burgs Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 76k. Taking mine to cougar store next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWomble Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 What sort of miles are people having these issues at ? it's the 313 HR engine and also the 370Zs that get this issue. the DE engines don't appear to have the same problem. Nissan haven't issued anything official about it, but the part in question is now reinforced, so that kinda hints at a problem they have found and the fix being a new, stronger gasket. I don't think people know enough about it to know if there is any reason why some will fail at a certain mileage while others keep going just fine (101K on mine and no sign yet of the fault). At the moment I get the impression people expect every HR to fail at some point and they are only just getting to the mileage where it starts to fail. I've wanted a proper sports car all my life and have saved up long and hard for this, so I plan to keep saving and get it replaced as a precautionary measure. Given that the 350's have an oil pressure gauge on the dash I guess you could just keep an eye on that then get it seen to as soon as the pressure starts to drop. It's the 370Z owners I feel sorry for as they have oil temp instead so there is no visible sign that the gasket has cracked. No oil leak, no low oil level, but oil starvation when the problem has got really bad and we all know what that does to an engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve916 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I wonder what year Nissan started using the updated gaskets in the 370. My 350 was around 68k when the problem appeared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shire350Z Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Maybe this was the reason my engine went but it was a DE engine, has there been any reported DE failures here or across the pond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWomble Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Maybe this was the reason my engine went but it was a DE engine, has there been any reported DE failures here or across the pond? I can't find it now, but I got it into my head it was 350Z HR onwards. that said the guy quoting part numbers just specifies 3.5 and 3.7L engines http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/99607-zed-owners-must-read-p0011-p0021-caused-by-oil-gallery-gaskets/ I remember reading your thread and finding that as a result of what you'd gone through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffGTV Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 sso what is a typical Indi total fitted bill for preventive upgraded gasket? - Anything else that is dismantled that should be changed at same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyk3090 Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 sso what is a typical Indi total fitted bill for preventive upgraded gasket? - Anything else that is dismantled that should be changed at same time? It has cost me around £400 for parts and the usual I have seen is around 10 hours garage labour form other posts. So I would have thought around £750 labour and £500 parts at a garage depending on where you go. That is including £250 for the timing chain and water pump parts while I am doing the gaskets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffGTV Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 ......yeee gods, over a thousand pounds for preventative correction of a known design error in the final evolution 3.5?! ..or worse.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWomble Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 A lot will depend on the garage, I know Sly at Kaizer has quoted me a lot less than a grand and looking at the certificates on his wall today I see he's been in the top 30 Nissan mechanics a few times! So if anyone is looking at this by all means get a quote from a local garage, but then get one from Sly too. By the sounds of it you could save money by driving half way across England and also get your car tended to by an expert, win win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyk3090 Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 A bit of bad luck may delay the repair. The Jiffy bag with timing chain arrived from the USA had a rip in the top. It contained the packing slip, but no chain.... Hopefully it will get resolved, but means another 2 week wait. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 A bit of bad luck may delay the repair. The Jiffy bag with timing chain arrived from the USA had a rip in the top. It contained the packing slip, but no chain.... Hopefully it will get resolved, but means another 2 week wait. Andy Noo.. that sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 perhaps your postie has a 350 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyk3090 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 At least there was no argument, they have put another in the post today with a new tracking number. Can't complain about customer service, some UK companies would have said I would have to wait for an investigation to be carried out or claim of the courier no doubt... The original bag was ripped open at the top then poorly taped up. I wonder if it was customs that did this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) perhaps your postie has a 350 no he has a red Citroen van ... Edited August 31, 2015 by ATTAK Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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