another useless oil thread

[N/370Z]

Originally Posted by jchammond

I'm pretty sure the Mobile 1 oil filter is made by Fram.

It could be, i could be wrong and have misread it..ill do some more research, just gornthe oil change done so im going tondrive it easy to first 100 miles and see how everything is..the dealership used a stp brand of oil filter so i dont know what kind of oil they used before i got it, they even had reg unleaded gas in it..not premium lol

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[alcheng]

Originally Posted by N/370Z

K&n and mobil1 are essentially made by the same company i believe..both are very similar to one another just the k&n is a bit more expensive i think, but ill try the mobil1 filter on my next oil change..im just 100% staying away from fram

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I'm not sure which makes which, but go by the feel, I have the best experience with Mobil and OEM filter.

One of my mechanics, whose a specialist on GTR, told me the OEM filter is actually very good, and he makes me try again and I can tell he's right.

I do change oil every 6000km

[jaedub]

I try to use extra virgin olive oil. Sometimes I use canola oil if I'm on budget.

[jaedub]

On a more serious note, I'd go with Mobil 1 Extended Performance (the gold bottle). I usually change the oil every 5k miles. If I drive a bit harder than usual, I'd get it changed around 4k. It really depends on how hard you drive.

[jchammond]

Most important thing is to change it & check it on a regular basis.
Mine see's 7500r's every time i'm out in it & only use e-free93 fuel.
Mobil 1 5w30syn & Napa 47356 (Premium synthetic filter by Wix) is what i use...it's the long Nissan filter used on the GTR's,Trucks,etc...
Walmart has best prices on oil & past 2 changes have been with the Extended Performance version (Gold label) suppose to be better during cold start-up's.
My interval's are 2500mi./short for some people,but i drive the piss out of it.
76,540mi. on it; avg. about 1500mi.per month.
roughly $40 per oil & filter change.

[jchammond]

After i flushed my A/7 trans@50k miles & seen how dirty it was,....i perform a drain & fill every other oil change to keep it clean (5,000mi about 4.5qts).
Valvoline Max-Life Multi Vehicle is the equivalent to the Nissan fluid & under $20 per gallon.

[jchammond]

I'm not gonna bash another guy's oil,filter or interval....it's what ever is working for them.
Currently: eng.(Mobil 1) trans.(Valvoline) diff.(Motul)
Get on YouTube & look up some oil & filter video's...lot's of variation's & lot's of similarity's also!

[harman.khinda]

I didnt read this entire thread.
AK370 has a good oil change tutorial.

I use a M-110 oil filter (bigger capacity), external magnet on the oil filter and magnetic drain plug and the best penzoil synthetic available. I drive it hard and ~110,000 miles later the engine is fine.


From what ive read in bob is the oil guy mobil 1 had a lot of iron in the oil and red line had unusual wear too.

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[Spartan 1771]

Originally Posted by harman.khinda

I didnt read this entire thread.
AK370 has a good oil change tutorial.

I use a M-110 oil filter (bigger capacity), external magnet on the oil filter and magnetic drain plug and the best penzoil synthetic available. I drive it hard and ~110,000 miles later the engine is fine.


From what ive read in bob is the oil guy mobil 1 had a lot of iron in the oil and red line had unusual wear too.

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What brand filter is an M-110? Quite awhile ago I read a few posts on here that refer to a larger filter. I believe it was a Purolator, but I didn't note the model number.

[Spartan 1771]

Originally Posted by harman.khinda

I didnt read this entire thread.
AK370 has a good oil change tutorial.

I use a M-110 oil filter (bigger capacity), external magnet on the oil filter and magnetic drain plug and the best penzoil synthetic available. I drive it hard and ~110,000 miles later the engine is fine.


From what ive read in bob is the oil guy mobil 1 had a lot of iron in the oil and red line had unusual wear too.

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I second the magnetic oil plug. I personally went with a Greddy. If you decide to do this, make sure you buy a quality plug. Some of the cheaper ones just glue the magnet on to the plug. I have read the glue can break down and the magnet can fall off invto the oil pan. That's definitely not a good thing.

[Spartan 1771]

This is a great thread about the trans fluid:

Manual transmission fluid change

[Spartan 1771]

How many miles on your Z?

[N/370Z]

Has 56,xxx. Got it at 51,xxx

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[N/370Z]

I got it off a trade in from a ford dealership, not an actual nissan dealership, so I'm sure the ford dealer used the basic they could to get by with selling it..i plan on doing a coolant flush soon as well

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