DIY: Nissan 370Z Oil change (AK370Z way) Pictures inside

FricFrac · 06-25-2009, 02:35 PM

What about just grabing some neodynium magnets from an old hard drive and sticking them on the side of your oil filter? And isn't the magnet only going to pick up steel? I'm assuming a lot of alloys aren't magnetic....

If you've got as much crap as those magnets picked up in that picture you've got some serious issues.....

370Z Purist · 06-27-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by FricFrac

What about just grabing some neodynium magnets from an old hard drive and sticking them on the side of your oil filter? And isn't the magnet only going to pick up steel? I'm assuming a lot of alloys aren't magnetic....

If you've got as much crap as those magnets picked up in that picture you've got some serious issues.....

Any ferric (iron containing) material, or any thing like cobalt, nickel (the only metals that are capable of magnetism) will be picked up. My guess is that those contaminants will also trap aluminum simply because of the way oil is going to be pressed against the piles that will eventually accumulate.

pluckyduck · 06-28-2009, 01:12 AM

I had the same thought about magnets out of old hard drives. I have a ton of them. Can't hurt to put a couple on the oil filter...

370Z Purist · 06-28-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by pluckyduck

I had the same thought about magnets out of old hard drives. I have a ton of them. Can't hurt to put a couple on the oil filter...

You could probably also just zip tie them on, so a little shake doesn't pop them right off. A ring clamp or etc might suffice too.

pluckyduck · 06-29-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist

You could probably also just zip tie them on, so a little shake doesn't pop them right off. A ring clamp or etc might suffice too.

neodynium magnets won't come off unless you force them off by sliding them to a hard edge and prying them off. Try sticking one to your fridge and you'll see what I mean.

chubbs · 06-28-2009, 02:38 AM

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AK370Z · 06-28-2009, 02:42 AM

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One day ALL step-by-step guides will be as beautiful as this one!

Thank you Chubbs,

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AK370Z · 07-07-2009, 01:35 AM

This guy has balls to post in my thread and suggest me to use make up?

miguez · 07-07-2009, 05:20 AM

Hahaha, AK, are you leaving that spam in just so your message makes sense some time from now?

09370z · 07-08-2009, 09:56 PM

You guys know of a good place online to get the Red Line oil as cheap as possible or is 10/qt the best price available?

2bits · 07-10-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 09370z

You guys know of a good place online to get the Red Line oil as cheap as possible or is 10/qt the best price available?

If you're willing to buy 12 at a time, this is the cheapest place I've found so far:
Motor Oils - Red Line 5W30 Motor Oil

$9.70/qt shipped.

BanningZ · 07-10-2009, 09:53 PM

Nice write up AK.
I thought the Celica was bad with the Beatrush aluminum under panel installed.
Still, looks easy enough.

Zeto · 07-11-2009, 12:21 AM

AK just wanted to say thanks for the write up! Couldn't have been any easier

mrarroyo · 07-11-2009, 07:09 AM

Does red line have shops where they change the oil? Similar to what Mobil 1 does. Thanks.

06-25-2009, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
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pluckyduck Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 20 Drives: 07 Nissan Xterra Rep Power: 17	I had the same thought about magnets out of old hard drives. I have a ton of them. Can't hurt to put a couple on the oil filter...

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miguez Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 359 Drives: '04 Cavalier Rep Power: 182	Hahaha, AK, are you leaving that spam in just so your message makes sense some time from now?

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mrarroyo Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Heaven on Earth Posts: 211 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 17	Does red line have shops where they change the oil? Similar to what Mobil 1 does. Thanks.

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