Car died today

fuct · 10-16-2009, 09:05 AM

what would be a fix for this?

travisjb · 10-16-2009, 11:38 AM

Here it is: Fuel starvation, who else?

jakoye · 10-16-2009, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by travisjb

Here it is: Fuel starvation, who else?

Wow. That's pretty pathetic. No car should die because you're low on gas and on a hill/slope. Sounds like a problem a Model T would have, not a 21st century car.

Pharmacist · 10-16-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

Wow. That's pretty pathetic. No car should die because you're low on gas and on a hill/slope. Sounds like a problem a Model T would have, not a 21st century car.

No car should come with a solid rear axle either. That's something that belongs on a model t, not a 21st century car

jakoye · 10-16-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

No car should come with a solid rear axle either. That's something that belongs on a model t, not a 21st century car

Heh. Agreed. But which is worse: a car with a solid rear axle or one that won't go?

kannibul · 10-19-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

Wow. That's pretty pathetic. No car should die because you're low on gas and on a hill/slope. Sounds like a problem a Model T would have, not a 21st century car.

Why put the pickup in the front of the tank, I mean you don't need fuel to stop.

travisjb · 10-16-2009, 08:35 PM

while i agree, there are many models that have this problem including most bmws... so before you get on your nissan bashing high horse...

jakoye · 10-16-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by travisjb

while i agree, there are many models that have this problem including most bmws... so before you get on your nissan bashing high horse...

I have no desire to get on that horse. But this is simply inexcusable. And no, "other cars do it" is not an acceptable excuse!

370Zsteve · 10-21-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

I have no desire to get on that horse. But this is simply inexcusable. And no, "other cars do it" is not an acceptable excuse!

Don't some manufacturers put baffles inside the tank to minimize the gross movement of the gasoline? (I hope that makes sense

)

ChrisSlicks · 10-21-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

Don't some manufacturers put baffles inside the tank to minimize the gross movement of the gasoline? (I hope that makes sense

)

In sports cars typically yes. I haven't looked inside this one so I can't say. However the baffles that are usually placed in the tank are there mainly to stop the rapid weight transfer of the fuel from side to side (tank slosh), not to try and keep fuel near the pump.

chirojin · 10-16-2009, 09:02 PM

warrenty covered I think

travisjb · 10-16-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chirojin

warrenty covered I think

unfortunately not. you really have to pull sustained right-hand turn high g's for this to be an issue. and nissan can 'reasonably' claim that those conditions only exist on a race track.

ChrisSlicks · 10-19-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by travisjb

unfortunately not. you really have to pull sustained right-hand turn high g's for this to be an issue. and nissan can 'reasonably' claim that those conditions only exist on a race track.

Well, you can do it in a more or less stock car as I proved, but you need considerably less fuel in the tank. Disappointing but not unexpected, it is a common problem in modern pressurized fuel systems.

travisjb · 10-19-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Well, you can do it in a more or less stock car as I proved, but you need considerably less fuel in the tank. Disappointing but not unexpected, it is a common problem in modern pressurized fuel systems.

on street tires, it takes 3-4 seconds with full - 4/5 "dots" to get 'studder'

on race tires, I would imagine the same conditions could starve the motor to the point of stall

still, how many turns do you know of on the street that require driving at 1.0g for 3-4 seconds ??? this falls into the category of so many other things on this car that are not 'race ready'... it is what it is... part of the reason we pay $34K not $70K

ChrisSlicks · 10-20-2009, 07:18 PM

Well, no street corner requires 1.0g, but there are lots of corners that are a heck of a lot more fun at 1.0g! If they didn't want us pulling 1.0g corners they should have put the base wheels on all around.

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