Oil Change for the 370Z

zmyride

I dont know what you guys are talking about, but i talked to Nissan service manager today and he said an oil change is $39. He knows the Z is a V6, but he said it makes no difference.

Also i usually spend $50 for an oil change + tire rotation on my other cars. But you don't do tire rotation on a Z (I have no idea why not) but that's even better.

what makes you guys think oil change on a Z is over $100.

JakeZ34

if they're using the Nissan Ester Oil it's over $100. If they're just putting regular 5w30 oil in there than it's $39, (Nissan Ester) is what they use in the GT-R's oil change. Correct me if I'm wrong.

zmyride

why use ester oil if it's not called for? The Z is no GT-R. why use ester oil?

Matt

Nissan Ester Oil is recommended in the service manual, not required. Conventional wisdom says not to switch to synthetic until 3-5k miles, which leaves you with at least one oil change to take care of with a dino. As much as I paid for the car, I can make sure the first oil change right after break-in is considered "proper" by Nissan. I'll switch to a full synthetic at 3500 miles or so.

Whether or not you change to synthetic at 5 or 5000 miles, that's your choice. But the last thing I would do is use regular 5w30 included in the $39 oil change at the dealership (unless you're getting a discount off the $100 one).

Oil change threads are new and exciting.

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370Zsteve

Matt you are the Devil

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ricky bobby

olive oil or lard, don't you love your Z. If you are gonna do the $39 i suggest changing every 500 miles. Think of your oil as bath water

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370Zsteve

If you want to put the wider tires on the front and the narrower ones on the rear, get back to us on how it behaves.

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zmyride

But you can rotate sideways, feels the same...

Zsteve

The guy you talk to is a dumb a$$, he doesnt know that the new Z requires a better oil. At least stick to a synthetic if you dont use the ester oil. My salesman didnt know that it was more when I bought my Z and he gave me a quote of $39 for my first change and when I brought it in the service rep had to talk to the sales people who then had to compensate for the extra $$$ to honor my quote, which was in writing.

Do you really think all the guys in this forum are wrong about this, with all the experience they bring?

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zmyride

so for ester oil, how often do you change the oil? do nissan dealers carry that or it has to be special order online?

yeah. duh. some guys here think Camaro are better than Z. so not all of them are that smart.

Rnmovr12

glad i found this thread before changing the oil

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Zsteve

I said ALL they guys not SOME. There is a sh!t load of knowledge here from all the members you need to read, and do your own DD then make your decision. And if you read all the threads on this not just this one and you still dont know anything about the oil for our car, I dont know??????

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