Why no oil change recommendation in the owner's manual?!?!

SoCal 370Z

2009 Nissan 370Z Service & Maintenance Guide PDF by AK

It is in the above that was included with your car in a separate manual. I would not leap to 15,000 Mobil1 Extended so early in the mileage game.

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marcussoori

Why not? You think it might hurt the engine?

SoCal 370Z

You reduce the risk of both contamination and unwanted engine particles when you changeout both the oil and the oil filter frequently on a new engine. You are asking the oil filter to do a lot of protection for 15,000 miles or one year (whichever comes first according to Mobil1 Extended requirements); I would assist matters by changing at 5,000 on synthetic and 3,000 on dino. At least for the first 10,000 miles. There will be at least three (3) oil changes completed within the first 10,000 miles on our 370Z.

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kailua

Just do a oil change every 3000 miles using an OEM filter and some dino oil. It is really cheap preventative maintenance. $5 for an OEM filter and $10 for 5 quarts of 5w30 dino oil at $2 a quart.

Companies like BMW et al, those that offer "free" maintenance programs, benefit from longer service intervals because the company does not need to pay for as many services. If you look at any company that has a free maintenance program as opposed to ones that do not, the manufacturers that offer a free maintenance program always have maintenance intervals that are 3 times longer at least than the one that don't offer it.

As for those companies that recommend longer intervals between services, it is more of a sales pitch that their vehicles can go longer between service intervals, hence, they can claim a lower cost of maintenance and ownership than if they recommended more frequent services.
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So 3 oil changes over a span of 9K miles will set you back about $45 if you do it yourself. Or if you go to the dealer and shell out $30 for an oil change, around $90, which is nothing.

VCuomo

I would NOT use the Nissan oil filter (and do not use a Fram oil filter either) - use a Purolator PureONE, Mobile 1, Wix, NAPA Gold, or K&N. There are other threads that go into detail on this topic...