappointed by the build quality and random issues I've had - breaking clutch pedal, CSC failure, axle click, engine oil overheating, and clear coat bubbling off all over.

Crazy stuff. Nissan needs to get their act together. I might do mine on a lift (ordered one today) so it's good to hear it's not too bad. Did you use the how-to from the forum here? Any other tips? I'll have to hit you up on how to lower the subframe.

MagmaRed370z · 07-25-2015, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by firulice

Crazy stuff. Nissan needs to get their act together. I might do mine on a lift (ordered one today) so it's good to hear it's not too bad. Did you use the how-to from the forum here? Any other tips? I'll have to hit you up on how to lower the subframe.

Yeah, If you haven't complaint on the Nissan Facebook page go ahead and do that. Also put a complaint under the File a NHTSA Complaint (Link on the first post of this thread)

firulice · 07-26-2015, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schellingr

Yeah, If you haven't complaint on the Nissan Facebook page go ahead and do that. Also put a complaint under the File a NHTSA Complaint (Link on the first post of this thread)

Done and done

Z is 4 ZEBRA! · 07-27-2015, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Read T

Model 2011 Nissan 370z Sport
VIN Top Secret
Purchase date April 2012
Occurrence date July 2015
Mileage 58,000

About a year ago my clutch PEDAL broke, shearing off the helper spring mount. The pedal became very sloppy and difficult to shift but I replaced it with the RJM adjustable pedal and was very pleased with the results. Thanks to this website though I have since known to keep a close eye out for any CSC issues.

The car is my daily driver and I generally baby the car around town, although I have been to a few HPDEs with it. I currently run PFC 665 for the clutch line.Two weeks ago while changing my engine oil, I noticed that the Clutch reservoir fluid level was getting very low

. Prior to this, I had not had any problems with the clutch line and had it flushed at least once before. No puddles or leaks were noticed under the car or on the bottom of the transmission. I ordered the ZSpeed CSC and parked my car for a week (make sure you have a spare car if you own a nissan or anything British).

I am lucky enough to have a good friend that owns a shop with a lift, and today the two of us swapped out the CSC. The entire procedure took roughly 3 hours, and was made much easier by slightly dropping the front subframe to help tilt the transmission down. The clutch disc was noted to be plenty thick still - which is great since I didn't order a new one. Car is now doing great although the engagement point is slightly lower and grabbier, two things I can adjust with the RJM pedal.

Before I did the work myself I went to a Z shop locally and was quoted roughly $950 labour + parts. I ended up doing it myself with a friend for the price of the CSC and a few good beers (Dogfish Head, Aviator, and DuClaw).

As much as I love this car, I will say that I have been pretty disappointed by the build quality and random issues I've had - breaking clutch pedal, CSC failure, axle click, engine oil overheating, and clear coat bubbling off all over.

It looks like you are the first I have seen who has had spoken up about a CSC failure after RJM pedal install. How long have you had the pedal installed until your failure?

Zbrah · 07-27-2015, 03:11 PM

Nice S/N, Brah!

FairladyZ10PG · 07-27-2015, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoolKarmaJoe

Could be, but I'm no mechanic. There are two sensors at your clutch pedal that I know of, 1 for cruise control & 1 for starting vehicle. If you should happen to have difficulty again with starting, I think it may just require a minor adjustment at the pedal. There was a link with pictures on the370z.com that explained how to make adjustments for those sensors. If it were Me, I'd take it to a shop to make adjustments because it is a pain in the a** to lay on my back with my head up under the dash.

Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Yes the car is back in my hands after staying at the shop over the weekend.

The most likely culprit was the 5 year old battery that I had in my car, so the battery has been replaced and the sensors and pedals have been adjusted. The car is starting like new again

Read T · 08-02-2015, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z is 4 ZEBRA!

It looks like you are the first I have seen who has had spoken up about a CSC failure after RJM pedal install. How long have you had the pedal installed until your failure?

I probably had the RJM in for about 7k mi prior to the failure.

07-25-2015, 08:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Read T A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,046 Drives: 11 Nissan 370z BC 6M Rep Power: 20	Model 2011 Nissan 370z Sport VIN Top Secret Purchase date April 2012 Occurrence date July 2015 Mileage 58,000 About a year ago my clutch PEDAL broke, shearing off the helper spring mount. The pedal became very sloppy and difficult to shift but I replaced it with the RJM adjustable pedal and was very pleased with the results. Thanks to this website though I have since known to keep a close eye out for any CSC issues. The car is my daily driver and I generally baby the car around town, although I have been to a few HPDEs with it. I currently run PFC 665 for the clutch line.Two weeks ago while changing my engine oil, I noticed that the Clutch reservoir fluid level was getting very low . Prior to this, I had not had any problems with the clutch line and had it flushed at least once before. No puddles or leaks were noticed under the car or on the bottom of the transmission. I ordered the ZSpeed CSC and parked my car for a week (make sure you have a spare car if you own a nissan or anything British). I am lucky enough to have a good friend that owns a shop with a lift, and today the two of us swapped out the CSC. The entire procedure took roughly 3 hours, and was made much easier by slightly dropping the front subframe to help tilt the transmission down. The clutch disc was noted to be plenty thick still - which is great since I didn't order a new one. Car is now doing great although the engagement point is slightly lower and grabbier, two things I can adjust with the RJM pedal. Before I did the work myself I went to a Z shop locally and was quoted roughly $950 labour + parts. I ended up doing it myself with a friend for the price of the CSC and a few good beers (Dogfish Head, Aviator, and DuClaw). As much as I love this car, I will say that I have been pretty disappointed by the build quality and random issues I've had - breaking clutch pedal, CSC failure, axle click, engine oil overheating, and clear coat bubbling off all over. __________________ 2011 Nissan 370z Black Cherry Sport Pkg - Daily Driver, , 1960 Morgan +4 fun car, 1986 BMW 325ES, 1998 M3 and 1996 Spec Miata - Race Cars SUPPORT TEAM WINSOME RACING - WRL, CHUMP, LEMONS

07-27-2015, 03:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5454	Nice S/N, Brah! __________________

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