first oil change
 

1000 miles, going with Nissan oil for 6 months, wix filter, magnetic drain plug, then plan on switching to Redline 5w30 sometime around 4K miles

you're doing it wrong.

extra virign olive oil every 5000k



ibtl

Pretty elaborate plan. I'm sure it will work fine. Me...I changed my oil, Mobil 1 with K&N filter, at 5000 miles. Just did it again at 10,000 miles. Must be an OK plan...my car is running fine.

Silly question, but did you get a service plan with your 370Z when you purchased it? If by chance you did, I think it would be wise to have them do the oil changes. That way if there is ever a warranty claim on the vehicle, you have irrefutable proof that maintenance was performed on the vehicle. Just my two cents!

-Seth

Good plan. I changed out the factory fill at a little over 1200 miles for the Nissan Ester Oil and soon realized that it was overpriced and while not bad oil, not much better than a good synthetic blend. I have run the Redline 5W-30 or the discontinued Pennzoil Ultra (not the new Ultra Platinum) with very favorable Blackstone reports since the 5K mile mark. I change every 5K miles. I use the Mobil 1 Size 110 filter which holds a little more oil, but the WIX filters have a good reputation as well.
I buy a case of Redline and a few extra quarts for top-off oil from Amazon and do my own oil changes so I know it's done right.
Keep an eye on consumption. My Z burned about 1.5 quarts per 5000 miles until about the 35K mark, then it seemed to settle down and now only burns 1/2 to 3/4 quarts between changes.