2012 370Z Oil Temp

ImportConvert · 02-28-2012, 11:51 PM

Also would like to add...

rocks in the fender wells are INSANELY LOUD! I don't care, but just noticed it. Wow. It's not meant for gravel, so it's a moot point.

My fuel-gauge last dot faithfully lights up, and stays lit until one would expect it to go out as fuel is burned.

Z_ealot · 02-29-2012, 02:38 AM

i agree with importconvert, when i first got my Z i followed break in procedure to the tee. During the first1200 miles only used 1/4 of a quart of oil and at 3,000 had the oil changed out, havent burned a drop of oil since and the drivetrain is nice and quiet with just a faint humm when the clutch is released in neutral. Of course it also helped that in my first 1200 miles alot of my driving was a mix of city and highway driving.

ImportConvert · 02-29-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ssmoked

i bought my Z with 60 miles on it. I figured it has already been test driven hard for at least 8-10 times, so I redlined it driving off the dealership and ever since. My Z has not burned a lick of oil and pulled expected times on the drag strip.
Currently i have 12k miles in 6 month with 0 problems

I don't doubt you. It's just not the optimal plan, and had you gotten it with 0 miles, or close to it, maybe not the plan you would have followed. I doubt your car is a dog or anything because of it, though. However, who knows if it might have run 0.5mph faster had things been different? We will never know.

I would be interested in someone with more money and time on their hands bore-scoping 2 modern car's cylinder sleeves (370Z even better) and then comparing them, then breaking them in differently and re-scoping.

THAT would be eye-opening.

semtex · 02-29-2012, 01:17 PM

I'm confused. The title of this thread says oil temp but it reads more like yet another break-in procedure thread.

ImportConvert · 02-29-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex

I'm confused. The title of this thread says oil temp but it reads more like yet another break-in procedure thread.

People took it where they wanted it to go, but it contains all the oil-temp observations that I made, too.

gbrettin · 02-29-2012, 07:11 PM

^ Agree with edub. People are free to do what ever they want to do though.

svt to 370z · 02-29-2012, 07:57 PM

i now have 3500 miles on it i got it in may with 358 on it an 09. i have ran it to redline serval times. i think people look into the "breakin period too much" imo

ImportConvert · 02-29-2012, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by svt to 370z

i now have 3500 miles on it i got it in may with 358 on it an 09. i have ran it to redline serval times. i think people look into the "breakin period too much" imo

Some do, some don't. I think there is a happy medium. There is always a safety margin built in for things like this.

That said, I plan to slowly start working my way toward redline at about 8-900 miles, and achieve redline by 1200. I don't believe in "okay, under 4K rpm...wait...wait...2 more miles...WOT!!!" That's just ridiculous and makes no sense, mechanically.

Baer383 · 03-01-2012, 07:23 PM

I've got 4k miles on mine and I'm putting a GTM Supercharger on it so we will see how broke in it is.

mantella87 · 03-01-2012, 07:54 PM

Broke mine in per the owner's manual. I check my oil at almost every fill up. 8 months later and 9,200 miles on the odometer, hasn't burned a drop of oil.

Jordo! · 03-01-2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mantella87

Broke mine in per the owner's manual. I check my oil at almost every fill up. 8 months later and 9,200 miles on the odometer, hasn't burned a drop of oil.

Same here. Funny how the folks that built the motor seem to know how to operate it, eh?

Red__Zed · 03-01-2012, 10:20 PM

I always laugh when people think they can tell anything substantive about break in procedures 9000 street miles into a cars life.

ImportConvert · 03-01-2012, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

I always laugh when people think they can tell anything substantive about break in procedures 9000 street miles into a cars life.

My mustang 5.0 used 1 quart per 900-1200 miles depending on the viscosity used. It did this from day one after my mechanic broke it in by running the dog **** out of it for half an hour after it idled up to temp. Now, he's just my cousin and not my mechanic, no matter how many 11 second cars he built in the 70's.

Red__Zed · 03-02-2012, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

My mustang 5.0 used 1 quart per 900-1200 miles depending on the viscosity used. It did this from day one after my mechanic broke it in by running the dog **** out of it for half an hour after it idled up to temp. Now, he's just my cousin and not my mechanic, no matter how many 11 second cars he built in the 70's.

For most cars that burn oil early, it is manufacturing issues rather than break in. Your sample sizes and time windows are also far to small to make any real judgement.

Besides that, running the **** out of a car early is not the answer either.

ImportConvert · 03-02-2012, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

For most cars that burn oil early, it is manufacturing issues rather than break in. Your sample sizes and time windows are also far to small to make any real judgement.

Besides that, running the **** out of a car early is not the answer either.

Either way, that's how it was done, and that's how the car performed. I have a permanent aversion to that method, now. Right or wrong.

02-29-2012, 01:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 55 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 33	I'm confused. The title of this thread says oil temp but it reads more like yet another break-in procedure thread. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

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Baer383 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lawrenceville,Ga Posts: 4,293 Drives: My foot up your azz Rep Power: 31	I've got 4k miles on mine and I'm putting a GTM Supercharger on it so we will see how broke in it is. __________________ 2013 ZL1 754 rwhp 747 rwtq

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02-28-2012, 11:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7628	Also would like to add... rocks in the fender wells are INSANELY LOUD! I don't care, but just noticed it. Wow. It's not meant for gravel, so it's a moot point. My fuel-gauge last dot faithfully lights up, and stays lit until one would expect it to go out as fuel is burned.

02-29-2012, 02:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Z_ealot A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 2,045 Drives: 09 370Z Touring/Sprt Rep Power: 10092	i agree with importconvert, when i first got my Z i followed break in procedure to the tee. During the first1200 miles only used 1/4 of a quart of oil and at 3,000 had the oil changed out, havent burned a drop of oil since and the drivetrain is nice and quiet with just a faint humm when the clutch is released in neutral. Of course it also helped that in my first 1200 miles alot of my driving was a mix of city and highway driving.

02-29-2012, 07:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,302 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	^ Agree with edub. People are free to do what ever they want to do though.

02-29-2012, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
svt to 370z Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: berea,oh Posts: 139 Drives: 09 red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 15	i now have 3500 miles on it i got it in may with 358 on it an 09. i have ran it to redline serval times. i think people look into the "breakin period too much" imo

03-01-2012, 07:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
mantella87 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 590 Drives: 2011 Z34 MT Rep Power: 16	Broke mine in per the owner's manual. I check my oil at almost every fill up. 8 months later and 9,200 miles on the odometer, hasn't burned a drop of oil.

03-01-2012, 10:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 121	I always laugh when people think they can tell anything substantive about break in procedures 9000 street miles into a cars life.