I had been aware that some Nissan models have a similar timing chain guide problem that us 1st-genners are only too familiar with. The problem guide often looks almost identical to ours! But what I didn't know is that Nissan actually issued a factory recall to 240SX owners:
http://www.geocities.com/Motor...n.htm
Thanks to member Ricebike for posting that link over in the 240 forum. So the question is, and always has been, why didn't Nissan issue a recall on the Q's? Kinda feels like Mom and Dad have a favorite sibling, but it's not us!
Timing chain guide recall on 240SX?
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Q45tech
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The stress was lower on the V8 so they assummed it would last till +100k vs around 25-40k on the I4.
It would have cost $25,000,000 vs the less than $6 million it cost to repair and replace engines that failed in warranty and the secret 7year/100k original owner extension.
After the 91Q transmission disaster where essentially all 15,000 trannys got changed fot $20 millionand the ac problems.......Infinti warranty cost were thru the roof.............they hoped to ride it out after all the average new buyer in that segement only keep the car 3 years.
Has they priced the car higher to begin with they would have had more cushion.....the $50k 94 Q was an attempt to make some money back.
It would have cost $25,000,000 vs the less than $6 million it cost to repair and replace engines that failed in warranty and the secret 7year/100k original owner extension.
After the 91Q transmission disaster where essentially all 15,000 trannys got changed fot $20 millionand the ac problems.......Infinti warranty cost were thru the roof.............they hoped to ride it out after all the average new buyer in that segement only keep the car 3 years.
Has they priced the car higher to begin with they would have had more cushion.....the $50k 94 Q was an attempt to make some money back.
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Well that link is dead, and I don't remember the details, just something someone else pointed out. I don't see any recalls on the guides for the '91, but there is a recall on all injectors, among other things. Look them all up at http://www.nthsa.gov