What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

Zezus · 10-11-2019, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by DeliriousClam

I luckily have a guy at work who I actually trust that is willing to do it and relatively cheaply considering how much of a bitch it is

i bought a sawzall in preparation. i just really, REALLY dont want to do this..

DeliriousClam · 10-11-2019, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Zezus

i bought a sawzall in preparation. i just really, REALLY dont want to do this..

The dude is charging me 3 hours of labor at $45/hr since he works for me

Spooler · 10-08-2019, 08:13 PM

Finding a good alignment guy is tuff.

CRiZO · 10-08-2019, 10:19 PM

I would never take a car to Firestone or Goodyear. They will literally hire anyone. I know because I've had friends work there. Friends I would never let even drive my car, much less wrench on it.

Ghostvette · 10-09-2019, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

Got the SPL rear mid-links, FUCAs, and rear camber arms aligned today. Just checked the rear, Firestone's "experienced tech" broke one of the titanium bolts and replaced it with a hex head bolt. Didn't tighten the right camber jam-nut. Didn't torque anything down to spec. What kills me about this is that I literally gave him the instructions, my 3/16" hex bit, and my 1/4" drive torque wrench - and he still ****** it up.. and didn't tell me about the broken bolt - or reset the wrench.

It's like.. dude.. I TOLD you I installed all this myself.. do you not think I'm not going to notice?

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

Probably didn't replace the bolt with the proper grade bolt either. Sounds like all Firestone store's are alike. No better out here.

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I don't care what everyone says about Firestone. I will never take anything to them. The horror stories I've heard over the years about them is unbelievable.

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

I took them a new set of tires and wheels to have the tires mounted and wheels balanced. When I got home I installed the wheels and checked tire pressures. All four had around 50 psi. I guess after they over filled them to set the bead, they neglected to bleed them to the correct pressure. That was enough to convince me to not go back.

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Originally Posted by CRiZO

I would never take a car to Firestone or Goodyear. They will literally hire anyone. I know because I've had friends work there. Friends I would never let even drive my car, much less wrench on it.

When I worked for Advance, we had a Firestone AND a Meineke in the same parking lot, plus we delivered to NTB (Now Big O Tires here). They are all fvcking morons. Come to think of it, Tires Plus is marginally better, but they are still idiots.

The NTB we delivered to would regularly break customer lug studs, then charge the customer to replace them.

Ian B · 10-10-2019, 02:27 AM

Replaced el wire mood lights for the doors in orange. Here is the original video after install.

https://youtu.be/1-cAagvRDHY

God-Speed · 10-10-2019, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian B

Replaced el wire mood lights for the doors in orange. Here is the original video after install.

https://youtu.be/1-cAagvRDHY

Ian looks cool, will need to check this out on you car.

abm89 · 10-10-2019, 09:35 AM

Not sure my oil gallery gasket is done or if I overfilled the oil on the last change. Noticed some light smoking when i got back home yesterday in traffic (vented hood may have made it obvious), and found oil running up the dipstick when i checked it cold this morning. The level is high so I'm hoping it's just that.

I was able to road trip to and from Houston without any issues, but who knows. I have no codes, so maybe just drive it and let the oil catch cans get some of it/burn off the excess.

Rusty · 10-10-2019, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by abm89

Not sure my oil gallery gasket is done or if I overfilled the oil on the last change. Noticed some light smoking when i got back home yesterday in traffic (vented hood may have made it obvious), and found oil running up the dipstick when i checked it cold this morning. The level is high so I'm hoping it's just that.

I was able to road trip to and from Houston without any issues, but who knows. I have no codes, so maybe just drive it and let the oil catch cans get some of it/burn off the excess.

If it was your oil gallery gaskets. You would never know unless you have an oil pressure gauge or the engine started to make noises. The gaskets leak internally.

abm89 · 10-11-2019, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

If it was your oil gallery gaskets. You would never know unless you have an oil pressure gauge or the engine started to make noises. The gaskets leak internally.

Yeah, you're absolutely right on that one. I'm sure it's an overfill issue. I'll just drive it around and burn the excess off, pretending it's a formula 1 car on startup.... I'm working on getting the PIDs for my dash command software so i can pick up Oil pressure from OBDII, but everything else looks fine. Unfortunately the only oil reading i have available in the car is the temp (which could indicate a failure of some sort, but it's not reliable for pressure readings).

I'd rather be paranoid and have a working car instead of negligent with a broken one. Ideally I'll do the gasket, oil pump, and timing chain all at once in the future.

sp911 · 10-11-2019, 09:13 AM

add Town Fair Tire to the list of tire shops to avoid.

ZontheRocks · 10-14-2019, 02:41 PM

Was doing 5k mile oil changes, but now that the ride is at 48k, I am switching it up to 3k mile intervals. I went with Motul 8100 Eco-nergy over the Mobil1 that I had used for the last four oil changes (20k miles). Ordered a Blackstone kit and will use it on the next oil change at 51k.

While I was under the car performing a visual inspection on the ART pipes, I noticed the that mid muffler on my Shockwave had a nice cracked weld on the leading edge. No dent, but seems like I knocked something to make it pop.

To fix it, I went with the tried and true JB Weld epoxy putty. Comes in a cylinder with the reactive putty as the core. Knead it to solid color and apply. Ugly fix on a nice exhaust, but $6.99 was perfect for my budget on a Saturday morning. And it did fix the leak. Sound is no longer close to open down pipes at full throttle.

I'll keep an eye on it, but don't think I'll be taking the muffler off to get the weld fixed or ordering a replacement through Motordyne anytime soon. If anything, I may spend a project day to sand down the putty a bit. I Play Doh'd it up to ensure a nice and solid seal.

Rusty · 10-14-2019, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ZontheRocks

Was doing 5k mile oil changes, but now that the ride is at 48k, I am switching it up to 3k mile intervals. I went with Motul 8100 Eco-nergy over the Mobil1 that I had used for the last four oil changes (20k miles). Ordered a Blackstone kit and will use it on the next oil change at 51k.

While I was under the car performing a visual inspection on the ART pipes, I noticed the that mid muffler on my Shockwave had a nice cracked weld on the leading edge. No dent, but seems like I knocked something to make it pop.

To fix it, I went with the tried and true JB Weld epoxy putty. Comes in a cylinder with the reactive putty as the core. Knead it to solid color and apply. Ugly fix on a nice exhaust, but $6.99 was perfect for my budget on a Saturday morning. And it did fix the leak. Sound is no longer close to open down pipes at full throttle.

I'll keep an eye on it, but don't think I'll be taking the muffler off to get the weld fixed or ordering a replacement through Motordyne anytime soon. If anything, I may spend a project day to sand down the putty a bit. I Play Doh'd it up to ensure a nice and solid seal.

If you don't reweld it. The crack will keep getting bigger.

Zezus · 10-14-2019, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

If you don't reweld it. The crack will keep getting bigger.

If that JB weld doesn't melt, he will probably be fine. That sh*t is super durable. One of our displays when i was slinging parts was of a penny stuck in a block of the stuff.. you couldn't pull that sh*t out even with a vicegrip.

sprint7 · 10-14-2019, 03:20 PM

Well, it wasn't today as it took a while to edit it all... But recently, took my son for a drive in the 370z Nismo searching for some of the best driving roads in the UK, the kind of roads you see in Top Gear and The Grand Tour... Starting in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. We absolutely loved it! Apart from the sheep and horses that jump out in front of you 😬

10-10-2019, 09:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
abm89 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,386 Drives: 11 370Z \| 24 EL450 Rep Power: 64764	Not sure my oil gallery gasket is done or if I overfilled the oil on the last change. Noticed some light smoking when i got back home yesterday in traffic (vented hood may have made it obvious), and found oil running up the dipstick when i checked it cold this morning. The level is high so I'm hoping it's just that. I was able to road trip to and from Houston without any issues, but who knows. I have no codes, so maybe just drive it and let the oil catch cans get some of it/burn off the excess. __________________ Complete Parts List: https://github.com/abm89/ztouge-build

10-14-2019, 02:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
ZontheRocks Track Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Central Florida Posts: 960 Drives: 2016 Nissan PW 370Z Rep Power: 34536	Was doing 5k mile oil changes, but now that the ride is at 48k, I am switching it up to 3k mile intervals. I went with Motul 8100 Eco-nergy over the Mobil1 that I had used for the last four oil changes (20k miles). Ordered a Blackstone kit and will use it on the next oil change at 51k. While I was under the car performing a visual inspection on the ART pipes, I noticed the that mid muffler on my Shockwave had a nice cracked weld on the leading edge. No dent, but seems like I knocked something to make it pop. To fix it, I went with the tried and true JB Weld epoxy putty. Comes in a cylinder with the reactive putty as the core. Knead it to solid color and apply. Ugly fix on a nice exhaust, but $6.99 was perfect for my budget on a Saturday morning. And it did fix the leak. Sound is no longer close to open down pipes at full throttle. I'll keep an eye on it, but don't think I'll be taking the muffler off to get the weld fixed or ordering a replacement through Motordyne anytime soon. If anything, I may spend a project day to sand down the putty a bit. I Play Doh'd it up to ensure a nice and solid seal. __________________ '16 Pearl White Sport \| Stillen Gen. 3 \| Motordyne ART \| Motordyne Shockwave \| ZSpeed \| Powertrix \| EVO-R \| Aeroworkz \| Nismo \| Z1 \| EcuTek \| Tuned by Seb @ SpecialtyZ

10-14-2019, 03:20 PM	#15 (permalink)
sprint7 Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London Posts: 31 Drives: 2018 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 3371	A drive in the Brecon Beacons Well, it wasn't today as it took a while to edit it all... But recently, took my son for a drive in the 370z Nismo searching for some of the best driving roads in the UK, the kind of roads you see in Top Gear and The Grand Tour... Starting in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. We absolutely loved it! Apart from the sheep and horses that jump out in front of you 😬

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