Z Oil Change: Miles or Time?

IDZRVIT · 05-13-2012, 07:52 PM

Read the service manual. There will always be about a half litre of oil remaining in the engine whether the car is on two jack stands, four jack stands or upside down.

gsxr750 · 05-13-2012, 07:58 PM

If you drive less than 2k a year on the sportscar you can just change the oil, once a year.
Or before putting it away for the winter you can just put in some cheap standard oil and put new synthetic oil and a new filter in spring.

JARblue · 05-13-2012, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

Read the service manual. There will always be about a half litre of oil remaining in the engine whether the car is on two jack stands, four jack stands or upside down.

My question, then, is there a difference in the amount of drained oil between two and four jack stands? If the amount left in the pan is the same, then I would guess it does not matter.

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05-13-2012, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
gsxr750 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: west Posts: 443 Drives: 2012 370z man. sport Rep Power: 15	If you drive less than 2k a year on the sportscar you can just change the oil, once a year. Or before putting it away for the winter you can just put in some cheap standard oil and put new synthetic oil and a new filter in spring. Last edited by gsxr750; 05-13-2012 at 08:00 PM.

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