HELP... STOCK 350z has no power, vibrates, and the SES light is blinking

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Mar 12, 2009 | 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RWDXTACY

its called a super mega... its for the z32 maf... i fabbed it up to work on the Z.. cost me like 145 bucks and i had it laying around..

again i was referring to MY 350z as a POS not all 350zs....

all of this bashing is quite uncalled for, i looked around and found nothing. I made a post hoping that this was maybe a common problem seeing how its a fairly new car and not ragged on... i guess its not, but amature member PMd me and helped me out.

i was going to become an active member on here but this experience has left a bad taste in my mouth

It is common courtesy on the forums that when you post a problem and the problem gets solved, you let everyone know that, and what the solution was. I could have told you that the constant blinking might indicate a
misfire since I had a bad coil pack and that is what mine did, but it would still have been just a guess. The main thing the SES light is for is to tell you to check the code, which is why they designed the thing to begin with.
No bashing intended on my part. And the reference to age is a common joke on this board. So anyway, what was the problem, now that you "know"?

Mar 12, 2009 | 11:14 AM

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You need to get the code checked. A flashing SES light means a misfire extreme enough to cause catalyst damage. IE- you should not be driving the car. At 71k who knows how the driver abused the car or what maintinence was done, get it checked.

I agree it may be as simple as a bad plug so I would check the plugs if you cant get it in to a dealer right away.

Mar 14, 2009 | 10:46 AM

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so i got the code pulled and its 0603 i think... its a pending missfire on cyl 6..

i think it may be the spark plug but could be the cp... im going to swap cp with cyl4 and swap plugs with cyl2 and see if the problem jumps which i hope

Mar 14, 2009 | 10:51 AM

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Spark plugs, coil packs, or injectors.

Mar 14, 2009 | 11:44 AM

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the guy told me it was an igntition problem... think the tester told him that or do you think he was just guessing? i know injectors can cause a missfire too i was jw

Mar 14, 2009 | 11:49 AM

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Any trained mechanic will tell you, a blinking SES (Service Engine Soon or Check Engine) light means the car is having a severe misfire...hence why you're feeling the vibration.

Mar 14, 2009 | 01:02 PM

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Just check the damn spark plugs and coil packs already!

Just replace all the spark plugs. They're cheap.

Since all the plugs will be out, run a compression test on all the cylinders as well.

Mar 14, 2009 | 01:12 PM

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Here goes: OP, how freaking old are you?

Mar 14, 2009 | 02:59 PM

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here's the answer. no need to post anymore in the thread til these steps are done.

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Just check the damn spark plugs and coil packs already!

Just replace all the spark plugs. They're cheap.

Since all the plugs will be out, run a compression test on all the cylinders as well.

Mar 16, 2009 | 06:01 PM

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ok so the misfire is in cyl6 so i put cyl 6 CP in cyl 4 and cyl 6 spark plug in cyl 2 and the car misfires but the SES light isnt on.. i guess thats because i had it cleared and it has to set it back off.. im going to take it to advanced tomorrow and see if the problem jumped to a diff cylinder.

so how much do CPs usually go for?