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I stopped driving my Z as soon as I saw Mist out of my BPV dude to vortech blown seal..and that was NOWHERE! near 1 qt a day.

The OP should know better for next time.. mechanic or not.. 1 qt a day is a lot and definitely shouldnt be driven .

 

it's called: read the ****ing thread and you will find your answer.

READ

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THREAD

BEFORE

POSTING

COMMENTS

 

 

and then...
Ummm... read much???

 

ummm yes. sorry.. missed that one.

back on topic.

 

seems like some people dont stay on topic lol
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can we go back on topic please

 

Yes. Back on topic about a warranty that seems to be subjective and arbitrary... as an FT customer has recently found out the hard way.

 

damn this thread is runing

 

QFT

 

Stock block warranty... LMFAO what a gimmick

LOL @ shops saying "you drove the too car hard" No **** idiot why do you think I modded it in the first place?

 

Warranty program ran for while. So has anyone coverd under warranty? Or never had blow motor?

 

There was no oil issue expressed or implied by the customer whatsoever.

There was a fuel leak issue that g35keys and djamps corrected because the customer lived 1.5 hours away. I expressed to him that he should bring it to the shop but that driving with a fuel leak might be dangerous.

The oil was checked at the time of the fuel leak (no oil leak).

djamps - I can guess what happened and anyone with VQ experience will say this is well within the realm of possibility. Actually in my phone conversations with g35keys he accepted this as a possibility.

When checking a fuel leak that car is started because pressure is lost in the fuel system with a RFS (most of it) and you need the car running to generate consistant pressure. The oil was most likely checked close to the time after the car was started. On a VQ you MUST wait 5 to 10 minutes for the oil to fall of the dipstick. I actually check the oil 3 to 5 times over a period of a few minutes to see if I note small decreases in level.

Here is a synopsis:

1. NO OIL LEAK Expressed or implied by the customer
2. Fuel Leak - Diagnosed by customer, unsafe to drive with fuel leak, customer 1.5 hours away
3. Oil level checked after motor was run to check fuel leak
4. Time period between start and level check unknown but short
5. Possible mis-read of oil level due to recent start
6. Warranty covers the stock pistons and rods
7. I have verbal confirmation from a good friend of g35keys who was there the day this happened. He expressed under no undue stress or questioning from me that g35keys has never checked the oil himself since the original install on 6/5/09. The comment from the other customer was made in an off-handed manor and in a totally "by mistake" way.
8. All this information is supposition. All I can know as fact is that we took a little more then 1 qt of oil out of the motor.

 

XKR - Do you plan to continue to ignore this post? My recommended mix of parts is the same that you would tell anyone with FI to use. I provide a warranty on the stock pistons and rods if they install the kit and use these parts at NO ADDITIONAL COST. Where do you stand on this issue now that you understand that fact?

 

There was one motor covered under warranty. This was the 2nd motor originally put into our test mule. Our test mule is the one that made 563 DD HP which we promptly blew up. I then continued less publicized testing on that car with 12 psi. It ended up damaging the motor. When driving the customer bent a rod...please note that the rod did not exit the block it only bent. Technically this is a significant accomplishment.

Please see this thread:

https://my350z.com/forum/mid-atlantic/430981-need-your-feedback-whos-got-a-f-t-fi-tune-or-tune-install-thats-blown-up.html

 

+1

 

Here is what I said before...and this covers the entire subject...

1) The OP has a warranty from your shop....(both you and the OP agree to that)
2) The OP stated that he was losing oil from the get-go.Also had a fuel leak.

Now those are the facts that were presented to us. If the above is correct....you should honor the warranty. If its found out that after the OP discovered the rapid lose of oil..and he kept beating on the car without checking it.....well what can I say??....maybe he had plans for a built motor

You are saying that ..Yes....there is a warranty...but there was no oil leak. You stated that you were told that the OP drives the car hard....which mean nothing at this point. Neglect after driving hard is more the point and i agree that would void the warranty.

Now that both side are speaking up.....I told the OP its at the point where only you 2 can settle this. The OP said the car was bleeding oil.....but your findings say the opposite. What else can be said Dave ?? This has now become a toss up....Heads you pay....Tails he pays.

Now my personal opinion.....Giving a car with that much boost with a warranty on a STOCK BLOCK is asking for more drama in the future.. Let me repeat....I am not on the OP's side or Dave's side.......I received the facts...and that's what I was going by.

 

This is the last post I'll make about this since I'm trying to get this resolved with Dave on pressing forward verbally as the forums have just sullied the contact. We're talking possible options for moving forward as we spoke for a good while yesterday.

I never stated my car was loosing oil from the day I got it back, if there's some confusion about that than I apologize but I went back and looked at my post and don't recall saying it. I'm not sure if JB said I never checked the oil but the oil def had been checked before (I know I've said it's hard to check our oil and I feel our stupid dipstick makes it hard to get a reading, I also said I'v never changed my oil"maybe this is what your refering to" but I meant in that phrase, that I always take it to the dealership as I don't have the time in my line of work) But this is irrelevant at this point. ANythingthat's said do go back and make sure that it's me who said it.

The oil issue as I noticed happened in the said 8 days prior of me noticing the fuel leak, but as Dave said we did talk about the possiblity of missing it from the car being on for 1-2 minutes not sure but I'm willing to entertain the idea as it ddiin't seam far fetched.

Thank you to the other guy for point out the quotes and facts so I didn't need to go back and answer that.

All and all we're trying to get something worked out between pricing and tweaking my setup but anything from this point will be back in direct contact with Dave and from now on Triple A will be my friend if something seams wrong even minor. As he stated I'm a good bit aways so swinging by is not an option so I call him soon as I hear or smell anything to see if serious, if I don't get a response I leave a message for input; call another boosted person explain and then the car will sit until I get a response if possible. I don't look to make Dave look like a fool or someone flame him to death. I will get this resolved and once I'm back up and running I'll be more careful of checking things more often, it's really all you can do is look forward. Thanks again for good knowledge if your an indivdual that bought some to the table.

 

It is unfortunate what happened to you motor. Some lessons are expensive.

Dave is a good, fair, COMPETENT guy...you are making the right decision. Don't let the people who have diagnosed your motor without ever even seeing what color your car is tell you what to do and where to go.

 

Or thE T-trim oil seals went and dumped oil into the I/C?