schrute's journal

schrute

Back to the Z, next I added a ScanGauge II that I had in the Titan. Modshack sold me a nifty bracket for the ScanGauge at a great price (Thanks Modshack!).

The GPS I had in the Titan was a little big for the smaller cockpit in the Z so I picked up a Garmin 1250T, works great. Real time traffic is a nice feature that I haven't had in a GPS before.

I mounted the GPS to the dash with the disc that it came with. The windshield mount would have been in the way of the sunshade that I use whenever parked outside.

In the pic below the GPS is in Speedometer mode - easy to read quickly while driving fast (which I often do)

Crappy phone pic...

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schrute

First Oil Change was done on 9/1/09 at 1346 miles.

AK's Oil Change DIY was a big help. I've been changing my own oil all of my adult life, but even if it had been my first time AK's DIY would have made it easy. Thanks AK!

For anyone thinking about changing your own oil for the first time, check out AK's DIY and do it! You'll develop a bond with your car that you didn't have before by taking care of it yourself

I used Mobil 1 5W30 (which you can get anywhere) and a Purolator Pure One filter (part# PL14610, which is a little longer than the PL14612 that Purolator recommends for the Z). No reason not to go with the bigger filter which has more filter material to clean the oil and fits no problem. I got the filter at Pep Boys.

Always use a new crush gasket on the oil pan drain bolt when changing your oil. They're cheap!

My Z at stock height doesn't scrape at all on these ramps - they work great.

Stuck oil filters are no problem for this tool. It's also handy for giving the filter the last 1/4 turn after hand tight when installing.

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370Zsteve

Thanks for the info about the ramps. I was looking for ramps ust the other day since I do my own oil changes and was concerned with the clearance factor.

Nice journal! I do have reservations about using plain Mobil1 though, from what I've read here and elsewhere. Your mileage racked up quickly, buy a beater car for those trips to 7-11!

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SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

schrute

Those ramps work great for me. I hope they work well for you too.

I've used M1 for a long time but reading this forum lead me to switch to Redline and the full AK treatment (filter mag, magnetic drain plug) on the 2nd oil change, which I just did a couple days ago.

My commute is 30 miles each way, so yeah the miles rack up. I did stop by 7-11 for a donut and chocolate milk yesterday after work... are you following me?

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Next mod was to change out the yellowish bulbs in the car to some nice white LED's. Got all the bulbs from v-leds.com

I started with the license plate bulbs, another DIY from AK helped a lot. This mod is officially the quickest mod to date, took about 1 minute per bulb, lol.

It was so easy I ordered more bulbs, did the map lights next. Thanks for the DIY DIGItonium!

Next was the parking lights. This thread helped.

With all the other yellowish bulbs replaced the vanity mirrors were next. DIGItonium has another helpful DIY here. Thanks again man!

Almost forgot, replaced the cargo area courtesy light and reverse lights with LED's also. The car looks way better with all these bulbs white instead of yellow. The DIY's helped a ton. This forum rocks!

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I've seen only 3 Z34's (besides mine) around town (Salt Lake City).

First one (not one of the three) was at the auto show a year ago when the Z was brand new. Sat in it (PW) and fell in love.

First one on the road was in Ft. Union a few months ago, black on black - looked fantastic!

Right after I bought mine I saw another black on black in late August (could be the same car I guess) but this one also had a tint strip across the top of the windshield. 21st South and I-15 by the Home Depot and Best Buy. Was that anyone here?

Third one was yesterday by the Del Taco (7-11 and Del Taco, I need to eat better) on 3200 W and 201. PW/Sport pulled up behind me at a light, gave him a thumbs up out the window and got one back. I really like the PW, ever since that auto show.

It's cool to see another Z34 on the road but it's also cool that there isn't that many. I get looks and thumbs up all the time. I come out of stores and find people checking out the Z. Gas fillups usually come with a conversation with somebody.

I'd be checking it out too if it wasn't mine. I still peek in the garage just to have a look. Love this car!

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Next mod was a Stant InStant Fill Gas Cap. One less step when gassing up and no cap dangling from the door. No CEL's. Got one for the wife's Xterra also. Thanks kdo2milger for the post!

Haha, does this count as a mod?

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2nd Oil Change was done on 10/17/09 at 3807 miles.

This time I switched to Redline 5W30 after reading many posts about oil on this forum.

I also added the Magnetic Oil Pan Drain Bolt and Filter Mag from AK's DIY Oil Change thread. AK's put a lot of work into this forum - thanks man!

I forgot to swing by Pep Boys for a filter so I used a Nissan OEM filter (I bought a 10 pack a while ago and have a few left). Part #15208-9E000 is what I used becuase it's what I had and it fit. I'll switch back to the Purolator Pure One #PL14610 next time.

I also used a new crush gasket on the drain bolt.

I spent $130 on this oil change - nothing's too good for my baby!

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