Would a plenum spacer And intake void my warranty?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuso...s_Warranty_Act

 

If you're referring to your Nissan factory warranty, it should be expired by now.

 

What warranty ?

 

Can you time travel? If so, then you still have your warranty

 

Could easily be one of the dealer added warrenty things , they love those, pure profit.

 

How true... The added "warranty" is worthless when attempting any recovery. People buy these and never get any benefit.

 

Profit for the dealer. Not always so for the A. M. insurance provider. Let the dealer know you're shopping around & cost of the policy goes way down.

$1,600 for extended warranty on my first owner '08 Z, will expire in Oct. '15. About $600 ahead at this time--- driveshaft (47k mi., one month after Nissan warranty lapsed), bank 2 O2 sensor (July. '14) and new rear subframe (leaking differential bushing, Aug.'14). Got a free 4-wheel alignment out of that one.

Guy from Zurich Ins. comes down, looks at the car on the lift. We chat for a few and my car gets fixed. That's with some S-Tune aero, Work XD-9's, Invidia Gemini. Full S-Tune suspension, Nismo R-Tune CAI, Uprev tune and South Bend clutch/solid flywheel. Has more photos of my Z than I do. :-)

Also a '12 Honda w/8 yr. bumper to bumper, 120k miles. Honda Care program, oil changes incl. $1,400. Happy camper here, no unanticipated expenses.

That's (both vehicles) a cumulative 196k covered miles bumper-to-bumper. 15 years of ownership, total $3k. Roll of the dice but think it through, odds are probably stacked in favor of the long-term owner.

To keep the thread from derailing: OP if you're under an after market warranty, should any non OEM add-ons be identified as the cause of any problems you're SOL.

 

So... how is that determined... exactly.

 

Well, Spike, you seem to be an intelligent guy so I'm pretty sure you already know the answer.

Have a good New Year, BTW.

Rajiv Z33: Welcome to the forum. Three years/36,000 miles is full Nissan warranty, 5/50k for drivetrain. With all warranties, you break it, you bought it.

 

Some adjusters are dam good, others will just try to deny for anything. Depending on the company, adjusters are normally ASE master techs.

 

Regards, Terrasmak: With apologies to the OP for my continued but hopefully mild thread drift, "adjusters are normally ASE master techs" is new-to-me information. Last four vehicles have had extended warranties through the dealership, never a problem with repair coverage.

Recently gifted my "old" '02 Ranger to my son when he was between jobs & having car problems. In the 126k miles I put on it the only needed repair was for a faulty injector. Lost $$ on that one. Great little truck. Win some, loose some.

OP: To the best of my knowledge neither a spacer or CAI have been cause for denial of warranty coverage. Plenum spacers are reported to provide a modest performance improvement, the CAI not so much. You'll probably notice a lower MPG due to the nice growl you'll hear when you go WOT.

Tell us more about your Z?

 

They like to use Mastertechs for 2 reason, first the customer trying to pull some BS. Second the shop trying to pull some BS and rake in cash from the warranty company.

My friend that does this was called in about a turbo Miata once. They popped the motor on the drag strip while squeezing it. The shop and owner were working together to hide the evidence, didn't work.

 

^^^makes cents.

 

My answer/experience is based on only one guy and three "extended warranties." I'm not sure that qualifies as a scientific sample.

Thanks for kind New Year wishes.