yesterday night, i was racing with my friends for fun

but i kinda miss shift and sounded like.."keeerreeee" very hard..

something sounded was not right.....

and i parked my car because it smelled like something was burning inside of my car...

when i came home yesterday, the burning smell was still there from inside of the car..

And today, i started my car and after couple minute of driving, i could smell the burning AGAIN!

what should i do??????

is itr cover by warrenty replacing the tranny? or clutch??

PLEASE HELP....

 

It is NOT supposed to be covered under warranty, but Nissan has been bending over for all 350Z owners with small synchro problems so they will probably replace it if you make up a good story of how the problem has been going on for months and such.

 

hm...interesting...

wow then what if nissan charge the fee for tranny replacement?

how much will it be?...

 

I think Jason Performance Nissan said the dealer invoice on the trannies is something like 1200-1600. Add that to whatever the book says the labor charge is and you will arrive at your final number. A burning smell doesn't sound like a tranny problem. If your tranny isn't making any noises or shifting funny then that probably isn't it. If it smells like burnt electronics or hot brakes I would say the clutch got too hot. Is the clutch slipping, chattering or otherwise abnormal? Did you do any hard launches or slip the clutch a bit too long? If it didn't glaze over then it should return to normal with normal use over the next 500-1000 miles.

 

I'm more worried about the engine since you mis-shifted.

 

I agree. but my question is, what did it smell like? If it smells like sulfur or close to, its the clutch. Give it some time, open the windows, and run the vents on full. And the smell will be gone.

 

Yeah you probably just burnt the clutch real bad or something. Normally mis shifts don't hurt transmissions or clutches but ruin parts in the head when you float a valve from over reving. I would give it some time before taking it to Nissan if it still drives fine.

 

No matter what, if your brought the Z to Nissan now or later.. All they have to do is plug in the Diag. and they can tell what's happen to it. Anywhere from highest RPM reached, Top Speed hit, everything.. So theyll know what happen either way.

Sully

 

eh its ok... do it all the time

its just a new smell that sticks around for a little bit... It will go away soon...

it takes a little more then that to kill the trans...

 

This might be an issue, I hit 136 on the toll road yesterday and when I take my car in if my dad finds out hell freak. Does it say when you did it?

 

I was by a Nissan Tech the computer only captures car-operating data if a check engine light is activated. It is not recorded that you went 136 mph yesterday or last week.

 

Just tell your dad that the dealership pulled a ferris bueller on your car. Either that or be a man and fess up should the need arise.

NzZ