Oil change intervals

dbw

New 370 roadster owner. I am told by the dealership that Nissan requires the oil to be changed at 6000 km &/or 3months. This supposedly with their ester oil at about 150 Cdn $ each time. I just came from a Porsche where the change interval was one year or 24000 km-the longest I went in 12months was15000 km, had the oil analyzed as always, and the oil was healthy. Why this short interval required by Nissan other than to make the dealer a boatload of money? Thanks for any responses.

6MT

oil = dirty = change it!

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2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold
2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

dbw

Warranty considerations are why I would be concerned by not adhering the their schedule.

zeddreaming

what is nissan's statement for changing oil. is the mileage 3750 or is it 3000?

dad

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Guard Dad

In the manual there is a 3 month (normal duty) and a 6 month (light duty) service schedule. If you use the car as a daily driver (normal duty) you are going to be changing oil often.

Also remember that you should be using ester oil to best protect the valve train.

dbw

Got hold of a lady at Nissan Canada.....the 3 month 6000 km is reccomended only.....the 6 month 12000 km pol change is required for warranty purposes. I've been getting my oil analyzed for years at Blackstone and will continue with my 370. Very much enjoy this car.

90 ST

I change mine every 4-5 weeks, or 7500 kms with Redline. If you plan on driving the car I would stick with a 4 month 7500 kms change. I would also do it myself, after the break in period change the oil to what you want to use. Did the dealer give you any free oil changes with the purchase?
If so use those with the Ester oil and then go to a synthetic of your choice.
I'm currently at 348,xxx kms with Redline...for what it's worth.

P's_Z

Not wanting to open a new thread, kind of high jacking this one. Owner manual for my 2013 says oil needs to be changed at 3750mi or every 3mo. I believe in 2014 the oil chenge interval was changed to 5K miles. Heres the question: does this mean that by nissan recommendations i can now change my oil at 5K or does that only apply to 2014+ models on? Flame ready with my suit on guys, but please take it easy

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JARblue

Do you have a specific reason for wanting to increase the oil change interval? If for money then

If you want to be sure that you're ok to increase your OCI, then get an oil analysis from Blackstone. They will analyze the contents of the oil and let you know if you should change your change interval

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P's_Z

Thanks for the reply Jar

Money is not a concern and Im actually very OCD about these things and like to follow service manual recommendations. That being said, if this was ok by Nissan standards, which im still womdering if it is or not, then i would not hesitate on making the change. However, you have a valid point regarding the oil analysis, so i think i will look into that too. Thanks again.

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Strangler

The manual says 3750 but everytime I go to the dealer they always put it at 3000. Maybe they just want to cash in sooner on customers. I know Toyota dealers say all their new cars is 5k mile oil change

dbw

The Nissan lady I spoke with said it is in the books that come with vehicle.

JSPEED

I have had my car for 11 months and have only 2200 miles. I was wondering when should I perform my first oil change since I don't drive the car that much.

MagmaRed370z

At 500 miles for the first time if you are paranoid on metal shavings... If not, at 4 months or 3,000 miles. So in your case, I would change it ASAP.