Just regular maintenance, used to have the oil change intervals at about 5,000 miles but now that she has been showing her age and burning off a little oil here and there I've changed to 3,000 mile intervals and just make sure to check the oil every so often in between. As for transmission, that gets changed every 30,000 unless I've been to a track day at which point i usually do my best to try and change it out directly afterwards, same with differential. Brake fluid i usually do on an annual basis so once a year unless it's a busy track season in which case it gets changed out a few times a year. Other than that, just keep an eye on things and when parts wear out i usually try to get them replaced as soon as possible, she has been good to me otherwise and still gets up and goes :)

Thanks for taking the time to get back to me, it's much appreciated. Good to see that you care for your car and keep a eye on things in order to execute proper preventative maintenance. Also, glad to hear you track your car, something I want to get into for next year or so.

the Z is actually a very reliable car, ok, besides all those talk about Steering lock and CSC (if you have a MT).

Mine's getting close to 200km on the odometer, besides the problem I've got from the convertible top...

Otherwise everything is running well.

Just saw this, here's how to wire it

Plug wires:

Black- Ground (there is a black ground wire going to the sensor, but could just be attached to chassis ground)
Green wire- 12 volt side of green sensor wire.
Red/Blue- Twist together but don't attach to anything.
Yellow- Other side of green sensor wire (sensor itself).

Right on. It's what I figured after digging through the forum a few more hours. The 2012 manual doesn't give the wire color code of the Yaw Sensor

Thanks, man

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You're welcome. I actually double checked the wiring with a multimeter to verify the yaw sensor wire and ground.

Both those things were the first to be fixed almost immediately after i picked her up from the dealer lol kinda sad that i can't drive her right now cause I'm still waiting on the parts to show up :(

for the steering, you better pull the fuse after they replace with a new one, or is it possible for them to delete it?

Mine's a 2011 and it doesn't have the steering lock.


For the CSC, are you also getting another OEM one? Otherwise, you might want to get an heavy duty one from ZSpeed or the CSC elimination kit.


Have the spark plugs been replaced? might as well do it, the plugs are expensive though, but they a long time.

The parts I'm waiting for are the idler pulley and automatic tensioner, pulled the fuse for the steering lock a long time ago along with swapping out the csc for a zspeed hd csc and new master cylinder, sorry if it sounded like something else lol

basically you've done what has to be done.

have you done anything on the brakes?

Stoptech pads all around and slotted rotors with motul rbf600 for the fluid, went with a less aggressive setup since i do also daily drive it and didn't want something that would create too much dust but still improve on the stopping power of the Akebono calipers

Just an addendum to my original post on the health of the motor, i did do my own compression test doing it the normal way after heating up the engine to running temps and measured 210 psi across all 6 cylinders dry, not sure how big a discrepancy there normally is between gauges as mine is a bluedriver gauge and im not sure what the dealer was using. mostly just went in to have them perform a leak down test as i dont have access to that equipment and even if i did the place where i live wouldnt allow me to use it lol

front sway bar and RJM 3.3 COMPLETE!!!
 

I had a very difficult time with the clutch assembly. I am 6 feet tall and about 245. I had a tremendous time squeezing in this space to get it done. Clutch feels great!
I also got to finally install the hotchkis sway bar (front) and Hotchkis billet brackets today too! I tested it out a bit afterward and it is by far the best upgrade thus far! It is a world of difference (highly recommend)

Hope everyone is safe and making good choices! Have a great evening!

Aside from the endless fitting process for the CF hood and Aerocatch pins... was annoyed enough w this to finally deal with it. A little sandpaper, fatal corrosive agent, and voila!

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I painted my crash bar with black plasti dip. When you look into my grill area. It looks like a black hole.

:rofl2: I see jar's last mod is in the tags :rofl2:

Ew... those things stink :thumbsdown: I prefer to go without deodorant for a few days for that au natural musk :tup:

rear sway bar and rear diff brace!
 

Installed the Hotchkis rear sway bar today. This bar is adjustable. The hole on the very end is for the stiffest setting. The 3rd hole farthest from the end of the bar is for the softest. I used the middle hole! I also installed the Bell Raceworks differential brace too! I might as well have since I was down there anyhow!

The build is coming along. Slow but sure! I hope to 50% complete by the end of 2020!

WISHLIST

19X9.5
19X10.5 OMARI SPEC LMGT4 (gloss or satin black no preference)

You're forgetting the POS plastic fuel hat, thin paint and cracking dash's.......at a minimum.

Mines an 09, seen plenty of summers off 100 plus heat and no issues with the dash.... of course maybe that has something to do with my use of chemical guys protectant... other than that the 370 is experiencing pretty much a lot of the same issues as the original 240Z when it comes to quality over time lol

question: how much downforce or hp do you gain with this Taco Mod..?? :yum:


I am interested.... :yum::yum:

Latches are IN.
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Any reason why you put them on backwards?

That's just his camera :rofl2: Flip it around a couple times :stirthepot:

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I wanted to do it Joby-style.

Here's how this guy did his.

Mmhmm..
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Turned out to be the passenger side header flange to where the cat would be. Replaced both gaskets for good measure; the original was cooked in two different places. All is well now. And fixed two rattles, one was my exhaust hitting the W brace and the other was my BOV rubbing against one of my horns. What a machine.

That reminds me, I never reinstalled that horn, only running the one. :icon17:

Dewla dezigns air guide has the horn relocated to the front fastener for the passenger side headlight.

Still waiting on my replacement idler pulley to come in so she's still sitting :( ...i think I'm having withdrawals

Stop sniveling! You haven't been waiting long enough to have any signs or symptoms of withdrawals. I have been waiting since the week before Thanks Giving 2018 for my Z!

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Crossing my fingers on one hell of a deal on a 34-row Z1 oil cooler setup that just hit the classifieds.

Nismo GT500 shift knob arrived last week and replaced my NLA Nismo Ti with a burnt finish. I feel like the GT500 goes better with the car aesthetically and the extra girth fits my hand better. Yukka yukka

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Does being relegated to driving a 96 civic count as suffering? lol

Payment for Z1 Oil Cooler sent!

Another notch in my Awesome Parts Picked Up Used belt:

Motordyne ART Pipes
Motordyne Shockwave
Evo-R Rear Diffuser
NLA Nismo Titanium shift knob
Powertrix CF spoiler add-on
Zspeed Aluminum Undershroud (Facebook market place)
Nismo shocks and springs
Z1 Oil Cooler (34 row Setrab cooler, thermostatic plate and protective wrapping!!)

Built on a budget, but always looking to give my Z the best! :tup:

Other than my wallet, I believe that JAR is my main competition in the Classifieds! :bowrofl:

killer deal. you're lucky i had to buy a new law mower friday :icon17:

Be careful, you use that "law mower" and you might get hit for practicing without a license. :rofl2:

You better believe I was eyeballing that oil cooler before you posted. It's in Dallas even! Decided not to buy it though cause Z1. I have an FI one with the smaller -8AN hoses I think will be just fine for my N/A application.