Soooo...yeah, people might want to look at the original post date of this...

Way to be 1.5 years behind, SUCKAHS!

Holy crap! I've only had my Z for a week and I'm going to be watching them when they service my Z! That sucks to hear about oil dripping I would be sooo pissed!

Nissan crush washer parts are copper. Either that, or they are aluminum like you state and Nissan anodizes them a nice copper color. This might explain why they are $1.10 each.

Some dealers are. A good dealer is a godsend, though. I only have my car serviced at the dealer, and only by a tech qualified to work on that car. I have his cell and give him a ring a day or two in advance. Create a portfolio of work done to the car, and if/when I sell it, I will have proof that all work was done by a competent source, at the recommended interval, and I further have ammo to protect my warranty if anything ever goes wrong. The dealership or the manufacturer (depending on what's wrong) will eat the cost. People make mistakes. If I make a mistake, it's on me. If they, then them. Much rather that mistake be on them.

no need to replace it everytime. if it makes u feel good then do it othewise they wont leak untill its totally f*#@ed up.

Old thread this is.... btw LOL'ed at easy change while we need to undo 16 screws and 3 fasteners. :D

My easy change is my dd... just undo plug. :D

If you go to Nissan Cars, Hybrids, Trucks, Crossovers, SUVs | Nissan USA and go to the "owners" section, once registered, there is a section for recording service to the car. It is not the official record, but it is a good place to note oil changes, etc.

just fyi the express oil change bays (where your car would go if ur at a dealership only for an oil change) are the kind u drive up on sort of like an alignment rack but with an inclined ramp to get up on there. Nismos will scrape. the front fascia is way too low. if u own a nismo and u go to nissan for a lube oil and filter tell them u want a tech to do it in the shop (real lifts). a tech will be happy to service your beautiful nismo as if it were his/her own....... nismos imo get a little more love than say a murano or an altima, sad but true. most dealerships are aware of this problem and u dont have to worry. but, for your cars front end sake just make sure u specify a tech, in the shop, with a real lift, or no soup for you.

I reused mine and no probs. I wonder at what point it becomes unusable. Or can you use a metal or stainless and not have to replace it all the time. And where can u get them other than the dealer?

I recently had this same probelem and my Z was jus a week old, is it possible that some hater could of jus pulled my oil plug? cuz if so im pretty sure I know who it was :mad: