The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) IX

happytheman · 01-04-2014, 12:16 PM

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"someone"... likes to delete my posts in his thread....

Hahaha! I used to do it to yours all the time!

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alcheng · 01-04-2014, 01:34 PM

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Hahaha! I used to do it to yours all the time!

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dang.... I should be AL4K by now....

gurneyeagle · 01-04-2014, 01:46 PM

Great picture taken today at Coffee and Cars by a Houston Z's member.

LMBmikeZ · 01-04-2014, 01:46 PM

so jelly of you guys driving your Z year round!

onzedge · 01-04-2014, 02:17 PM

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so jelly of you guys driving your Z year round!

Move to Sacramento. We have a large guest room. You'll have to park on the street though, the garage and our compound are occupied.

onzedge · 01-04-2014, 03:17 PM

Possible repost, but interesting...

Top 10 Fastest Cars Under $50,000 » AutoGuide.com News

Pintsize725 · 01-04-2014, 03:30 PM

Got the oil changed today. It was comped due to a faulty brake pad install on the 350 last year. They swear they used Mobil 1 but it felt so sluggish after I left. Car feels heavy. :/

I got to my mom's house and the car was left off for about an hour. Went to start it and the engine turned on but then promptly shut off. This has happened a few times before with varying levels of gas in the tank. What should I check to fix it?

Here is a video of one time when it happened. The first try is when it kicked over for a second and then died. (Ignore the "hi" at the end. Some guy came up to my window and tried to sell me something.)

onzedge · 01-04-2014, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Got the oil changed today. It was comped due to a faulty brake pad install on the 350 last year. They swear they used Mobil 1 but it felt so sluggish after I left. Car feels heavy. :/

I got to my mom's house and the car was left off for about an hour. Went to start it and the engine turned on but then promptly shut off. This has happened a few times before with varying levels of gas in the tank. What should I check to fix it?

Here is a video of one time when it happened. The first try is when it kicked over for a second and then died. (Ignore the "hi" at the end. Some guy came up to my window and tried to sell me something.)

I do not know what would cause that. Odd.

gurneyeagle · 01-04-2014, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I do not know what would cause that. Odd.

Faulty fuel pump?

kenchan · 01-04-2014, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Here is a video of one time when it happened. The first try is when it kicked over for a second and then died. (Ignore the "hi" at the end. Some guy came up to my window and tried to sell me something.)

on the AT's, do you step on the brake pedal when you start your engine? if so, do they have a brake sensor or switch to detect brake press position? ie, does the brake pedal need to be pressed to a certain pressure to prevent car rolling?my MT sounds like that when i let go of the clutch a tad too soon before the car turns over.

does the starter motor have an overload protector? if so, is that a self-resetting breaker? perhaps your starter motor is faulty and pulling too many amps. those would be two areas i would check.

Pintsize725 · 01-04-2014, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

on the AT's, do you step on the brake pedal when you start your engine? if so, do they have a brake sensor or switch to detect brake press position? ie, does the brake pedal need to be pressed to a certain pressure to prevent car rolling?my MT sounds like that when i let go of the clutch a tad too soon before the car turns over.

does the starter motor have an overload protector? if so, is that a self-resetting breaker? perhaps your starter motor is faulty and pulling too many amps. those would be two areas i would check.

Yes, stepping on the brake is required. There is a sensor that wheee! had mentioned but I haven't been able to meet up with Jar to check it. I'll add Gurney's fuel pump guess into the mix too. Might have to take her into Nissan.

kenchan · 01-04-2014, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Yes, stepping on the brake is required. There is a sensor that wheee! had mentioned but I haven't been able to meet up with Jar to check it. I'll add Gurney's fuel pump guess into the mix too. Might have to take her into Nissan.

yah, i dont know about the AT's, but i think it's that brake position sensor that's sending intermittent signal to the ECU. it could be as easy as cleaning the switch with some WD40 to rid grime in the contacts.

gurneyeagle · 01-04-2014, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Yes, stepping on the brake is required. There is a sensor that wheee! had mentioned but I haven't been able to meet up with Jar to check it. I'll add Gurney's fuel pump guess into the mix too. Might have to take her into Nissan.

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yah, i dont know about the AT's, but i think it's that brake position sensor that's sending intermittent signal to the ECU. it could be as easy as cleaning the switch with some WD40 to rid grime in the contacts.

Well, I'll defer to the master on this one. The only reason I mentioned the fuel pump is because I had something very similar happen to an Acura that turned out to be a relay with the fuel pump.

If it can be replicated at the dealership, do yourself a favor and get this one sorted before you get stranded.

DEpointfive0 · 01-04-2014, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Got the oil changed today. It was comped due to a faulty brake pad install on the 350 last year. They swear they used Mobil 1 but it felt so sluggish after I left. Car feels heavy. :/

I got to my mom's house and the car was left off for about an hour. Went to start it and the engine turned on but then promptly shut off. This has happened a few times before with varying levels of gas in the tank. What should I check to fix it?

Here is a video of one time when it happened. The first try is when it kicked over for a second and then died. (Ignore the "hi" at the end. Some guy came up to my window and tried to sell me something.)

It's it possible it's that the fuel rails are hot? I know that's a random 370Z issue. Besides that, take it back to the dealer. That ain't right

LunaZ · 01-04-2014, 04:12 PM

I don't know about you guys, but I had an awesome day.

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Pintsize725 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Austin Posts: 14,196 Drives: 2016 Mazda 6 Rep Power: 211846	Got the oil changed today. It was comped due to a faulty brake pad install on the 350 last year. They swear they used Mobil 1 but it felt so sluggish after I left. Car feels heavy. :/ I got to my mom's house and the car was left off for about an hour. Went to start it and the engine turned on but then promptly shut off. This has happened a few times before with varying levels of gas in the tank. What should I check to fix it? Here is a video of one time when it happened. The first try is when it kicked over for a second and then died. (Ignore the "hi" at the end. Some guy came up to my window and tried to sell me something.) __________________ Tracie

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