I recently posted an update to my saga with excess oil consumption on my Z and how Nissan were going to invalidate 8 months of 5000k test measurements because they said my use of M1 oil wasn't 'to spec'. Well I have had an interesting couple of weeks since I was told that news and quite a few of you told me to stick to my guns and fight the good fight.
Well, this morning after much stuffing about last week with customer support who never called back and had no idea what would happen if the tests did prove positively that there was a fault, I have had a satisfactory conclusion.
Can you say "ENGINE REPLACEMENT"!!!
Yep, my car goes in to get a short engine replacement next week. I'm told that a 'short' engine is the complete block but minus the head (I can stand corrected if anyone knows better). I thought they may do a rebuild, put in new rings or something like that but to replace the engine was quite unexpected.
I have to go to the HQ in Dandenong, drop the car off and get a loaner for two weeks (probably three weeks is more realistic).
Wonder if the new block will the a 35th Ann version, maybe I'll score a couple more Kw out of all this.
Well, this morning after much stuffing about last week with customer support who never called back and had no idea what would happen if the tests did prove positively that there was a fault, I have had a satisfactory conclusion.
Can you say "ENGINE REPLACEMENT"!!!
Yep, my car goes in to get a short engine replacement next week. I'm told that a 'short' engine is the complete block but minus the head (I can stand corrected if anyone knows better). I thought they may do a rebuild, put in new rings or something like that but to replace the engine was quite unexpected.
I have to go to the HQ in Dandenong, drop the car off and get a loaner for two weeks (probably three weeks is more realistic).
Wonder if the new block will the a 35th Ann version, maybe I'll score a couple more Kw out of all this.