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Originally Posted by DLSTR Glad you can read. The oils in general are better that before. A car creating high temps like a turbo 911 here in Germany would be

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Old 07-02-2012, 08:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Glad you can read. The oils in general are better that before. A car creating high temps like a turbo 911 here in Germany would be breaking down the oil fairly quickly and still the interval for them is 7500miles. The oil they use is Mobil 1 and many 370Z owners here use it. I provided that as a comparison.

Also the Nissan dealers here use a 15000-kilometer service interval for the 370.
SO beyond that have a nice day! Thanks for letting me know I was in a Nissan forum. Fancy that!

Also the dealer here uses German Castrol 5-30 for the 370Z. Its known to be a good oil.
It's nice to see someone like yourself on the forum who actually knows what they are talking about. Too many idiots in here with selective reading (knowledge gained in forums, sheesh) that wouldn't know the difference between a connecting rod and a push rod. But they now own a sports car and magically are smarter than all the engineers on the planet.
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Glad you can read. The oils in general are better that before. A car creating high temps like a turbo 911 here in Germany would be breaking down the oil fairly quickly and still the interval for them is 7500miles. The oil they use is Mobil 1 and many 370Z owners here use it. I provided that as a comparison.

Also the Nissan dealers here use a 15000-kilometer service interval for the 370.
SO beyond that have a nice day! Thanks for letting me know I was in a Nissan forum. Fancy that!

Also the dealer here uses German Castrol 5-30 for the 370Z. Its known to be a good oil.
Yes. I can read just fine. You would have been better off with your point by sparing us with "Porsche this, VW that".

Oil analysis is the way to go for anyone wanting to push their oil further. Pretty obvious.
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I'll be doing an oil change as soon as my Redline shipment arrives at my door.
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+1 on getting an Oil Analysis if you are debating when to change your oil this much. It will tell you how much life is left in your oil if you changed it to early or how much life is not left if you waited too late. Then you will know based on your circumstances when the optimal time is to change your oil. Rule of thumb is to change it more often than not.

Now I want to know why none of you are changing your oil after driving around the block for optimal performance!

2011 Nismo#91, What did your analysis show as far as percentage of contaminants in the oil after 3000 miles? I am guessing that driving such few miles it would be low. However for the guys storing their Z's for the winter after driving it all summer. I would recommend changing the oil prior to storage if you aren't already doing so. This will prevent potential contaminants from settling and causing harm to the engine.
I use redline 5w30 oil and I change my oil once when I take it out of storage and right before I put it in. I usually drive about 3000-5000 miles per year

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Last summer thanks to a lack of time I ran 4 track days (2 weekends) and close to 3000 highway miles on my oil. I felt horrible about that since I was changing after every weekend before that, but I sent a sample to blackstone and they said to run it longer next time.
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Last summer thanks to a lack of time I ran 4 track days (2 weekends) and close to 3000 highway miles on my oil. I felt horrible about that since I was changing after every weekend before that, but I sent a sample to blackstone and they said to run it longer next time.
Sig what exact oil were you using?
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Sig what exact oil were you using?
Red Line 5w30. Just an anecdote, ymmv.
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I just ordered the sample kit. Heck...they send the kit to you for free and it's only $25 to get it tested...you can't go wrong there for peace of mind.

Also ordered 6 quarts of 5W30 Redline today!
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I just ordered the sample kit. Heck...they send the kit to you for free and it's only $25 to get it tested...you can't go wrong there for peace of mind.

Also ordered 6 quarts of 5W30 Redline today!
Please post your results! You are using the Nissan Ester currently and will change that out and have it tested? Def want to hear about this! Thanks in advance.

Also if you notice anything about your switch to RedLine, feel of the car, more importantly engine sound and temps.
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Please post your results! You are using the Nissan Ester currently and will change that out and have it tested? Def want to hear about this! Thanks in advance.

Also if you notice anything about your switch to RedLine, feel of the car, more importantly engine sound and temps.
I have Redline currently in there now, so that's what will be tested. I am very curious to see what the results are. I have a feeling that even after 6k miles, I'm still going to have some life left; but we'll see.

The first 30k miles, I used the Nissan oil and then switched to Redline in January and the car runs much smoother and even a few degrees cooler (as far as oil temps go).
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I have Redline currently in there now, so that's what will be tested. I am very curious to see what the results are. I have a feeling that even after 6k miles, I'm still going to have some life left; but we'll see.

The first 30k miles, I used the Nissan oil and then switched to Redline in January and the car runs much smoother and even a few degrees cooler (as far as oil temps go).
I'm glad you are doing the oil analysis. Thats the best way to determine if you interval was too short, too long, just right. That fuzzywuzzy guy doesn't know what he is talking about. It depends how you drive the car and the synthetic oils today can go over 10k miles. The filter is what needs to be changed and is usually the limiting factor.

My dad goes 15k miles using Amsoil in his Sienna and changes the filter only at 7500. His car has over 100k on it and runs perfect. Not saying thats the right thing to do but the only way is to get an analysis of the actual oil, not basing it on what a book says.

Also I feel that the 3750 in the owners manual is very conservative because Nissan would rather change the oil a couple more times in the warranty period than possibly replace engines if people drive their cars hard and don't change the oil often enough (especially if not using synthetic).
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I'm glad you are doing the oil analysis. Thats the best way to determine if you interval was too short, too long, just right. That fuzzywuzzy guy doesn't know what he is talking about. It depends how you drive the car and the synthetic oils today can go over 10k miles. The filter is what needs to be changed and is usually the limiting factor.

My dad goes 15k miles using Amsoil in his Sienna and changes the filter only at 7500. His car has over 100k on it and runs perfect. Not saying thats the right thing to do but the only way is to get an analysis of the actual oil, not basing it on what a book says.

Also I feel that the 3750 in the owners manual is very conservative because Nissan would rather change the oil a couple more times in the warranty period than possibly replace engines if people drive their cars hard and don't change the oil often enough (especially if not using synthetic).
I agree with you 100%. I have the Purolator PureOne filter in there now. Supposedly they are pretty good...we'll find out when I get the analysis back.
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I change the oil in all my vehicles (2012 370Z, 2001 Porsche Turbo, and 2002 Silverado) at 5K miles. Makes it easy to remember on the odometer. The Z and Turbo get Redline and Mobil1 Synthetic respectively and the Silverado gets plain old dino oil. The Silverado is currently at 150K miles, runs like a top, and the only repair I have ever done is a fuel pump at 100K miles. Doesn't burn a lick of oil.

Changing your oil at 3750 is silly IMHO, but if it makes you feel better, it certainly won't hurt...hell, changing at 5K is probably silly for that matter, but its an easy to remember system for me. Modern EFI engines put MUCH less contamination into the oil due to better fuel metering/combustion, and tighter manufacturing tolerances. As long as you are regularly getting the oil hot enough to burn off moisture (hardly an issue with our 370's HA!) modern synthetic oil is probably good to 15K intervals. If I was going that long though, I'd be checking regularly with oil analysis, but at 5K intervals, its a waste of money unless you are looking for something specific.
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It is as simple as checking your dipstick.
I thought I could just stick to a 7500 mile interval with Redline like in the DIY that AK370 made but I realized at the next oil change how black it was. Since then, I've adjusted it to about 5000 miles. It really just depends on how hard you drive it. I drift mine and frequently hit redline
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It is as simple as checking your dipstick.
I thought I could just stick to a 7500 mile interval with Redline like in the DIY that AK370 made but I realized at the next oil change how black it was. Since then, I've adjusted it to about 5000 miles. It really just depends on how hard you drive it. I drift mine and frequently hit redline
You can't base it off color, why not do an oil analysis to see the real condition of the oil?
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