Oil Overheat IMPORTANT UPDATE

SoCal 370Z

I am more interested in how the process will transpire after this data collection (not even remotely as extensive as real mules). There is a system in place, both culturally and corporate, and this process that can be expedited if someone from corporate Japan is here. This is a fact, not fiction as the true hierarchy of decision-making will not reside in the US.

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TheWeatherman

My rep said the Japanese would be involved. I didn't even ask either. I may have to pay for this and if I do, I do! I'd have to go and buy one anyway. It's just something good for the current and future owners of the car. If they have the option of buying an optional oil cooler, it will be nice. I would've loved that option. We'll all have that option coming up shortly here. All of us know that if we open up our car for just a few minutes, our oil temps go flying up. Patience O' Z fans. I still love my car, even without a cooler.

chubbs

I agree that this is looking promising - well done Spearfish and all the others who have shouted from the rooftops of this forum (Musashi, etc, etc).

However, don't get so excited that you lose sight of the fact that currently the car isn't 'fit for purpose'. Nissan will need to do 2 things...

1. make the oil cooler standard on all new cars.

2. offer to fit an oil cooler free of charge to all cars that have been sold without one. You should NOT have to pay a cent and you should NOT have to fight for it.

Hopefully Nissan have already decided to do these things.

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TheWeatherman

Here's the problem about what you say about this, which I do understand your side. If you own a Jeep, go off roading, jump it off some small hills, or hit some rocks hard and knock it's alignment and suspension off, does that mean Jeep has to provide you with free alignments and tougher suspension hardware? It's kind of a devil's advocate question. Where do you draw the line if you're them? I know what we'd like, but what's realistic?

wstar

This is why I'm not really clamoring for a free upgrade from Nissan. Most people in most climates, driving like most people do, aren't going to limp mode their car. They probably won't even break 260, or if they do it will be very brief and the car will recover temps on its own. I'm fine with having to shell out some $$ for an oil cooler addon, I just think this should have been a warrantied factory option, and that Nissan should acknowledge the issue and reassure us they aren't going to go out of their way (in the legal sense) to blame anything on people installing aftermarket oil coolers in light of the lack of their own at launch.

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SoCal 370Z

The issue is that we have everyday drivers running into heat issues—driving as normal and not as an enthusiast (not that the Z is an enthusiast automobile or anything like that).

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TheWeatherman

Loved that part! I do understand, but am not expecting a miracle.

SoCal 370Z

My motivations are probably different that others here as my concern is with my wife driving it with her elderly parents. I do believe that Nissan screwed-the-pooch on this one. However, all matters can be remedied. Regarding coming out-of-pocket or not I am more interested in a resolution—and soon—that will not impede existing factory warranties or extended factory warranties. I have no interest in having our 370Z's engine overheat because at that point I will get rid of it. I would put an oil cooler on today, but I am not quite happy with the current solutions—including Nissan's and would much rather go along the lines of the Fluidyne Ultralite, but again, I do not want to hassle with Nissan or some Service Department idiot trying to explain to me how I voided a warranty because of Nissan's issue in the first place (small claims court is much better at handling this situation). Time-is-of-the-essence...summer is fast upon us.

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jimClark53

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TheWeatherman

See, they're actually really good sports over on the Porsche board. They're not saying "Free" or "Lemon." They're just asking, "How do we fix it?" That should be our atittude. They're actually laughing at the Germans! That problem is way more serious than having to put an oil cooler on our cars. I agree with you Jim. Nissan will get it right.

chubbs

Every car should have one!

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