AnthonyZ33

I've got a 03' touring 6 speed. I bought the car with 43,000 miles and it needed a new trani, now im pushing 87,000 and i need another trani is any one else having this issue????? also ive had a real issue with me engine gaskets, they keep leaking... nissan say "yeah we fixed it" then within a month or two the damn thing starts weaping oil again. am i just jinxed???

Wu-Watt

iTrader: (24)

Have you had the valve cover gaskets replaced? Sounds like your paying for this transmission fix...

AnthonyZ33

Yeah, they have replaced just about ever gasket there is yet i keep having this problem. The first time the trani went nissan covered it under factory warranty, but this time i'm going to have to see if the extended warranty will cover it. i'm supposedly covered till 106,000 miles but its always a fight trying to get them to pay up, im very nervous!!

Motormouth

iTrader: (44)

you sound like a pirate. are you trying to drive your car in the ocean?

that isn't oil, it's seawater.

terrasmak

iTrader: (8)

Whats the tranny doing ?

Motormouth

iTrader: (44)

probably blowing dudes for fivers in an alley.

Old School

iTrader: (28)

dealer? warranty? pfffft. Dealer never touches my car. Even when it was under warranty.

3-fifty-WeEe

yup . sounds like ur nuts are gettin tugged. time to sell the Z and go back to your honda

AnthonyZ33

Before the Z i had a 240SX, sorry no Hondas for me buddy. Now it's grinding 5th gear, the first tranny was grinding 3rd. Why do you say not to have the dealer work on it??? have you had problems with them???? I dont know any other shops by me that i know i can trust (not that i can trust Nissan) I'm in south florida if anyone has suggestions on a shop.

binder

iTrader: (8)

how are you losing transmissions so fast?

when they replaced it the first time didn't they put the new cd009 in it?

j.arnaldo

Unfortunately, our Zs are the opposite of most other Sports cars, in the sense that their ATs are trouble-free, while MTs are clunky. I own an '04.5 Touring Coupe with an AT and, so far, it's been a sweet affair! My son also owns one at Laredo--with many more miles on her--and "no problemo", either (mine has just 23,733k on it, while my son's has 48,000+k). Weird, I know.

AnthonyZ33

I doubt it, they probably put a re-built version of the original. I really dont know what the deal is

AnthonyZ33

Honestley i figured sticking with the stick would be far less trouble but maybe your right, its been a pain in the dick ever since i bought it. Dont get me wrong i love my Z but this is just nerve racking!

binder

iTrader: (8)

ah, i forgot i got to an infiniti dealership for mine. they dont rebuild transmissions, they just replace everything

AnthonyZ33

I dropped it off on Sunday. Spoke to them today, said that they could either "over-haul" the tranny or replace it with a NEW 1... you know I jumped on replacing it =) he also said that my valve gasket, timing gasket and oil pan gasket needs to be replaced. <--- how the hell did I blow all these gaskets?? thank god they are taking care of everything... going to cost 75 bucks outta pockett

Brett@AwesomeZ

I dunno WTF that guy is talking about, valve cover gaskets I can understand, but the timing covers, upper and lower oil pans are held on with a silicone sealant and not a gasket.

Maybe your valve cover gaskets are just leaking so bad that they are washing down the whole engine?