When to do an oil change

kyung88 · 01-05-2010, 08:25 PM

I just bought my 2010 370z Nismo yesterday.

The service guys didnt really seem to know what they were talking about.

well my question is, when should i get my first oil change?
they said after 30k miles but i think i should do my first one sooner

What do yall say?

cajunz · 01-05-2010, 08:29 PM

Welcome to the obsession. I changed mine after the 1500 mile break in period. Bought a set of ramps and its an easy DIY. Enjoy the ride.

ricky bobby · 01-05-2010, 09:30 PM

congrats on the Z, your service guy sounds about as smart as mine.

Zsteve · 01-05-2010, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cajunz

Welcome to the obsession. I changed mine after the 1500 mile break in period. Bought a set of ramps and its an easy DIY. Enjoy the ride.

I agree after having my oil changed today and seeing how it was, I thought the filter was in a hard to reach place but its not, I will be buying a set of ramps and doin gmy own too. Used Nissan ester oil for the first change and used Mobil1 toady.

AK370Z · 01-05-2010, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyung88

I just bought my 2010 370z Nismo yesterday.

The service guys didnt really seem to know what they were talking about.

well my question is, when should i get my first oil change?
they said after 30k miles but i think i should do my first one sooner

What do yall say?

I just want to make sure i'm reading this right. 30K as in 30,000 miles?

frost · 01-05-2010, 10:07 PM

I was just listening to a radio show where the host is a car guy who answers nothing but car questions. Someone just asked him this question, his response was:
With a standard oil: 3-4K miles
With a blend oil: 5k miles
With a fully synthetic: 5-10k miles, or when the computer tells you it's time.

halrms · 01-05-2010, 11:27 PM

I bought my 370Z 7A/T in Feb '09 and have 1749 miles on it. I drive it about once a week in warm weather in Florida. Based on this information should I change the oil at 1 year or wait till I have 3000 miles or more?

AK370Z · 01-05-2010, 11:34 PM

You should def change it since it's been almost 10 months! After this, just follow manual (which is every 3750 miles or in your case every six months maybe since you drive so less).

AK

kyung88 · 01-06-2010, 12:09 AM

sorry about that, not 30k, i met 3,000,

and is it true that once you use synthetic oil you cant go back to using regular?

frost · 01-06-2010, 02:04 PM

From the Wall Street Journal:

There are a lot of myths connected to synthetic oil, but the fact is that synthetics are generally compatible with conventional oil. You can switch to synthetic without trying to flush every trace of conventional oil from the engine. You can also switch back to conventional oil from synthetic.

dad · 01-06-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

You can also switch back to conventional oil from synthetic.

I don't think you can do that!

From the maintenance car bibles:•If you do decide to change, only go up the scale. If you've been running around on synthetic, don't change down to a mineral-based oil - your engine might not be able to cope with the degradation in lubrication.

theDreamer · 01-06-2010, 02:09 PM

Well, if your engine looks like this, it might be time.

shabarivas · 01-06-2010, 03:46 PM

^ that is why I change my oil once every 2 months!

kannibul · 01-06-2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frost

I was just listening to a radio show where the host is a car guy who answers nothing but car questions. Someone just asked him this question, his response was:
With a standard oil: 3-4K miles
With a blend oil: 5k miles
With a fully synthetic: 5-10k miles, or when the computer tells you it's time.

Computer just goes off a timer - we don't have an "oil life" sensor for that, AFAIK.

semtex · 01-06-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frost

From the Wall Street Journal:

There are a lot of myths connected to synthetic oil, but the fact is that synthetics are generally compatible with conventional oil. You can switch to synthetic without trying to flush every trace of conventional oil from the engine. You can also switch back to conventional oil from synthetic.

I'm not sure I'd trust the WSJ for automotive advice.

01-05-2010, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
kyung88 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 16 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo Rep Power: 15	Oil change??? I just bought my 2010 370z Nismo yesterday. The service guys didnt really seem to know what they were talking about. well my question is, when should i get my first oil change? they said after 30k miles but i think i should do my first one sooner What do yall say?

01-05-2010, 11:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
halrms Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cooper City, FL Age: 73 Posts: 43 Drives: '10 Touring Roadster Rep Power: 16	When to do an oil change I bought my 370Z 7A/T in Feb '09 and have 1749 miles on it. I drive it about once a week in warm weather in Florida. Based on this information should I change the oil at 1 year or wait till I have 3000 miles or more?

01-05-2010, 11:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
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01-06-2010, 02:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
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01-05-2010, 08:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
cajunz Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Vernal, Ut Posts: 92 Drives: '09 370Z MB 6MT Rep Power: 16	Welcome to the obsession. I changed mine after the 1500 mile break in period. Bought a set of ramps and its an easy DIY. Enjoy the ride.

01-05-2010, 10:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	I was just listening to a radio show where the host is a car guy who answers nothing but car questions. Someone just asked him this question, his response was: With a standard oil: 3-4K miles With a blend oil: 5k miles With a fully synthetic: 5-10k miles, or when the computer tells you it's time.

01-06-2010, 12:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
kyung88 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 16 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo Rep Power: 15	sorry about that, not 30k, i met 3,000, and is it true that once you use synthetic oil you cant go back to using regular?

01-06-2010, 02:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	From the Wall Street Journal: There are a lot of myths connected to synthetic oil, but the fact is that synthetics are generally compatible with conventional oil. You can switch to synthetic without trying to flush every trace of conventional oil from the engine. You can also switch back to conventional oil from synthetic.

01-06-2010, 03:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	^ that is why I change my oil once every 2 months!