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Engine clunking/smoking after oil change- HELP!!

Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z Drive your Z backwards, retracing all the steps you took prior to your oil change. Drain the new oil and remove the new oil filter;

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Old 04-01-2010, 07:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Drive your Z backwards, retracing all the steps you took prior to your oil change. Drain the new oil and remove the new oil filter; pour your old used oil back in; replace your used oil filter. Everything should return to normal!
ROFL this one made me crack up. APRIL FOOLS EVERYONE!!
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ROFL this one made me crack up. APRIL FOOLS EVERYONE!!
Thats good cuz I was about to take your car away from you for being a DUMB AZZ.

On another note if he really did this he wont have to worry about his oil getting hot. LOL
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Btw- I don't know if it makes a difference but I used Castrol ester oil That I got on amazon because it was cheaper than Nissan ester oil:

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Drive your Z backwards, retracing all the steps you took prior to your oil change. Drain the new oil and remove the new oil filter; pour your old used oil back in; replace your used oil filter. Everything should return to normal!


Well done sir. I actually took it seriously.
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