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Tear Down 350ZHR
Tear Down 350ZHR
20072008Nissan350ZInstructionManual
TearDownProcedure
Revision1.032/18/09
Overviewoffactoryenginebay:
Note:Itwouldbeagoodideatohavebagsreadytolabelthepartstakenoffthe
cartoensureandaccurateandeasierreassembly.
1. Relievefuelpressure
Atthistimeyouwillneedtodisconnectthefuelpumpconnector,andthencranktheengineforafew
secondstorelievethefuelpressure.Thisisagoodtimetoinstallthenewfuelpumpaswell.Referto
installationsectionforinstruction.
2. RemoveNegative()cablefrombatteryterminal.
3. Drainfluids,oilandcoolant.
4. Struttowerbraceremoval:
Useneedlenoseplierstoreleasethethreewiringharnessclips:
Useaflatheadscrewdrivertoreleasethetwopositive(+)wirecablesfromplasticretainerattachedto
brace:
Releasetensionbylooseningadjustmentnut:
Usinga14mmdeepsocket,removethe6boltsand2nutsholdingthebracetothestruttowers,thenremove
andsetaside.
5. EngineCoverRemoval:
Usinga10mmsocket,removethe7nutsandscrewsholdingtheenginecover.Removeandsetaside.
6. IntakeAirBoxRemoval:
DisconnectM.A.F.SensorHarnessusingneedlenoseplierstoremoveharnessandclips.
Usingan8mmsocket,loosenthetwoclampsatthethrottlebodies.Usinga10mmsocketremovethe
twoboltssecuringtheintakeairboxtothebody.Removeintaketubes,intakeairboxes,andsetaside.
7. UndercarSplashShield
Thevehicleneedstoberaisedinasafeposition;usejackstandsifcarisnotonalift.Removethe
wheelsforandeasierinstallation.
Usinga10mmsocketremovethe14boltsretainingthesplashshield.Usingaflatheadscrewdriver
removetheplasticclipinthecenter.
8. FrontBumperRemoval
Usinga10mmsocketremovethe2boltsonthebottomoutsideofthebumperonbothsides.
Usingaflatheadscrewdriverremovethe5plasticclipsoneachsideandthePhilipsscrews,andthen
removethefenderliner:
Usingaflatheadscrewdriverremovethesixplasticclipsretainingthebumpercover,carefullyremove
thebumpercover.
Removethefoamfromthealuminumbumperbrace.Nowremovethe(8)12mmboltsretainingthe
brace.
Usingaflatbladeremovethe6plasticclipsretainingthetwoplasticwinddeflectorsonbothsides.
Removethetwoshieldsbehindthecoresupportonbothsideswithaflatheadscrewdriver.
9. WindshieldWiperReservoirRemoval:
Pullthetwolinestothewindshieldwashermotorstodrainthefluid.
Removethe10mmbolt,plasticclip&overfillhosetoremovethewindshieldwasherfilltube.
Disconnectthe3connectorstothewindshieldwasherreservoir.
Removethetwo10mmnutsandthe10mmboltretainingthereservoir.
Ziptiethewindshieldwiperreservoirharnessandhosesawayinsafeposition.
10. CatBackExhaustSystemRemoval:
ItisrecommendedtosprayWD40(orotherlubricant/penetratingoil)sparinglyonallexhaustbolts
and/ornuts.
Usinga14mmsocketremovethetwonutssecuringthemuffler.Removethegroundstrapthenspray
WD40ontherubberhangersanduseaprybartosliptherubberhangersoff.
Usinga14mmsocketremovethetwonutsfromthemidpipetotheYpipe.Sliptherubberhangeroff
withaprybar.
Usinga14mmsocketremovethetwooutsidenutsandaboxend14mmwrenchfortheinsidenutson
theYpipethatattachestothecatalyticconverters.
Removethecatalyticconvertersupportbraceusinga14mmsocket.Two(2)nutsonthecatalytic
converterand(2)boltsonthetransmission.
DisconnectthesecondaryOxygensensorsfromthebracketattachedtothetransmission,bothbanks.
Usinga7/8(or22mm)wrenchremovebothOxygensensorscarefully,labelthemandstoreinsafe
location.
11. Removalofundercarsupportbrace:
Youwillneedtoremovethesupportbracemountingthechassistotheenginecradle.
Usinga14mmsocketremovethe8boltssecuringthebrace.
Usinga19mmsocketremovethe2nutssecuringthebrace(abreakerbarorimpactgunmaybe
requiredtoloosenthesenuts.)
Removebraceandreinstallthetwo19mmnutstosecurethecontrolarmsfromfalling!
12. Dismountingsteeringrack:
Insidethecar,lockthesteeringcolumnwiththefrontwheelspointedstraight.Itisnormalforthe
steeringwheeltobeoffalittle.
MAKESURETHESTEERINGWHEELISLOCKED!
MarkthelocationofthesteeringcolumnusingaSharpiemarkerorequivalent,thenusinga12mm
wrenchorsocketremovethetwo(2)boltsonthesteeringknuckleunderneaththecar.
Note:Thebluecollarcanaccidentallyberemoved,makesurethatitisnot
removedonceyoumarkit.
Usinga17mmsocketremovethe2boltsonthedriversideoftherack.Itisimperativethatyoudonot
spinormovetheshaftandsplines!(thesteeringwheelhasaclockspringfortheAirBagsthatcould
bedamaged.)Letthesteeringrackhang.
13. Removingcatalyticconverters:
Fromthetopoftheenginebay(orbottomifyouprefer)youwillneedtoremovethe14mmbolt
attachedtothecatalyticconverter.Usingalong(ormultiple)extensionanda14mmsocket,both
sides.(theseboltsmayrequiretheuseofabreakerbarofimpactguntoberemoved.)
Usea14mmsockettoremovethetwo(2)nutsonbothsidesofthecatfromthebottomofthecar.
DisconnecttheprimaryOxygensensorsonbothbanks.
Youwillneedtoremovethecoolantpipethatislocatedonthedriverssideoftheengineaccessed
fromthetop.Usingapairofneedlenosepliersreleasethethree(3)hoseclamps,pullthethreehoses
offthecoolanttube.
Usinga10mmsocketremovethefour(4)boltsretainingthecoolantpipetothecylinderhead.
Carefullyremovethecoolantpipeoutoftheenginebay.(Therewillbecoolantinthepipeandcylinder
head,placeadrainpanunderthecartocatchthecoolantandsavethegasket.)
14. Removingstockexhaustmanifolds:
Removethethree(3)boltsretainingtheheatshieldtotheexhaustmanifoldonbothbanks.Remove
thepassengersideshieldfromthetopandthedriverssideshieldfromthebottom.
SprayWD40(orotherlubricant/penetratingoil)onallofthestuds/nutsretainingtheexhaust
manifolds.Onthepassengersideremovethe(6)14mmnutswithadeepsocketfromthetop.Dropthe
exhaustmanifoldsthroughthebottom.BecarefulnottodamagetheOxygensensor.
Onthedriverssideremovethe(3)threetop14mmnutsfromthetop,thenremovethe14mmnut
thatislocatedtowardsthefrontbottomfromthetop.Thetwobottom14mmnutsthatareleft,
removefromthebottom.Droptheexhaustmanifoldthroughthebottom.Becarefulnottodamage
theprimaryOxygensensor!