well, no jacks rn just ramps. but when it was up, my friend looked under it. He said the "wheel cylinder" was spraying the fluid out. When i asked him about it, and told him what heel just said, he said it could also be the brake line going to the wheel cylinder. But it looks like its spraying out of wheel cylinder.


Clutch fluid is all the way up and murky. Brake fluid is below max, but not down bad. Maybe because it seemed to bust, right before i pulled up. I have mild issues with the clutch. I heard alot of noise when i pulled up and smelled clutch, but now im wondering if i smelled brakes. It shifts rougher, but not too bad, and may still be working. Im sure the shop will figure most of this out.

I am going to get a headstart, and get brakes. i need out of rental bad, and want my shop to have parts. Thanks for the link Ia8cobra! nice and cheap. z1 still tempts me because it comes with lines, or an optional cylinder brace. Its not much more. I also could care less about noise, but it can be annoying the way track brakes grab, when you want to slow down gradually in traffic. I did like powerstop.

 

never. this thing has to land in the lake, catch on fire, or get frame damage for that. if enough stuff goes wrong instead of buying parts, this project will go on hold while i get a cheap ride.

 

Yeah. Im pretty mad at myself. I checked it three times thru this oil change. The first time i checked it, it was halfway between min and max. I thought that was perfect (my friend says max is). Then second time i checked it, it looked low, but i saw a smear of oil, at same spot it was before. I thought i was reading it wrong, and it was still perfect. third time i realized it was a qt low and ive ran some higher rpms on occassion, after valve cover was done.

 

Keep in mind, you have to let the car sit with the engine off for 30 minutes before checking the oil. This comes right out of a Nissan TSB.

 

WTF is a wheel cylinder???

 

Yeah, this friend knows as much about cars as he does. Wheel cylinders are only on drum brakes.

 

OP and his friend working on his Z be like...

 

yep that may have been the issue as well. i thought it was more like 5 min lol. yep we are dumb

edit : so i originally had a massive rambling post about this z1 brake upgrade kit i ordered, with my moms help. but i got the amazon kit ia8cobra linked. z1 had rotors on backorder. thanks cobra.

im getting ready for my first oil change done myself lol. ive done it with somebody over 10 years ago. filling the car w uv light tracer molygen oil, and hopefully they can tell at shop if its leaking or something. I was going to do it today, but amazon primed a magnetic mishimoto oil drain plug, that will be here tomm. i wanted the magnet. Im kind of curious if i should use a crush washer, with the supplied mishimoto washer.

 

Successfully changed the oil myself, and got my nice filter and magnetic drain plug. I filled it with molygen uv light reactive 5w30. So maybe my shop can see if there is any leaks. I also successfully changed the oil pressure sensor. I used just a small bit of ultra black permatex rtv sealant, on the threads of the new sensor. I only waited 30 mins, before filling with oil too. It said on the instructions to let cure for 24 hours before adding fluids. I figured it would be okay for this use. The sensor is working now! I didnt use a crush washer. i have faith in the mishimoto washer/plug. I had to remove oil, because i filled with 5.28 qt, thinking it was 5qt. it was hard w the new plug, had to unscrew all the way.

 

Oil change on a DE with the filter should be right around 5 qts. I always use a new copper washer on the drain plug with every oil change. If you just installed the aftermarket magnetic drain plug with no washer, you might be ok, but I would check for leaks or oil drops underneath.

 

Thanks for the info as always. I have those copper crush washers, but didnt use one. I did use the reusable supplied mishimoto washer. No leaks yet! I may try to use the copper washer, along with the mishimoto washer next time.

My shop is really thinking my rpm dipping issue has to be my throttle body. This is a big issue, and needs to be fixed soon. I may even take the leap, and buy a big throttle body kit now. Im broke as always, and trying to save to do suspension, tires, and i guess the trans too.. since i need clutch work! Im getting all the parts atleast..


Im kind of deppressed about it all, but at the same time it is coming together. I want the tune too this is ridiculous lol.

 

Pick one. Never use both.

 

Yeah - no need to double up on the washers. If the Mishimoto plug came with one, that should be fine.

Based on your above posts, I don't have a lot of confidence in your "shop" or your "friend" and their ability to diagnose issues. The only correct thing that your friend has told you so far is that the oil level needs to be at the MAX mark on the dipstick. I think you really need to bite the bullet and pay for an actual diagnostic by a certified Nissan tech or the dealership instead of throwing the parts grenade at it. This just seems like one thing after another causing even more issues and more money that you don't have.

At this rate, you're not going to be roadworthy by November 23rd.

 

I see what you did there.

 

I'll have the tuna.

 

No crust.

 

thanks for the oil washer info. Idk if you can convince me to goto the Nissan tech. I feel like my shop has all of the same tools, and this is a difficult one to nail down. I forgot exactly what he said, but it made sense why it may be the throttle body. Any dealership techs are not very good down here either, like they may be in other wealthy areas/ big cities. The only thing i dont trust, is for my shop to have extensive aftermarket knowledge. I know they are honest. And yes my friends are dumb. Edit: I may be willing to ask the performance shop that does my alignment for a diagnosis"

This brake job was a little steep. A caliper was jammed and he keeps calling it a caliber lol. I think its just because the owners foreign, and english is still slightly broken but not bad. They replaced one caliper for me. I thought the z23 kit came with calipers, but i guess not.

 

Tools can be bought. Knowledge and competence cannot.

I think the caliber of the Z32 brakes is 0.350.

 

When I was at the dealership, I can't count how many, "my buddies shop worked on it" cars I fixed.

 

lol on the caliber. ill just go ahead and post a link to their google page. I think if you dealt with them directly, you would like them a little more. Its a nice shop. I just think with my luck, the nissan diagnosis would just slow me down financially, and not help. I would like an expert opinion, and trust the expensive performance shop, even more than our Nissan. I dont have bad experience with Nissan, but have noticed in general, dealership techs are worse in my town, for some reason. Mazda really pissed me off.


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