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

BC416

Former SRT-4 owner myself. When I traded mine in on the Z, it had 103k on it and the factory clutch was just starting to go. Loved that car.

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TurboNeon185

I still have mine. I changed the clutch because the throw out bearing fork was wearing out and I had the clutch pedal adjusted so far out it was preloading the clutch and making it slip. That was actually around 120k. It's got 162k on it now. It's not running perfect but it is still trucking along.

BC416

I wanted to keep mine too but it wasn't practical to have both. Car was full bolt-ons and just asking for a AGP .50 trim.

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TurboNeon185

I'll tell you, you're pulling my heart strings. I was going to go 50 trim but my money wasn't cooperating. My SRT needs some pretty decent work to be appealing to anyone that doesn't already love srt4s. The motor smells like it's running rich even though my a/f gauge says its fine which makes me think the exhaust manifold may be leaking. The shocks are gone and it squeaks quite a bit. And also there is quite a bit of clear coat peel on the roof. Can somebody tell me why I still love this car?

clutchfan

My 2015 Q60 coupe with only 2800 miles is at the dealership getting a new slave cylinder and a CSC tube.

I brought it in thinking it was leaking oil from the oil pan.

But now I have another issue. My dipstrick reads only 1cm above the L 1hr after turning the car off. The next morning when I checked, it read at half.

So if it's not leaking oil, it's burning hella oil.....

MagmaRed370z

Yikes! 2015 Q60s have this issue too?!

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clutchfan

Same engine no?

And apparently, the tech installed a new clutch. But my work order mentions nothing about a new clutch. My dash cam just recorded him saying he installed a new one at only 2800 miles and it rides nice. And something about him wanting to do a burn out but he can't. lol

eastwest2300

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Imperial

Just had my CSC fail on me at under 42,000 miles. Super glad I bought the extended warranty as every failure prone part on this car seems to be going out on me one by one right when the standard warranty would have expired. Still going to have the ZSpeed HD CSC installed for insurance down the road and use the opportunity to get the clutch upgraded at that same time.

mults

@Imperial: If you didn't have the extended warranty, what would the costs have been to replace? My extended warranty expires in June of this year and I am considering extending it for another 4-5 years. I want to weigh the price of the warranty against the cost of the CSC if it fails. I only have 25K on my 2010 40th and I may want to do a preemptive strike before it POSSIBLY fails.

Of course the extended warranty will cover other items, but the CSC seems to be high on the list of failures...

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FairladyZ40th

Please view previous message, I'd also just recommend that you buy the csc elimination kit from Z1.


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mults

Yeah, if it ever needed to be replaced, it would not be the factory one...

Thanks for the quick response...

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FairladyZ40th

The slave is cheap, the labor is expensivish... The car you can get anywhere from $80-$120. I wouldn't pay more than that and the labor can be about $400+


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TurboNeon185

Maybe it's just me but I don't think I'll buy another Nissan again. I called my nearest Nissan dealer to ask if there was a recall on the CSC and he seemed pretty defensive as if he had built the car himself. Not only that but he said it was a $120 charge just to diagnose a problem which I told him I know I have. It's not like I have a 15 year old Nissan sentra. I have a car that I paid 30 grand for when it was already 3 years old. If Nissan thinks that little of their customers and doesn't back up their product then they don't have to worry about counting any more of my money. I have a 2005 srt4 that I never had to put any serious money into until after 115000 miles. And that was only to change the clutch and timing belt. When a 10 year old dodge with 170k on the clock is more reliable than a Nissan with 41000 on it there is a problem.