New owner with a couple of questions

[MichaelAC]

Originally Posted by chrisdc

Do you have a hydraulic clutch? If yes, it might be worth getting that clutch fluid changed. I had very similar experience with 350Z Roadster. Very low km (45,000) and supposedly dealer serviced. I know it's a completely different make and model but it's a relatively cheap procedure and will need to be done sooner or later anyway. In my case the fluid change made a huge difference.

Ah a 350Z, nice car, I like those. Yes, someone mentioned getting that done and and I hadn't thought about that so I guess that's another thing to add to the next service unless it's an easy job that I can't mess up?

[chrisdc]

Originally Posted by MichaelAC

Ah a 350Z, nice car, I like those. Yes, someone mentioned getting that done and and I hadn't thought about that so I guess that's another thing to add to the next service unless it's an easy job that I can't mess up?

I'm not sure if it will be an easy one man job unless maybe an easy-bleed apparatus is to hand - I've never used one myself. Some systems bleed very easily, with a buddy to help it shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. I seem to remember my Alfa was easy to do, but my Peugeot was an absolute pig and required 'reverse' bleeding. The main attraction for you is it could solve a very annoying (and potentially dangerous) problem for the cost of a few pints of fluid.

Oh, on the Z it was done by a franchised Nissan dealer. I told them not to skimp on the fluid - really do a thorough flush. And they did. Never got used to that dual mass flywheel though. Actually I grew to hate that gearbox but my girlfriend absolutely loved it. We sold it to buy the Volvo because we needed a flat load area for transporting her art (mosaics).