The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XVV

madwi · 09-12-2015, 12:46 PM

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madwi · 09-12-2015, 12:47 PM

Waiting to pick up cousin from work. So glad I don't work weekends!

JARblue · 09-12-2015, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Just finished the first oil change on the Z.

My jack wasn't long enough for the front jack point. Ended up jacking each side individually just off center from the knotched points so I could put the stands on the notches.

That undershroud took longer to get off then the oil change itself. Def need to invest in the Z1 varient. Oil was pitch black so the previous owner sucked at maintenance.

Left those 3 stupid clips for the shroud off. Just couldn't get them back in. If 16 bolts don't keep the shroud on, then screw it.

Couple of tips for ya:

1. If your floor jack was remotely close to reaching the front jack point, trying driving up on a short piece of 2x6. This allows me to reach my front jack point just barely scraping the front spoiler. The first few pumps of the handle are very short but it'll get there eventually. I imagine one of those rapid pump jacks would make quicker work of it.

2. There is a flap at the back of the undershroud. Remove the rearmost four screws in the undershroud, and flip it under towards the front of the car. My flap is trained and just hangs vertically now. Use a bungee cord or other means of holding the flap back to keep it out of the way of draining oil; this will also help train it to stay out of your way for future oil changes.

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Originally Posted by madwi

I def. like the zspeed undertray with the quick access built in. two screws and ready to go.

My limited experience with the ZSpeed undershroud is not the greatest. Otherwise, I would have one already. First, that hatch is tiny; I can barely reach through it and unscrew the oil filter. I am concerned that it would be even worse with a thermostatic sandwich plate for an oil cooler. Also, I have found that the Z must be level when you do an oil change through that opening; if you just have the front jacked up, some of the oil will not drain out of the opening and instead run down the oil pan slightly to where it drips onto topside of the shroud to leak out various openings further back due to the tilt of the car.

IMO the flap on the OEM undershroud is only slightly more cumbersome due to having to restrain it from getting in the way of the draining oil flow, there are only 4 screws, and there is much more room for unscrewing those oil filters that the idiot dealer mechanic decided needed to be torqued to 180 ft-lbs

madwi · 09-12-2015, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Davey

Pulling out the haircut in 30...

I really need to do that today too.

madwi · 09-12-2015, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Couple of tips for ya:

1. If your floor jack was remotely close to reaching the front jack point, trying driving up on a short piece of 2x6. This allows me to reach my front jack point just barely scraping the front spoiler. The first few pumps of the handle are very short but it'll get there eventually. I imagine one of those rapid pump jacks would make quicker work of it.

2. There is a flap at the back of the undershroud. Remove the rearmost four screws in the undershroud, and flip it under towards the front of the car. My flap is trained and just hangs vertically now. Use a bungee cord or other means of holding the flap back to keep it out of the way of draining oil; this will also help train it to stay out of your way for future oil changes.

My limited experience with the ZSpeed undershroud is not the greatest. Otherwise, I would have one already. First, that hatch is tiny; I can barely reach through it and unscrew the oil filter. I am concerned that it would be even worse with a thermostatic sandwich plate for an oil cooler. Also, I have found that the Z must be level when you do an oil change through that opening; if you just have the front jacked up, some of the oil will not drain out of the opening and instead run down the oil pan slightly to where it drips onto topside of the shroud to leak out various openings further back due to the tilt of the car.

IMO the flap on the OEM undershroud is only slightly more cumbersome due to having to restrain it from getting in the way of the draining oil flow, there are only 4 screws, and there is much more room for unscrewing those oil filters that the idiot dealer mechanic decided needed to be torqued to 180 ft-lbs

Wonder if changes cause my ham hands can fit through with no issues. But I agree it needs to be level to not make a big mess.

kenchan · 09-12-2015, 12:51 PM

goodam/pm everyone

pulled out my G this am, qd'ed afterwards. was a good drive with the wife.

dropped off my kids at their school along the way.

got more RC bits coming in today

now heading into the garage in a few..

going to check psi

kenchan · 09-12-2015, 12:51 PM

btw... RaceRamps ftw!

onzedge · 09-12-2015, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

btw... RaceRamps ftw!

Leingod · 09-12-2015, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

btw... RaceRamps ftw!

Meh. Expensive for basic stuff like oil changes. Took me a whole hr doing the oil change on a car I've never done before or even jacked. I can't complain. It was easier then the civics. That's for sure.

JARblue · 09-12-2015, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by madwi

Wonder if changes cause my ham hands can fit through with no issues. But I agree it needs to be level to not make a big mess.

This was on a fellow local Z owner's car. And to be fair, my hands fit fine. It was just extremely difficult to get any leverage through the opening on the oil filter that was superman torqued by the idiot dealer. I actually have an oil filter socket that fits right on the end of the filter and would have taken it off with almost no effort (it has been amazing for several impossibly tight oil filters I have changed). Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use it with the ZSpeed shroud installed because the opening does not extend past the end of the filter meaning there is not enough room. After that experience, I was worried that the bigger filter I like to use and a thermostatic sandwich plate might be even more troublesome. Although I'll admit that the oil filter problem should only be a problem once - you don't need to torque it down much.

onzedge · 09-12-2015, 01:35 PM

US man arrested for urinating on fellow passengers on plane

jpkirk · 09-12-2015, 02:28 PM

Davey · 09-12-2015, 02:33 PM

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US man arrested for urinating on fellow passengers on plane

Masterbeatty · 09-12-2015, 03:07 PM

I am debating on taking the Z for a cruise but all the roads have traffic. RRRRRRRR, its fall time not summer.

onzedge · 09-12-2015, 03:08 PM

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09-12-2015, 12:51 PM	#171 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	goodam/pm everyone pulled out my G this am, qd'ed afterwards. was a good drive with the wife. dropped off my kids at their school along the way. got more RC bits coming in today now heading into the garage in a few.. going to check psi madwi likes this.

09-12-2015, 12:51 PM	#172 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	btw... RaceRamps ftw! madwi likes this.

09-12-2015, 01:35 PM	#176 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 63 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	US man arrested for urinating on fellow passengers on plane Davey likes this. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

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jpkirk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Merry Land Posts: 5,515 Drives: '14 MidBlu ST MT Rep Power: 3375	__________________ intake \| exhaust \| wheels \| tires \| suspension ... um ... stock, do speed stickers count? intake \| exhaust \| TE37 SL \| RE-11 \| suspension ... um ... do speed stickers count? Signature under construction

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Masterbeatty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whales Vagina Posts: 4,586 Drives: the speed limit... Rep Power: 122866	I am debating on taking the Z for a cruise but all the roads have traffic. RRRRRRRR, its fall time not summer. __________________ 2011 MB 6MT Masterbeatty journal

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madwi A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Michigan Posts: 31,400 Drives: Granma red Z Rep Power: 2684428	Waiting to pick up cousin from work. So glad I don't work weekends!

09-12-2015, 03:08 PM	#180 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 63 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684736	This: JARblue, jpkirk, madwi and 1 others like this. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

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