Nightcrawler

On my ADM Infiniti G37 there is a soft button on the door handle (both driver and passenger side), that when pressed with your keys in proximity locks/unlocks the car (press once to unlock just the drivers door, press it twice quickly to unlock the passenger door as well). I assume the JDM V36 Skyline is the same. Yes, my boot does the same only opening approx. 1mm - you can barely tell it is popped open. And yes, the boot closes hard if you just push it down (like my kids constantly do).

You most likely have air in your system - V35 are notoriously hard to get air out of - use the top-most air bleed multiple times with multiple cool down/heat cycles to make sure there is no air in the system. The smallest amount can make your car run hot. But yes, as Duncan wisely said - we need much more info to diagnose intelligently for you

Sadly in SA the police won't care about nor recognise any form of mod plate or certification, as you could easily (and likely) have modified the car (in an illegal way) post-mod-certificate anyhow. They send you to the pits if they don't understand the car in any way, shape or form

As said, if the km are too good to be true (and they are by half), then it might be wound back. Get a reputable odo check company to do a history on the car. Parts are easy, generally - most parts are available locally, or at worst out of Japan or the USA.

Nope, the Russians (Xanavi) who did the translation no longer do it, as far as I am aware. It was not as simple as putting a disk in - the guy in each state who was their agent had to be online with them and put in codes from the GPS etc to unlock the maps and make the translation work. And no, no-one has gotten the maps to work. Putting an overlay over the screen and running Apple car play is the only (and expensive) option.

wizlb, let me unequivocally guarantee you that you DON'T have a G35. There is no such thing as a right hand drive G35. G35s were made for the US market. If you have Infiniti badges or grille, or whatever else, they were fitted by someone wanting the Inifiniti badges on it either before or after it was grey market imported to Australia. You have a Japanese V35 grey import. Nissan hates V35s, as they were all imported here in direct competition with the 350Z they sold locally, and as I stated almost all Nissan dealerships won't touch a V35. If you have found one that will help you, then that is great, but that is not the experience most V35 owners have had over the years. On a related note, FYI G37s (which in Japan are called V36 Skylines and can only be imported to Aus in manufacturing years up until the end of 2012), however, were complied to Australian standards, have English buttons and everything works, and ARE Infinitis. FYI I had a V35 for 9 years, and have had my Aus delivered G37 for nearly 4 years.

Completely untrue - almost all Nissan dealers don't want anything whatsoever to do with 'grey market' imports. Certainly none in SA do. They won't go near them and won't support you/them at all. If you are very lucky some will order parts for Skylines, but that's about it.

I assume it is a sedan - in that case then almost all of them are VQ30s in Australia (the 250GTs were too low power to be allowed import into Aus, and the VQ35-equipped 350GT GT-8 is the relatively rare/much-feared CVT model). My advice would be to find a decent auto electrician who actually knows Nissans. FYI ALL V35 coupes are VQ35s. Go to a Nissan specialist - they will sort you out in no time. And yes, it is most likely Cam sensors (replace BOTH even if only is faulty).

Are you saying that you did 824.7km on a single tank of fuel?? That would be amazing.

Here are many pics of the various iterations of bars and wheels for your enjoyment

FYI you don't need that (or any) bolt to remove the rotors. Yes it might make it a tad easier if they are stuck on, but to be honest once the brake calipers are taken off, the rotors come off with a half decent whack or 2 with a hammer. Often they just come off in your hand with little or no persuasion.

Glad it worked out (in a way). At least now you/we know about the stud - I thought it was an easy fix. Yes spacers are a bad idea - MUCH better to get wheels that actually fit and have appropriate brake clearance. Good luck in your search.

Haha yeah, I don't remember it being a big deal at all - when I fitted new wheels shortly after I bought the car I thought I just unscrewed it and it was gone.

They do super weird things when the car battery is even the slightest amount flatter than it likes, or is failing/has failed. Try jump starting it with a safe/electrically shielded jumper set, or a plug-in starter/charger pack.

Hi Paul, hope life is treating you well mate. Loving your Q60 pics btw - very jealous!