sounds good, mr. jar. :tup: i seriously doubt my Z will ever see 60K miles while i own her. :icon17:

i do plan on doing the diff oil change on my G this summer. :tup:

But...you're speaking German....no nintendo....:icon17:

i think some things are better left alone.

if i was speaking german, my coolant color would be BROWN. :ugh2: :rofl2:

via Google Translate: "If you're not lowered, those wheels will look bad."

:tiphat:


But seriously though, what would make it not need changing, wouldn't it have the same wear/characteristics as an engine or manual tranny? Which do require fluid changes at some point?

materials they used, engineering, and expensive oils maybe? not sure, but if nissan requires no changing i would just leave it.

maybe change it at 100k miles if it worries you.

I don't know the answer to your questions, but if you search for a guy that tried to change his 370Z AT, you will find a nightmare story about how it screwed up a bunch of stuff :ugh2:

I'm surprised they haven't expanded it to other types of oil then? For the MT guys, I wonder does the DCT in the GT-R have the same stuff? Or does it get swapped?


I think if I didn't know better, I'd try to have it changed @ 50k. But meh. Only time I'd really consider it is when I'd upgrade the AT for boost.

I think there is a thread around here about it. I don't remember him saying it caused problems, but I would image so if done improperly...

Only thing I remember is a picture showing the fluid and it was nasty... He said he was at 3Xk mi though... :ugh2:

I believe BMW has MT with lifetime tranny fluids like the Z AT. As I mentioned, even the Z MT doesn't explicitly have a change interval for the fluid - just says inspect at every 15K mile interval.

I wouldn't mess with it if I were you... Nissan doesn't try to hide the fact that you don't have to service the AT fluid. There are warnings in the manual about it.

Now that you mention it... there were some other things screwy about that change. I just don't remember any other information or example of someone changing the AT fluid.

Fair enough. :tup: It's just interesting, as much as they say Don't do it, I would think that could be something they could use as an advertising push for the 7AT's.

Interesting, I'll have to dig around and see if I can find that thread. :icon08:

From Search:

http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...nightmare.html

Cliff Notes: Horrible Dealer, not problem with tranny. Fluid change done.

http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...id-change.html

Cliff Notes: Bad Dealer, system most likely not filled correctly.

http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...id-change.html

Cliff Notes: Successful Tranny Change

His Fluid (Upside Down):



As with most other things, it seems to be possible, but based on the procedure done. If done properly, no problems. If improperly done, you'll hate life. :ugh2:

yeh, leave it alone.

I wonder if when doing AT upgrades, does GTM just drain/save/refill fluids, or do they dump and put in new fluids?

hello all...... Mikes parents just left, taking joey to their house until Thursday they will bring him back here. been busy taking down the rest of the Christmas stuff lol

I would imagine new fluids... If I got a new tranny, lord knows I wouldn't want used fluid going into it :ugh2:

My thoughts exactly...

Afternoon everyone :hello: Sorry for all the recent on-topic posts

Off topic - is this fvcking day over yet?!?! I'm ready to drive home without worrying about my coolant or traffic :driving:

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mr.jar! :hello: im kind of curious why you are worried about the coolant? :confused: i would just drive it for the full 7yrs. :)

off-topic... Roland is introducing nothing but crap (well, for me) this winter NAMM. :(
guess no longer need to get excited about music things from them.

going to watch a few other manufactures and decide wat to buy next for my music room. :p

We set for Saturday at, say 10?

I was worried about it this morning because it was below the min line when I checked it this weekend. But I got it topped off and now it's all good (I'll verify the level later this evening when it's had a chance to cool down and while it's sitting level in my garage).

And LOL at 7 years! You might be able to do that, but I would probably have around 140K miles by then :icon17: I'm thinking somewhere around 60-75K should be good. It'll cost about $50 and an hour or two of my time - not a big cost difference over the life of the car if I change it before the recommended interval :tup:

I think I can handle that :tup:

Kate!!!

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yah, when it gets cooler my coolant seems to shrink or something and it shows near the minimum. :icon17: ive not had to add any in my Z though. :tup:

wow, that blue coolant costs $50? the GREEN was $35 otd for me locally and it's concentrated so good for 2 services. :)

On the Oakland Estuary:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...24840965_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...75989983_n.jpg

Fantastic! Meet me at Geosciences. I'll be fashionably late.

How to relax:

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Good point on the temps. I'm glad I didn't add but a cup or two of the stuff. I'll have to make a note to check the level when it warms up a bit here.

The price tag on the Green coolant was $24.99 at the dealership. The Blue ended up costing me ~$23 for whatever size that jug in my picture was (a gallon maybe?). I believe the system uses about 2 gallons, so I was just guessing about the cost for a full system flush :tup:

You both are very dangerously ON-topic!!!

:icon17:

Here is a guy who loves his job. We chatted almost the entire trip.

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I know, I know :shakes head: I'm trying here :icon17:


How's this for a bit of randomness?

Its almost that special time! I hope all is well!!

Here's some randomness that is a bit more entertaining:

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Sounds good. On my G35C it only takes one gallon so I pour half a gallon distilled water into my detailing spray bottle and pour half coolant into the distilled water gallon jug...then shake well and use. When just adding a little bit to the car, I sometimes only add distilled water. :)

Carquinez Bridges from the train:

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Kate knitting -- shot by one of our train-mates who was playing with my camera.

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Thats a nice picture.