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Originally Posted by 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

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Old 12-07-2009, 10:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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.
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.
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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.
why use ester oil if it's not called for? The Z is no GT-R. why use ester oil?
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Old 12-08-2009, 06:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
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why use ester oil if it's not called for? The Z is no GT-R. why use ester oil?
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).

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