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Anyone used Northern Nissan?

When I got my GTR I took it to MPC for all fluids and a dyno, seeing as they are a fair way away from me and my next service is due I was going to get a factory sevice done.

My car has a stock computer, 3" exaust, pods and some extra boost. It is idling high at the moment which is annoying and seems to be running bloody rich as it drops a plume of black misty smoke under high rpm gearchanges (hope thats all it is)

Also need a few bushes done and a detail.

so, anyone used Northern Nissan? they up to the task for these things I need done?

alternativly anyone reccomend someone else in the northern suburbs?

cheers

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cost me $1200 for a full going over and Dyno by MPC when I fist got the car.

that was for plugs, all fluids including geabox, rear and centre diff + filters and timing belt and a few hours on the dyno dialing in the tune and boost.

It has always idled at around 1100-1200 rpm which shits me no end and the plume of smoke just freaks me out although it just seems like unburnt gasses.

MPC reported that castor rod bushes and rear tie rod ends need replacement which I better have done as I'm not far off needing some new rubber.

surley it wont be anywhere near $1200 this time around yea?

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Well it usually cost $400-500 just to do the timing belt, so that would have been a large part of your cost. Plus a few hundred for the fluids depending what you put it and another hundred for the plugs if you got platinum ones.

So in short, no.

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do the service yourself it takes less than a 1 1/2 hours and labours free. It is damn easy.

Oil, plugs are simple things, I dont know how you can "tune" a stock GTR considering its Fuel injected and all, maybe timing and idle ???

You problems of running rich are fairly normal with exhaust/intake modifications. The Idle could be a number of things, most likely a gasket/vaccum leak or may need to be adjusted. if it worries you, an SAFC would be quite useful to purchase. Do you have stock Blow off valves?

Nissan are gonna rip you off hard if you take it there and the Mechanics there are just the same as any others they are no where near nissan specialists and the Workshop foreman will think your some rich guy that can afford big dollars to get a basic service done.

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I don't think any-one takes their skylines to nissan to service.....

If you have not changed your oil pump and water pump I would suggest you do these before your tune.

When you change your timing belt again make sure they change the bearings and bolts.

As for the high idle my one was doing it too, the ECU was tuned in japan and I had the same problem.

Something to do with timing and ignition settings....plus the japs. like to run rich so there is no lean out.

I have a PFC now.

Hope I have been of some help.

Cheers :(

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Well the GTR went in yesterday for its service,

they were nice to deal with, total cost was $226 and change so not bad.

they recon the bushes are fine, the high idle is the IAC valve which needs pulling down.

they have done somthing with the tune as the car now no longer sprays black mist at 7k rpm gear changes.

have about 2000k's left on my brake pads :rolleyes: and tyres are shagged (already knew this ofcourse)

I didnt get a detail as there is suface rust in the boot I need to attend to, i'll do that first...

so the basic service for $226 is not bad imho. reccomended if your skyline is still running the factry computer :P

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Well the GTR went in yesterday for its service,

they were nice to deal with, total cost was $226 and change so not bad.

they recon the bushes are fine, the high idle is the IAC valve which needs pulling down.

they have done somthing with the tune as the car now no longer sprays black mist at 7k rpm gear changes.

have about 2000k's left on my brake pads :( and tyres are shagged (already knew this ofcourse)

I didnt get a detail as there is suface rust in the boot I need to attend to, i'll do that first...

so the basic service for $226 is not bad imho. reccomended if your skyline is still running the factry computer ;)

That's not bad at all, how does the car feels now?

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yeah good,

actually feels smoother than after I got it back from MPC, the car would often pop and fart through the exaust and chug if realy cold, seems apples now and much smoother.

It was also overboosting, sometimes by alot, now it seems to be much more consistant. perhaps the chugging, black mist and overboosting was from running rich.

so yeah pretty happy with the service

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