Yeah it was killed by the downshift. I can't believe how vulnerable the SR20DE is cause I heard other guys with other engines redline shifted 3rd to second and their car is still alive. Just to make sure, the stock pulleys doesn't use a harmonic dampener right? The dampener is the rubber part which don't exist? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perron, Dave C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Sentra Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 5:43 AM Subject: SML: RE: Warranty Voided because of UR pulleys and CAI!! > Sounds like they are trying to pull a fast one. If the stock pulley is > neutrally balanced (i.e. no counterweights) and the replacement is also > neutrally balanced, then there is no way the aftermarket pulley is going to > screw up engine balance. But lacking any detail about what your situation > is, it's hard to say. If this is the same car that got destroyed by a bad > downshift, if your car was running fine prior to the bad downshift then it's > the downshift that killed you, not the aftermarket pulley. > > -----Original Message----- > From: jAckY89 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 1:13 AM > To: Sentra Mailing List > Subject: SML: Warranty Voided because of UR pulleys and CAI!! > > > Help!! At first the dealer just called me and they're blaming it on my UR > underdrive pulley. They gave me an estimate of $1000 and right now I can't > take out my car unless I pay the $96 for the cold air intake fee. They > haven't figured out what's going on with my car yet and they're already > blaming it on the pulley and I have to agree with the $1000 for them to > continue their inspection. I asked them do I still have to pay if they > discover that it's not related to my pulley and they gave me an inexplicit > answer. "Nissan immediately voids the warranty on their cars if there are > any modifications done to it. It is stated in the manual. But we can be nice > and let the warranty cover you if we find the problem is not related to the > mod." > But I think they are going to blame everything on the pulley because he said > it unbalances the engine and can cause serious damage. Oh shoot what should > I do now? I can't afford shelling out 1 grand just to find out the problem > and another 5 grand to fix it. What should I do? Any advice? Should I bring > it to another dealer and put back on the stock pulleys and intake? Did they > input all the information in the Nissan network so other dealers can see the > history of this visit? Please help me. Thanks guys!!! > > PS. No bashing this time please!! > > > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > List archives ==> http://www.escribe.com/automotive/sml > Have a question? Try the archives first. > > > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > List archives ==> http://www.escribe.com/automotive/sml > Have a question? Try the archives first. > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ List archives ==> http://www.escribe.com/automotive/sml Have a question? Try the archives first.
