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My Z is dead 60 miles after a clutch replacement

Originally Posted by houkouonchi ... Basically where the oil cooler attachment threaded in it took a chunk out of the oil cooler pan (breaking it off) which caused the oil

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Old 01-23-2013, 06:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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... Basically where the oil cooler attachment threaded in it took a chunk out of the oil cooler pan (breaking it off) which caused the oil leak. They are being iffy on warranty though because they are still acting like its fault of the oil cooler saying the weight and what not from the oil cooler/lines caused stress and ****... Sigh...
I'd say the dealer can justifiably claim that one as non-warranty. It looks like the adapter was over-tightened. That may not be the problem but it sure looks that way.

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Anyway they do say that they think the engine is ok but they will do a compression test later to know for sure. ...
At least damage was (or should be) minimal.
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