Car died today

370Zsteve · 10-21-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

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

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ChrisSlicks · 10-21-2009, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCZ

Chris, I dont know if you read what happened to me on the track a few months ago. Same exact thing. Tank said quarter and after about a lap it died. Same exact thing...got it towed back to the paddock to check it over. Nothing wrong, turned it on to accessory and saw the tank was now empty.

Refuled, restarted and problem solved. Like I said, be careful with low gas levels on this car..they are very misleading.

Saw that. You and Travis and a couple of others have died completely at the track, but I think I'm the first one that has managed to successfully kill it on the street

Mind you the on-ramp I was driving reminded me of turn 3 at Lime Rock and I was driving it as such.

ChrisSlicks · 10-21-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

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.

IMWEZL · 10-23-2009, 04:16 AM

Wow this happened to me today! I took a right hander leaving the gate pretty quick with a 1/4 tank + 1 dot and sputter, sputter, pushed in clutch, still sputtered, pulled over to the shoulder, turned it off and she didn't want to back at all. If she did start it felt like I was muscle car with the body flexing to the movement of the engine.

Anyways, got the ride flat bed towed to Nissan they go to take it off the truck and magically the car starts. Of course, this is after I get into it with the Service Rep because they can't find me or my car in the system and they have to confirm with Nissan America that this isn't a salvage or rebuilt car. (It's not...I bought the car straight from Nissan)

Well, this never happened during Auto-X. I guess keeping more than half a tank during the runs prevented this.

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10-23-2009, 04:16 AM	#34 (permalink)
IMWEZL Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: HNL Posts: 603 Drives: 370Z/MKVII GTI Rep Power: 17	Wow this happened to me today! I took a right hander leaving the gate pretty quick with a 1/4 tank + 1 dot and sputter, sputter, pushed in clutch, still sputtered, pulled over to the shoulder, turned it off and she didn't want to back at all. If she did start it felt like I was muscle car with the body flexing to the movement of the engine. Anyways, got the ride flat bed towed to Nissan they go to take it off the truck and magically the car starts. Of course, this is after I get into it with the Service Rep because they can't find me or my car in the system and they have to confirm with Nissan America that this isn't a salvage or rebuilt car. (It's not...I bought the car straight from Nissan) Well, this never happened during Auto-X. I guess keeping more than half a tank during the runs prevented this.