New clutch and flywheel and car won't start!
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New clutch and flywheel and car won't start!
I need some help guys! I just got my new Exedy stg 1 clutch and XACT prolite flywheel installed and now the car won't run! The car would start very weak and shut after around 3 seconds of rough idling. Also theres excessive white smoke coming from the exhaust. Anyone know what's up? The only fault I can think of is that the flywheel is actually for a 350z, but almost all the G and the 350z parts are interchangeable. Help me out guys!
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Most aftermarket flywheels for the VQ35 models have a FWD and RWD crank dowel index. There should be two holes on the back of the flywheel and you have to make sure you have the dowel in the correct one. If you have it indexed incorrectly it can cause the car to stall, stumble and run like crap in general! Check this out and let me know what you find.
As a side note, I have seen some aftermarket flywheels that have the timing trigger miss-aligned or backwards. You can check this as well to insure that the orientation is correct. Comparing it to the stock flywheel would be the easiest way to assess this. There was a change in the timing trigger as well that occured in 2007. If you had the wrong flywheel for your model year it could cause issues like this too. What model year is your car? Let me know and I will be happy to assist you further. Thanks!
As a side note, I have seen some aftermarket flywheels that have the timing trigger miss-aligned or backwards. You can check this as well to insure that the orientation is correct. Comparing it to the stock flywheel would be the easiest way to assess this. There was a change in the timing trigger as well that occured in 2007. If you had the wrong flywheel for your model year it could cause issues like this too. What model year is your car? Let me know and I will be happy to assist you further. Thanks!
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Great point. I forgot all about that one.
I have seen this issue come up before too.
It sure sounds like an issue with the flywheel or something not letting the crank position sensor read right.
Back before my current multi-plate clutch, the dealer was replacing my tranny and put in my UR flywheel in at the same time. They had to use a spacer on the crank position sensor. It was tiny, like a very thin washer. I was shocked that such a small distance change made such a huge difference. If the dowel index turns out to be right I would see if putt a very thin spacer on there helps.
GL!!
I have seen this issue come up before too.
It sure sounds like an issue with the flywheel or something not letting the crank position sensor read right.
Back before my current multi-plate clutch, the dealer was replacing my tranny and put in my UR flywheel in at the same time. They had to use a spacer on the crank position sensor. It was tiny, like a very thin washer. I was shocked that such a small distance change made such a huge difference. If the dowel index turns out to be right I would see if putt a very thin spacer on there helps.
GL!!
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