Adding oil to new Z?

kenchan

yah, some of u folks mentioned u never check ur oil level. it's really easy here's how to do it:

Step1: check oil level
Step2: done!

TerribleONE

Please make a DIY thread for this.

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Dreadnaught

Just to add to this guys, when I do Pre Delivery Inspections on brand new cars that just came off the truck at my dealer almost every car is not filled to the proper capacity that it should take per the owners manual. So, for some of you guys that just bought brand new Z's and are tripping on the fact that the car seems to be burning crazy amounts of oil when you go to check it. Relax. The car didn't get filled to capacity per the owners manual.

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barncobob

i believe u have to change oil every 5K OR six months to keep engine under warranty, thats what dealer said

JARblue

Dealers are stupid. Even my manual says 7500 miles for OCI.

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mishuko

there are 3 service schedules ranging from track/very heavy driving to highway and cruising and then dusty conditions. the high end has 7500 range...


anyways after 5000km i notice my car burns a bit of oil. my first change i went to a few hundred under 8000km. forgot how far after but was about middle on the stick and put in about half a quart? or so.

i change at 5000km now and the oil is only a bit under the H hole.

i check my oil/brake/clutch fluids for any changes. clutch fluid i expect to darken but should not change in level. brake shouldn't move.

Duc_Z09

It will if your pads are worn down significantly. Most people make the mistake of just topping it off when it goes down.

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mishuko

that's correct. lol but i mean for most normal day-to-day you shouldnt see the micro movements.

my levels went up after they changed the pads and they drained a bit of the brake fluid.

D.Stillwell

I noticed that my Z burns a bit of oil but seems to be getting better like stated above

1st ever oil change done at 1500 miles = oil came out nasty and only ~3.8qts came out...filled with Amsoil synthetic.

2nd oil change at 5000 miles = oil came out pretty dark, got about 4.3qts out this time

Currently car is at 7500 miles and just added .2 qt yesterday to top off to proper level.

So, based on the burn rate it seems to be improving. Going from a full quart to what I expect will end up about .4 qt by the time my next oil change comes around at ~10k miles.

Based on this improvement, it should stop burning completely by right around the 15k oil change, like Kenchan stated above ^^

Mine might take until 20k, I've not babied it

kenchan

if ur car is completely cold just pull up the yellow handle dipstick. if the oil is at the top dot, u're fine. i kept the level at about 85-90% full for the first 2yrs as anything more would just keep burning off.

since the 3rd year i kept it at the top dot.

if ur engine is warm, pull up the yellow handle dip stick, wipe off the oil with a paper towel.
then dip it back in, count to 5, pull up to see where the oil is. dat's it. if near the bottom dot, add 1/2 quart of oil and repeat until you get the level at or near the top dot.

kenchan

it amazes me how many folks have cars like ours and dont know how to check engine oil level... or dont know how to do basic visual inspections.

Spooler

It is no surprise to me. I have seen a brand new Nissan Pathfinder come in with a rod/hole in the side of the block at 15K miles. The oil filter part number ended in a 1. That means the oil filter had never been changed. Service manager saw it and said, were gonna put a new long block in it anyway. So we did. It baffles me how many folks forget to check and change the oil in the correct amount of time/mileage.

Rusty

A guy I work with, bought a new vette with the z51 package. He didn't know how to check oil on it. He couldn't even find the dip stick. I had to show him the dip stick, and how to check oil with the dry sump system on the car. I knew more about his car then he did. And I don't even like vettes. Just goes to show you how stupid people are about their vehicles. Don't read the manual, just jump in and drive the wheels off of it. Complain about it when it breaks.

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Duc_Z09

No shocker there. I bet there are a lot of 'Vette owners who know f*cK-all about cars.

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kenchan

or dont know how to drive MT..