Infiniti Consumer Affairs - poor experience
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For the benefit of anyone considering doing some sort of oil pressure testing, I went ahead and created a thread for your reference. Hopefully, it will help someone luck out like I did (outright), or at least help them to know there is a problem before the variable valve timing system starts failing and the repair costs go up even further from JUST (
) the cost of replacing the gaskets.
https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...-pressure.html
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) the cost of replacing the gaskets. https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...-pressure.html
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Last edited by vqsmile; Oct 25, 2014 at 04:54 PM.
The new gasket (13533-JK21A), is it still made of cardboard or it's metal now?
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Cause for the dreaded P0011/P0021 codes that everyone is curious about - Page 2 - G35Driver
as well as someone that was competent enough to DIY the job:
Cause for the dreaded P0011/P0021 codes that everyone is curious about - Page 3 - G35Driver
SO basically, I'd say YES, they are indeed different. Can you imagine how stupid Infiniti/Nissan would be if they didn't change the composition of those gaskets?
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Consumer affairs?
I don't think that any of us that are off warranty should even bother with an Infiniti Dealership. They want your money. Find an independent shop that does honest work. Stay away from the dealers if you possibly can.....In these cases I would say that an aftermarket warranty could have been a good thing. My experience is that none of us should ever drive a Luxury car without some sort of warranty unless you have a lot of income that's disposable. I applied this to my Audi TT, My cadillac CTS and RX-8.
I don't really like buying extended warranties for any item but with these very expensive repair rates on the luxury cars, it's just insurance to help with the fees.
I don't really like buying extended warranties for any item but with these very expensive repair rates on the luxury cars, it's just insurance to help with the fees.
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A little followup:
Just in case there is any confusion or any doubters left among us (and because I had never personally verified it) regarding whether or not the new oil gallery gaskets are truly different now (i.e. specifically metal reinforced VS. paper material) . . .
I bit the bullet and purchased the smaller one for a whopping $4.25 w/tax and proceeded to dissect it. The larger one is made of the same material as this one, but it cost $21 and I'm too cheap for that.
Scraped away the coating down to the solid metal substrate.
The razor would not even cut through the metal. I had to use some good utility scissors.
And if you're still not convinced, here's the old magnet test:
SO, these new gaskets will definitely not be blowing out like the old ones.
Once again, the part numbers for these are: 13533-JK21A (the larger one) and 13533-JK21B (this smaller one).
Just in case there is any confusion or any doubters left among us (and because I had never personally verified it) regarding whether or not the new oil gallery gaskets are truly different now (i.e. specifically metal reinforced VS. paper material) . . .
I bit the bullet and purchased the smaller one for a whopping $4.25 w/tax and proceeded to dissect it. The larger one is made of the same material as this one, but it cost $21 and I'm too cheap for that.
Scraped away the coating down to the solid metal substrate.
The razor would not even cut through the metal. I had to use some good utility scissors.
And if you're still not convinced, here's the old magnet test:
SO, these new gaskets will definitely not be blowing out like the old ones.
Once again, the part numbers for these are: 13533-JK21A (the larger one) and 13533-JK21B (this smaller one).
^^ Massive props to you vqsmile. 
You've confirmed what many of us nervously questioned. It would not have seemed logical to use the same paper gaskets and now we know. 
Very nice work. The fact that they have a replacement part that is done properly should be an indication of an acknowledged poor initial engineering design choice for that part.
You've confirmed what many of us nervously questioned. It would not have seemed logical to use the same paper gaskets and now we know. Very nice work. The fact that they have a replacement part that is done properly should be an indication of an acknowledged poor initial engineering design choice for that part.
^^ Massive props to you vqsmile. You've confirmed what many of us nervously questioned. It would not have seemed logical to use the same paper gaskets and now we know. Very nice work. The fact that they have a replacement part that is done properly should be an indication of an acknowledged poor initial engineering design choice for that part.
You've confirmed what many of us nervously questioned. It would not have seemed logical to use the same paper gaskets and now we know. Very nice work. The fact that they have a replacement part that is done properly should be an indication of an acknowledged poor initial engineering design choice for that part.
Very best of luck. The community would be very much indebted to you if you would do your best to document the process of a DIY repair of this extent in detail. Photos, video, keeping track of any shortcuts or mishaps, how long the entire process takes you, results, etc.
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Very best of luck. The community would be very much indebted to you if you would do your best to document the process of a DIY repair of this extent in detail. Photos, video, keeping track of any shortcuts or mishaps, how long the entire process takes you, results, etc.