30,000 Maintenance $239.00+ Dealership

kfull · 12-03-2013, 07:57 PM

The blinker fluid alone is worth 1k...1500 is reasonable

d0ubts · 01-22-2014, 11:26 PM

Hey if my dealer tells me 1 yr free maintenance, should i go for oil changes and what not? Im afraid since its "free" theyll use crap.

KramChaos · 01-23-2014, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by d0ubts

Hey if my dealer tells me 1 yr free maintenance, should i go for oil changes and what not? Im afraid since its "free" theyll use crap.

I would ask before you have them change the oil. The dealer I bought my car from had something similar but it only covers budget conventional oil and filter so I've done my own oil changes.

kenchan · 01-23-2014, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by d0ubts

Hey if my dealer tells me 1 yr free maintenance, should i go for oil changes and what not? Im afraid since its "free" theyll use crap.

they will.... and lose your fasteners for the lower shroud, swirl your paint during their 'detailed wash.' do your own changes and maintenance if you really care about your car (and if you physically can do the work)

Tigger · 01-30-2014, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by d0ubts

Hey if my dealer tells me 1 yr free maintenance, should i go for oil changes and what not? Im afraid since its "free" theyll use crap.

They will use regular fluids to be cheap. What I did with my 3 free oil changes is I upgraded to ester oil and got it for $25 out the door. Cheap oil change if you ask me. My dealer was really good about not screwing things up though so I didn't mind taking it there.

kenchan · 01-23-2014, 06:51 PM

one time i ask a guy why the hell he is being such a pansie not doing a simple oil change on his modified cars.

found out he was disabled.

DavidZ370 · 01-23-2014, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

one time i ask a guy why the hell he is being such a pansie not doing a simple oil change on his modified cars.

found out he was disabled.

Smooth operator

kenchan · 01-24-2014, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidZ370

Smooth operator

so you going to man up and do it yourself?

you know how to hold a wrench?

roplusbee · 01-24-2014, 04:42 PM

When I go the the dealership, I either bring my own oil or have them get what I want. I mainly did this while it was under warranty, but I didn't let them wash it lol.

And they will loose most if not all of your clips/pins in the underside that hold fender liners, under-tray, and they even broke/lost some of theones that hold the battery tray cover / brake reservoir cover. I was like WTF dude!!!

jaybulls · 01-25-2014, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by roplusbee

When I go the the dealership, I either bring my own oil or have them get what I want. I mainly did this while it was under warranty, but I didn't let them wash it lol.

And they will loose most if not all of your clips/pins in the underside that hold fender liners, under-tray, and they even broke/lost some of theones that hold the battery tray cover / brake reservoir cover. I was like WTF dude!!!

i'm "fortunate", i guess, since my last oil change (5k) (2nd w/redline) i axed the serv. mgr. that i needed to see the oil change and he heartily agreed...i told both him, and the top mech. i knew from older times, that it wasn't that i didn't trust him (the mech.), i don't trust ANYBODY!!!, and it worked...i was in the bay, yakkin' away the whole time...

still had to pay a hund for the privilege of them using my redline tranny replacement, their oil pumping out service...

next: in a few weeks it's my 3rd oil change at 8.2k...he's got me at 3k changes, (i might move up to 4k after new changes)...i'm adding the 8qt GTM OIL PAN and, the Z1 alum. under shroud, AND at this time, maybe either the Z1 34/row oil cooler or FI's new 34...bit of a price difference...Z1 is about a hund cheaper---FI tried but on true, butt, i bought their pipes...(any suggestions?)

anyhoo...see if'n you can get approval to GET-IN-THE-BAY...

don't trust anyone...

fuct · 01-31-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jaybulls

i'm "fortunate", i guess, since my last oil change (5k) (2nd w/redline) i axed the serv. mgr. that i needed to see the oil change and he heartily agreed...i told both him, and the top mech. i knew from older times, that it wasn't that i didn't trust him (the mech.), i don't trust ANYBODY!!!, and it worked...i was in the bay, yakkin' away the whole time...

still had to pay a hund for the privilege of them using my redline tranny replacement, their oil pumping out service...

next: in a few weeks it's my 3rd oil change at 8.2k...he's got me at 3k changes, (i might move up to 4k after new changes)...i'm adding the 8qt GTM OIL PAN and, the Z1 alum. under shroud, AND at this time, maybe either the Z1 34/row oil cooler or FI's new 34...bit of a price difference...Z1 is about a hund cheaper---FI tried but on true, butt, i bought their pipes...(any suggestions?)

anyhoo...see if'n you can get approval to GET-IN-THE-BAY...

don't trust anyone...

the redline motor oil is great stuff but it breaks down quickly after 3k miles. 5k is way to far to push that ester based oil.

jaybulls · 01-31-2014, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

the redline motor oil is great stuff but it breaks down quickly after 3k miles. 5k is way to far to push that ester based oil.

WOW!, fuct...i hadn't heard of that...i'm sure you have basis in fact...? why the relatively short break-down on a widely accepted quality oil? is this perhaps why my mech. is pre-setting my next change? and, won't keeping it cooler help to not break it down?

...my oil has been recognized as turning "too" dark by him...

are there better oils you might recommend?...discussion?

really appreciate the input...thx, bro'

2011 Nismo#91 · 02-18-2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by fuct

the redline motor oil is great stuff but it breaks down quickly after 3k miles. 5k is way to far to push that ester based oil.

Maybe, but from the oil tests I had done there was no real difference (well within spec) in properties from a 3k oil change to a 4k one. Never been to 5k but I wouldn't expect a sudden extreme change in that time.

kenchan · 01-26-2014, 07:13 PM

I'm so glad that post was not a reply for me. Too long to read.

fuct · 02-01-2014, 01:36 PM

High quality doesn't mean long lasting. Just like tires. From the research I did the ester oil is derived from alcohol. It breaks down faster than conventional oil. It adheres to the diamond polished parts in our vvel system really well that's why Nissan recommends it. I used it for 20k miles. Each change that I pushed the oil past 4k miles it looked horrible. No I didn't have analysis done on it but after changing oil in all my cars over the years I could tell it was toast. I would run the oil if I was pushing the car harder but it's my daily driver.

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roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 23	When I go the the dealership, I either bring my own oil or have them get what I want. I mainly did this while it was under warranty, but I didn't let them wash it lol. And they will loose most if not all of your clips/pins in the underside that hold fender liners, under-tray, and they even broke/lost some of theones that hold the battery tray cover / brake reservoir cover. I was like WTF dude!!! __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

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fuct A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 3,692 Drives: 97' Ranger :) Rep Power: 25	High quality doesn't mean long lasting. Just like tires. From the research I did the ester oil is derived from alcohol. It breaks down faster than conventional oil. It adheres to the diamond polished parts in our vvel system really well that's why Nissan recommends it. I used it for 20k miles. Each change that I pushed the oil past 4k miles it looked horrible. No I didn't have analysis done on it but after changing oil in all my cars over the years I could tell it was toast. I would run the oil if I was pushing the car harder but it's my daily driver.