my cars acting weird

BLUESLATE · 01-23-2010, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

i didnt know that its supposed to be included in the contract to get a rental

thats the thing that worries me. its a new car so it shouldnt have problems like this

Did not mean to offense you in anyway. I was just curious because I thought dealerships were giving out loaners outta their own pocket (not exactly, since they're getting paid for the services). Thus, if your repair job doesn't make them enough money, such as a simple oil change, I doubt they'll give out a loaner for free.

However, I do know that the dealerships often have loaners that they actually rent out to the customers who needs a car during the service period at a pretty fair price. The rental policy, I believe, is also very similar to those rental car company's.

I hope Nissan does the right thing for you in this case.

Good luck!

Trips · 01-23-2010, 04:46 AM

It's nothing. You can't do anything about it, if was an older car yes but a new car under warranty... Don't sweat the small stuff.........get some sleep.

j.arnaldo · 01-23-2010, 06:59 AM

Please post results of dealership's diagnostics/resolution! Thanks.

armensti · 01-23-2010, 03:43 PM

so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil. i told them that i used redline 5w30 and the mechanic said thats the problem. he said he had another maxima with the same problem and he also had a 370z at 12k miles with the same problem. They used different oil too. I dont know what to do any ideas?

Trips · 01-23-2010, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by armensti

so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil. i told them that i used redline 5w30 and the mechanic said thats the problem. he said he had another maxima with the same problem and he also had a 370z at 12k miles with the same problem. They used different oil too. I dont know what to do any ideas?

Maybe your oil level could have Been low? Causing the engine light to come on and the ecu sensing it also causing your original problem, have you checked the level? if so, then I don't know? other than dumping the oil, and filling it up with ester oil... that was a strange diagnosis...

IDZRVIT · 01-23-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by armensti

so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil. i told them that i used redline 5w30 and the mechanic said thats the problem. he said he had another maxima with the same problem and he also had a 370z at 12k miles with the same problem. They used different oil too. I dont know what to do any ideas?

Oh, it's the Redline oil that caused it. Hell, I woulda bet money it was the alignment of the Earth relative to Venus.

370Zsteve · 01-24-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil. i told them that i used redline 5w30 and the mechanic said thats the problem. he said he had another maxima with the same problem and he also had a 370z at 12k miles with the same problem. They used different oil too. I dont know what to do any ideas?

That's the craziest diagnosis in the history of the automobile!

How did the rental question work out since you went there and asked them yesterday?

Island_370 · 01-24-2010, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil. i told them that i used redline 5w30 and the mechanic said thats the problem. he said he had another maxima with the same problem and he also had a 370z at 12k miles with the same problem. They used different oil too. I dont know what to do any ideas?

Since Redline meets the requires for oil outlined in the manual, then I guess it is Nissan's issue, not yours.

6MT · 01-24-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by armensti

so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil.

WTF? Oil caused the timing to be off?(!)

armensti · 01-23-2010, 05:04 PM

So should i change the oil or what?

Trips · 01-23-2010, 05:08 PM

if that's what the dealers pointing fingers at, what you got to loose but to change it, and if it pops up again, the dealer will have to get another tech to look at it and have them reimburse you for changing oil, due to their wrong diagnosis...

armensti · 01-23-2010, 05:18 PM

Im just gonna change it

m4a1mustang · 01-23-2010, 07:27 PM

The timing of the engine is off because of the Redline oil? I think someone's yanking your chain!

Trips · 01-23-2010, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The timing of the engine is off because of the Redline oil? I think someone's yanking your chain!

But since they are pointing fingers at the oil, once he changes to the nissan oil, they can't point fingers at anything else, and they'll have to fix it.

m4a1mustang · 01-23-2010, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple's

But since they are pointing fingers at the oil, once he changes to the nissan oil, they can't point fingers at anything else, and they'll have to fix it.

Not unless the residual amount of Redline left in the engine after the change confuses the Nissan oil into thinking it's Redline and thus throwing the timing off forever.

01-23-2010, 04:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	It's nothing. You can't do anything about it, if was an older car yes but a new car under warranty... Don't sweat the small stuff.........get some sleep. __________________

01-23-2010, 03:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
armensti Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 447 Drives: 370Z/Tring/Spt/6MT Rep Power: 17	so just got back from the dealer and they checked the car and told me that the timing of the engine is off. i asked them what could have caused the problem and they said that it might have been the oil. i told them that i used redline 5w30 and the mechanic said thats the problem. he said he had another maxima with the same problem and he also had a 370z at 12k miles with the same problem. They used different oil too. I dont know what to do any ideas? __________________ Shutting down competition one car at a time

01-23-2010, 05:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
armensti Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 447 Drives: 370Z/Tring/Spt/6MT Rep Power: 17	So should i change the oil or what? __________________ Shutting down competition one car at a time

01-23-2010, 05:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	if that's what the dealers pointing fingers at, what you got to loose but to change it, and if it pops up again, the dealer will have to get another tech to look at it and have them reimburse you for changing oil, due to their wrong diagnosis... __________________

01-23-2010, 05:18 PM	#12 (permalink)
armensti Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Posts: 447 Drives: 370Z/Tring/Spt/6MT Rep Power: 17	Im just gonna change it __________________ Shutting down competition one car at a time

01-23-2010, 06:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
j.arnaldo Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 937 Drives: Nissan 350Z, 2004 Rep Power: 0	Please post results of dealership's diagnostics/resolution! Thanks.

01-23-2010, 07:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
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