350Z and 370Z Manual Gearbox Exchange

Manual Gearbox Exchange for the Nissan 350Z and 370Z: a remanufactured manual gearbox with new bearings and synchromesh.

Clutches and gearboxes on these cars fail in known ways: the Type R and STI clutch under added torque, the Evo active centre differential pump, the GT-R dual clutch gearbox, and CVTs on everyday cars that were never given a fluid change. Every package here says what failure it answers and what it will and will not hold. The 350Z and 370Z are affordable rear drive V6 coupes whose VQ engines are tough, with oil consumption on the early HR and gallery gasket failure on the 370Z to know about.

Specification and fitment

• Fits: Nissan 350Z and 370Z, chassis code Z33 and Z34
• Engine: VQ35DE VQ35HR and VQ37VHR V6
• Production dates: 2003 to 2020
• Quality: Remanufactured or New Unit
• Part number: cross referenced to the factory part number for your VIN or chassis number and confirmed before dispatch, because supersessions and market variations are common and one printed number would be wrong for somebody
• The failure this addresses: crunching into gear, jumping out or a bearing whine
• Labour time: about 8 hours
• Coding: none required. Fit it and drive
• Also needed: a clutch while it is apart
• Torque: factory figures
• Weight: about 55 kg
• Warranty: two years, unlimited mileage

What arrives

• Gearbox
• Oil

Fitting

Labour guide: about 8 hours. Japanese manufacturers change parts by build date and by market, and grey imports add a second layer to that. Send the VIN or chassis number with the order and we confirm the part against the build data before anything is dispatched. For imported cars send the chassis plate, because the UK registration will not tell us enough. We are an independent parts specialist for Japanese cars. We are not Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Subaru or Mitsubishi and are not appointed by any of them; the names are their trademarks and are used here to describe fitment. We stock genuine, OEM and quality aftermarket side by side and every listing says which is which, because the price difference is real and so, sometimes, is the quality difference.

Which version to buy

Remanufactured is rebuilt to specification with new wear parts and tested, with a surcharge refunded on your old unit. New Unit is a brand new unit rather than an exchange.