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Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

02-05-2021, 02:22 PM

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Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Final update as now have my Z back with the leaks...

Final update as now have my Z back with the leaks fixed. Runs great ... this car seems so fast after driving my Wrangler for the last month. While the Z was being fixed this last time was actually...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-25-2021, 05:56 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Got my Z back on Saturday. New long block, flex...

Got my Z back on Saturday. New long block, flex plate and intake manifold. Needed the manifold because it was polluted with shrapnel from the engine grenading. It really looked like someone dropped a...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-21-2021, 06:21 PM

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Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Thanks Spooler. So maybe the timing chain broke...

Thanks Spooler. So maybe the timing chain broke causing the valves to go nuts. I guess then the question is why would a timing chain fail at that mileage on the VQ37? I've not heard of that happening...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-21-2021, 05:19 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Update from the shop - he pulled the oil pan and...

Update from the shop - he pulled the oil pan and did some looking around and he's quite convinced it dropped a valve and then the engine grenaded from that. He said not due to oil starvation. He's...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-08-2021, 09:34 AM

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Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Engine replacement in progress. Shop not sure why...

Engine replacement in progress. Shop not sure why it happened. They said they've never seen such a clean low mileage car blow an engine like this. They think maybe oil starvation ... oil pump...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-05-2021, 02:36 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Found a shop i'm very comfortable with ... may...

Found a shop i'm very comfortable with ... may not be the cheapest, but I may sleep better at night. Looking like we're going to put a used VQ37 with 69k in my Z. Total not to exceed price is $5k. 1...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-04-2021, 12:09 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

I have a 2nd car that i do most of my driving....

I have a 2nd car that i do most of my driving. I'm not totally opposed to a used engine, but have heard horror stories of installs going bad, or shops hitting a wall and keeping the deposit and...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

01-04-2021, 10:50 AM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Official word from Nissan Consumer Affairs - no...

Official word from Nissan Consumer Affairs - no assistance will be provided. Can't say i'm surprised.

So, I'm going to dump the Z and get whatever i can for it. I don't want the hassle of finding...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-31-2020, 05:34 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Dealer report not much of surprise. Coolant in...

Dealer report not much of surprise. Coolant in oil, engine seized, likely hydrolocked. Block is cracked. Guess it also took the torque converter with it. Estimated repair cost app $15k. So now it's...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-30-2020, 02:13 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

The only way Nissan would consider contributing...

The only way Nissan would consider contributing some or all of a fix was for me to take it to a Nissan dealer so they could do their diagnostic. The diagnostic is $150 (regardless of how many hrs...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-29-2020, 03:18 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Thanks all. I talked to Nissan corporate and he...

Thanks all. I talked to Nissan corporate and he said based on my mileage, I was in the "green zone", which means that Nissan may work with me on the repair/replacement. He advised i get it towed to...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-29-2020, 01:29 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Shop says engine seized. Coolant in oil. He said...

Shop says engine seized. Coolant in oil. He said he's never seen such a well-maintained car at 42k mileage have a catastrophic failure like this. Will try to see if Nissan will come to my aid, but...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-29-2020, 09:42 AM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Usually only sits for at most 3 or 4 days at a...

Usually only sits for at most 3 or 4 days at a time. Coolant temp gauge always read normal (just below half way point). Had only been running for about 5 miles when this happened. Oil temp was only...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-28-2020, 04:30 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

When tried to start, it never got to even trying...

When tried to start, it never got to even trying to turnover - sounded locked up. There was current going to the starter.

I'm really thinking the engine is seized and i can't image why. This thing...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-28-2020, 10:29 AM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Thanks guys. Hoping to hear something from the...

Thanks guys. Hoping to hear something from the shop by end of day. Will keep you posted.

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-27-2020, 05:26 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

No fluids leaking. I did seem to notice what...

No fluids leaking. I did seem to notice what sounded like a light rumble or vibration about the time of the pop and smoke. The sound seemed to be right in front of me (on the driver's side under the...

Forum: Engine & Drivetrain

12-27-2020, 03:17 PM

Replies: 70

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

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Posted By BrianInSoCal

Any guesses why it left me stranded?

2014 garage queen. Only 42k miles. Never tracked. Driven pretty conservatively. Oil changed every 5k. Stock.

On freeway going with flow of traffic and heard loud pop, then a bunch of light gray...

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