What Fails on a track day Z?
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Bushings are the most common ones to go out.
Killed my OEM diff bushing earlier this year.
Tore a ball joint last month.
Shocks and springs are showing their uses.
All in all your mentality is whats get the most damaged. Had a couple hard spin out and I just wanted to pull out, go home and sell my car. But you pick up and you go back out. Also if you find the Z to be too expensive to track/autoX, start out in a used Miata. Pick one up for less than a set of used Volks and slap it around until you are confident about your skills.
Killed my OEM diff bushing earlier this year.
Tore a ball joint last month.
Shocks and springs are showing their uses.
All in all your mentality is whats get the most damaged. Had a couple hard spin out and I just wanted to pull out, go home and sell my car. But you pick up and you go back out. Also if you find the Z to be too expensive to track/autoX, start out in a used Miata. Pick one up for less than a set of used Volks and slap it around until you are confident about your skills.
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Bushings are the most common ones to go out.
Killed my OEM diff bushing earlier this year.
Tore a ball joint last month.
Shocks and springs are showing their uses.
All in all your mentality is whats get the most damaged. Had a couple hard spin out and I just wanted to pull out, go home and sell my car. But you pick up and you go back out. Also if you find the Z to be too expensive to track/autoX, start out in a used Miata. Pick one up for less than a set of used Volks and slap it around until you are confident about your skills.
Killed my OEM diff bushing earlier this year.
Tore a ball joint last month.
Shocks and springs are showing their uses.
All in all your mentality is whats get the most damaged. Had a couple hard spin out and I just wanted to pull out, go home and sell my car. But you pick up and you go back out. Also if you find the Z to be too expensive to track/autoX, start out in a used Miata. Pick one up for less than a set of used Volks and slap it around until you are confident about your skills.
AS far as parts on the Z failing I have had bushings, bearings, ABS, Wheel speed sensor, all the common stuff.
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1) Slave cylinder (if on an 07-08). This is a must. Upgrade to a heavy duty...
http://www.zspeedperformance.com/ZSp...ZSPHDSLAVE.htm
2) My ABS module also went out as soon as I started heavy track duty.
3) I also recently lost a wheel bearing (which I've heard can be common). So having an extra sitting around can't hurt given they are fairly cheap.
Welcome to the forum.
http://www.zspeedperformance.com/ZSp...ZSPHDSLAVE.htm
2) My ABS module also went out as soon as I started heavy track duty.
3) I also recently lost a wheel bearing (which I've heard can be common). So having an extra sitting around can't hurt given they are fairly cheap.
Welcome to the forum.
I bought a NISMO over the summer, it was tracked a few times in the Texas heat without a problem. . . stock exhaust.
Previous owner changed the CSC when he did the clutch months before I bought it. I did one track day (stock exhaust) without a problem. I wanted the powah of the HR, so did a full exhaust on it including ART test pipes. Now I have more heat under the car. . . more heat to the clutch line. . . and the CSC failed on me.
The ZSpeed option still exists (http://www.zspeedperformance.com/ZSp...m1plqscsfapp05), as well as Z1s CSC relocation kit. Be sure to get the insulated line on that mother!
https://my350z.com/forum/drivetrain/...ation-kit.html
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I think the first C in CSC stands for crappy. Anyway, are you sure it failed? I recently lost my clutch pedal during 40-50 minute track sessions but it would come back as soon as the car cooled a few minutes. I think I was just boiling the fluid.
As mentioned in a recent thread, it looks like DOT 4 fluid, wrapping the clutch fluid hose and wrapping the cat pipes on that side will solve my problem.
Also, there was a TSB for this problem and Nissan replaced my CSC once, not under warranty, for free. Might want to look into it.
As mentioned in a recent thread, it looks like DOT 4 fluid, wrapping the clutch fluid hose and wrapping the cat pipes on that side will solve my problem.
Also, there was a TSB for this problem and Nissan replaced my CSC once, not under warranty, for free. Might want to look into it.
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I believe they have an 03-06 kit of some sort.
Yes, it failed and never came back. TSB was done on my car early on in its life, and the previous owner changed my CSC last year when he did a clutch on it. I swapped to the test pipes and whammo. I may try a cheaper fix like you mentioned to start. I've seen the slave fail before as well on my buddies 05'. Need to keep the heat off of these lines.
I think the first C in CSC stands for crappy. Anyway, are you sure it failed? I recently lost my clutch pedal during 40-50 minute track sessions but it would come back as soon as the car cooled a few minutes. I think I was just boiling the fluid.
As mentioned in a recent thread, it looks like DOT 4 fluid, wrapping the clutch fluid hose and wrapping the cat pipes on that side will solve my problem.
Also, there was a TSB for this problem and Nissan replaced my CSC once, not under warranty, for free. Might want to look into it.
As mentioned in a recent thread, it looks like DOT 4 fluid, wrapping the clutch fluid hose and wrapping the cat pipes on that side will solve my problem.
Also, there was a TSB for this problem and Nissan replaced my CSC once, not under warranty, for free. Might want to look into it.
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LCA failure, your alignment goes to crap, and makes noises , compression arm bushing, you car will not hold alignment. I suggest you just swap them if the car have over 60k on it.
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The bearing developed play and starts to groan at you. The rear usually wipes out the hub, I carry a spare assembly with me. Swap one out before failure, keep it as a spare, same with the front.
LCA failure, your alignment goes to crap, and makes noises , compression arm bushing, you car will not hold alignment. I suggest you just swap them if the car have over 60k on it.
LCA failure, your alignment goes to crap, and makes noises , compression arm bushing, you car will not hold alignment. I suggest you just swap them if the car have over 60k on it.
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Bringing this thread back to life after laying on my back for many hours this weekend.
I have found success with using heat wrap on my ART pipes to keep the heat off the CSC. After 3 hard track days, the OEM CSC has lasted. It is ready for fresh fluid and a bleed though.
Adding to this - spare CV boots. The driver's inner has failed twice on me, likely due to its proximity to the exhaust. Bring spares or buy reman'd axles and carry those, as changing a boot on your back and repacking it at the track would be a bi$ch. And I also bought a Miata to beat on, which is faster around the track than most of the Z-ers around here.
GET THIS KIT! My buddies 05' failed ANOTHER clutch slave line, he is buying the stainless line from Z Speed now. Maybe the OEM line is a touch too short, as this one actually tore up where it connects to the hard line, and the banjo from the hard line was STUCK in the soft line, so we had to dremel off the old unit. Many hours later, it was fixed just in time to drive it home. Grrrr.
ADDING: Engine sensors. The DE has 3 that are different, the HR has two that I believe are the same. So DE guys get all 3, HRs just buy one (and the one is more expensive than each of the other 3). Enjoy!
1) Slave cylinder (if on an 07-08). This is a must. Upgrade to a heavy duty...
http://www.zspeedperformance.com/ZSp...ZSPHDSLAVE.htm
2) My ABS module also went out as soon as I started heavy track duty.
3) I also recently lost a wheel bearing (which I've heard can be common). So having an extra sitting around can't hurt given they are fairly cheap.
Welcome to the forum.
http://www.zspeedperformance.com/ZSp...ZSPHDSLAVE.htm
2) My ABS module also went out as soon as I started heavy track duty.
3) I also recently lost a wheel bearing (which I've heard can be common). So having an extra sitting around can't hurt given they are fairly cheap.
Welcome to the forum.
Bushings are the most common ones to go out.
Killed my OEM diff bushing earlier this year.
Tore a ball joint last month.
Shocks and springs are showing their uses.
All in all your mentality is whats get the most damaged. Had a couple hard spin out and I just wanted to pull out, go home and sell my car. But you pick up and you go back out. Also if you find the Z to be too expensive to track/autoX, start out in a used Miata. Pick one up for less than a set of used Volks and slap it around until you are confident about your skills.
Killed my OEM diff bushing earlier this year.
Tore a ball joint last month.
Shocks and springs are showing their uses.
All in all your mentality is whats get the most damaged. Had a couple hard spin out and I just wanted to pull out, go home and sell my car. But you pick up and you go back out. Also if you find the Z to be too expensive to track/autoX, start out in a used Miata. Pick one up for less than a set of used Volks and slap it around until you are confident about your skills.
I believe they have an 03-06 kit of some sort.
Yes, it failed and never came back. TSB was done on my car early on in its life, and the previous owner changed my CSC last year when he did a clutch on it. I swapped to the test pipes and whammo. I may try a cheaper fix like you mentioned to start. I've seen the slave fail before as well on my buddies 05'. Need to keep the heat off of these lines.
Yes, it failed and never came back. TSB was done on my car early on in its life, and the previous owner changed my CSC last year when he did a clutch on it. I swapped to the test pipes and whammo. I may try a cheaper fix like you mentioned to start. I've seen the slave fail before as well on my buddies 05'. Need to keep the heat off of these lines.
ADDING: Engine sensors. The DE has 3 that are different, the HR has two that I believe are the same. So DE guys get all 3, HRs just buy one (and the one is more expensive than each of the other 3). Enjoy!
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GET THIS KIT! My buddies 05' failed ANOTHER clutch slave line, he is buying the stainless line from Z Speed now. Maybe the OEM line is a touch too short, as this one actually tore up where it connects to the hard line, and the banjo from the hard line was STUCK in the soft line, so we had to dremel off the old unit. Many hours later, it was fixed just in time to drive it home. Grrrr.
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I don't follow what "kit" you are tallking about. I have changed my OEM line to a hard line, but other than changing that line there is no "kit" that needs to be purchased. There are no issues with the external slave cyclinder design compared to the CSC design in '07 and later models.
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