so today, I fired up the z and the gf said it let out a small puff of blue smoke. So I got out and nothing. Next time I started it, still nothing. Then I drove around town for like ten minutes and the fan kicked on at every red light. So I pulled over and I could feel the heat coming off the engine before I even got out of the car. I let it sit for a while then brought it home. It sat in the driveway for over an hour and the engine was still hot. The oil dipstick was so hot it almost burned me. When i checked the oil, it was really thin, almost watery, and about a half quart low. The car has 52k on it and the only mods are a HKS suction kit, Nismo radiator cap and a AP clutch line. I"m hoping it's not a head gasket. I know it's not the radiator cap because it's been on since Christmas 05.

 

don't worry, the Z has a 5 year/60,000 miles power train warranty.

 

My Z always seems to give off a lot of heat, like when I step out of the car it wooshes up at me , thick hot air, the car has always driven fine & hasnt got hot before, guess its just in my head though, good luck

 

it's a 03 with the silver plus protection plan to 100k. if it is a head gasket, i'm gonna take the intake off and take it back to the dealer.

 

was the oil milky looking? does the coolant look normal?

 

coolant level is normal. i havent checked the radiator yet cause it's still too hot. the oil didnt look milky, just thin and watery.

 

She's Lieing Damnit --- probably thinks u give the Z 2 much attention!

 

get to that ASAP

 

i agree