Really thinking about getting Gen 3 intakes and a tune to go with it and my FI catback, as it will really wake the car up and put some new life into it. I was wondering what anybody's experience with cold air intakes and dealer service is? Do they tend to give you a hard time about it generally, or are they cool? I'm actually a little paranoid to the extent that I might take off my grounding wires before making a warranty claim.

Thanks.

 

they cannot deny you any warranty work unless there is an issue that is a proven result of the mod you have.

so if there is any problem with that G that is unrelated to the intake, they can't blame it. if there is a problem related to the intake but they cant show that the Gen3 caused it, they cant deny work.

if somehow the Gen3 causes a problem, then they can deny you work, but I have never had that happen ever. the Gen3 doesn't cause any problems that you have to worry about it

 

no unless they can prove in caused a problem

 

this has been in about 10 different threads

 

I had injen CAI on my g35 and the dealer never gave me a hard time... only bad thing was they tried to charge me for a filter replacement on their standard 15k service until i pointed out that they didn't change my aftermarket filter.

As long as you don't park in a deep puddle and suck water into the engine, you will be fine!

 

Shouldn't be any problems... just make sure you wrap up the A/C lines on the driver's side up by the grill where the Stillen tube bends.

 

It's going to have to be a pretty deep puddle to get to the Gen 3's filters..

OP - Have had Injen CAI on for at least the last 2-3 trips to the dealer and nothing was ever said..

You are good to go.. Re-mapping the ecu however, that's a whole different story.. (i think)

 

Every dealer is differrent, but ive never been hassled by my dealership.

 

exactly.. the answer to your question is MAYBE. for me that answer is enough to deter me from doing it because i don't want to get hassled. my dealership is especially annoying about these kinds of mods and will break your ***** about it.

 

doesnt it only matter if it affects the warranty?? what do the people at the infiniti dealship have to do with it? is a sales guy or the manager going to say something? i dont get it, if something goes wrong with your car then yeah, they can look at it and see if it caused the problem, otherwise u just need to abide by what is in your agreement if you leased the car, but if you bought it you should be going by what the warranty states.

 

go get the goods and who cares what the dealer thinks its your car..weather they like it or not they cant deny your service

 

GREAT POINT!!! I learned this the hard way. My tubes were rubbing against the AC lines and eventually caused a leak in my AC line. I had no cold air coming out of my A/C. I took it to the dealership to fix this, not knowing that my Gen 3's were the root of the problem. They told me that it will not be covered warranty since the aftermarket intake caused it, and I had to pay $460 bucks out of my pocket to get it repaired. (Part was about $90 plus labor and recharge of freon)

 

Time for you to go to different dealer.... I would tell them straight out, you realize even for warranty work the dealerships get reimbursed by Infiniti corp for the work, parts & labor... by hassling you they are actually losing business.

 

Dealer noted my stillen gen 2 intake, but never refused me any warranty work because of it.

 

Or if you're really worried about it, just have the dealership install the Gen 3's.. most are STILLEN dealers and happy to do the work.