Oil change quick question

newls196 · 02-08-2017, 03:03 PM

SO I have my Z that i rarely ever drive as it sits in my garage looking all pretty and stuff! I looked at my oil change sticker Z1 put on my windshield and i last got my oil change (redline oil) on Feb 8th of 2016 and i have only put on 302 miles on the car since..... In your opinion, should I change the oil again as its a year old, BUT..... only has 302miles on it??!! The car does run slightly rich after the test pipes were installed, but oil looks clear as day and looks perfect still. What do I do? IF I dont have to spend 100$ I dont want too LOL!

Nizmo.Man · 02-08-2017, 03:32 PM

My rule of thumb is 2-3k miles depending on how hard you drive it, or 3 months. But...i might just be over cautious haha.

Chuck33079 · 02-08-2017, 03:35 PM

Send a sample to blackstone labs and ask them? My car is a toy, so it doesn't get a lot of use. Blackstone still recommended I change the oil at one year even if the mileage doesn't call for it.

jaedub · 02-08-2017, 03:51 PM

Unless you have extra virgin olive as your oil which has expiration date, I don't see why you have to change the oil.

Raeshlavik · 02-08-2017, 04:19 PM

Regular old Dino oil does eventually break down over time, even just sitting around, and the additives in it lose effectiveness.

Synthetics have a bit more stable shelf-life, but aren't immortal.

If I were you I'd get the oil changed anyway; $100 is cheap assurance to prevent my driving around and worrying about it.

Better safe than sorry, as they say.

Just go to a place that recycles the oil, so you're not causing unnecessary stress on the hippies.

Chuck33079 · 02-08-2017, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Raeshlavik

unnecessary stress on the hippies.

**** 'em. Pour it down the storm drain.

OhioYJ · 02-08-2017, 04:22 PM

Oil is cheap, motors are expensive. To me it's cheap insurance. My Z isn't in that boat, but I have some other vehicles that are. I have one that got 62 miles on it last year, it will still get changed this year (actually ordered the oil this week since no one carries it locally). As mentioned if you want to try and stretch it out, the only way to know for sure if it's still doing it's job is to have it analyzed by a lab (thats how I found out Amsoil wouldn't go 8k in my daily driver).

Now for the dangerous part.... haha

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newls196 · 02-08-2017, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioYJ

Oil is cheap, motors are expensive. To me it's cheap insurance. My Z isn't in that boat, but I have some other vehicles that are. I have one that got 62 miles on it last year, it will still get changed this year (actually ordered the oil this week since no one carries it locally). As mentioned if you want to try and stretch it out, the only way to know for sure if it's still doing it's job is to have it analyzed by a lab (thats how I found out Amsoil wouldn't go 8k in my daily driver).

Now for the dangerous part.... haha

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i use nothing but mobil 1 in my other vehicles with lucas syn oil stab... I have 190K on my 2002 tahoe that ive had since new and never a single issue.. Z will get mobil 1 and luc syn oil additive on this next oil change.

OhioYJ · 02-08-2017, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by newls196

i use nothing but mobil 1 in my other vehicles with lucas syn oil stab... I have 190K on my 2002 tahoe that ive had since new and never a single issue.. Z will get mobil 1 and luc syn oil additive on this next oil change.

I've never used the the synthetic stabilizer, but I know the regular oil stabilizer I've had problems with in motors that didn't have lots of miles. It's just too thick for them. Now in worn motors I've lots of luck with it. In my Jeep before I rebuilt it, it bought me some time. It works great in differentials, transmissions, and transfer cases, but that's just my what I think.

Personally, I'm just using Mobil 1 as is in my Z.

On a side note, the Lucas Gun oil is pretty good stuff, especially for being cheap, if you find that in store with the Lucas stuff.

axmea? · 02-08-2017, 05:19 PM

Oh no. IBTL.......and consider selling your car.

barncobob · 02-08-2017, 06:51 PM

maybe change oil and use the used oil in DD, lawnmower, truck etc.

newls196 · 02-08-2017, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioYJ

I've never used the the synthetic stabilizer, but I know the regular oil stabilizer I've had problems with in motors that didn't have lots of miles. It's just too thick for them. Now in worn motors I've lots of luck with it. In my Jeep before I rebuilt it, it bought me some time. It works great in differentials, transmissions, and transfer cases, but that's just my what I think.

Personally, I'm just using Mobil 1 as is in my Z.

On a side note, the Lucas Gun oil is pretty good stuff, especially for being cheap, if you find that in store with the Lucas stuff.

the syn oil stab is very thin, nothing like the conventional oil stab... that stuff is like liquid gum

OhioYJ · 02-08-2017, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by newls196

the syn oil stab is very thin, nothing like the conventional oil stab... that stuff is like liquid gum

Interesting, good to know. I hadn't tried it strictly because I always assumed it was the same as the regular oil stabilzer. I still use the regular stuff for certain applications, just not in motors.

TreeSemdyZee · 02-08-2017, 07:54 PM

302 miles? That would cover THIS week...

kenchan · 02-08-2017, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by newls196

so i have my z that i rarely ever drive as it sits in my garage looking all pretty and stuff! I looked at my oil change sticker z1 put on my windshield and i last got my oil change (redline oil) on feb 8th of 2016 and i have only put on 302 miles on the car since..... In your opinion, should i change the oil again as its a year old, but..... Only has 302miles on it??!! The car does run slightly rich after the test pipes were installed, but oil looks clear as day and looks perfect still. What do i do? If i dont have to spend 100$ i dont want too lol!

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02-08-2017, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
newls196 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 115 Drives: 2012 370z Rep Power: 9	Oil change quick question SO I have my Z that i rarely ever drive as it sits in my garage looking all pretty and stuff! I looked at my oil change sticker Z1 put on my windshield and i last got my oil change (redline oil) on Feb 8th of 2016 and i have only put on 302 miles on the car since..... In your opinion, should I change the oil again as its a year old, BUT..... only has 302miles on it??!! The car does run slightly rich after the test pipes were installed, but oil looks clear as day and looks perfect still. What do I do? IF I dont have to spend 100$ I dont want too LOL! __________________ 2012 370z 6MT "Sport Package" Z1 CSC, Z1 Test Pipes, ARK Catback, Injen CAI, SpeedBooster, Custom PCV Canister setup, Z1 dyno tune coming soon

02-08-2017, 03:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	Send a sample to blackstone labs and ask them? My car is a toy, so it doesn't get a lot of use. Blackstone still recommended I change the oil at one year even if the mileage doesn't call for it. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	Unless you have extra virgin olive as your oil which has expiration date, I don't see why you have to change the oil. xfrgtr and TreeSemdyZee like this.

02-08-2017, 04:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Raeshlavik Base Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 132 Drives: 18 Murano Midnight Rep Power: 8	Regular old Dino oil does eventually break down over time, even just sitting around, and the additives in it lose effectiveness. Synthetics have a bit more stable shelf-life, but aren't immortal. If I were you I'd get the oil changed anyway; $100 is cheap assurance to prevent my driving around and worrying about it. Better safe than sorry, as they say. Just go to a place that recycles the oil, so you're not causing unnecessary stress on the hippies. Last edited by Raeshlavik; 02-08-2017 at 04:25 PM.

02-08-2017, 04:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
OhioYJ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 261 Drives: 2016 370Z Rep Power: 953	Oil is cheap, motors are expensive. To me it's cheap insurance. My Z isn't in that boat, but I have some other vehicles that are. I have one that got 62 miles on it last year, it will still get changed this year (actually ordered the oil this week since no one carries it locally). As mentioned if you want to try and stretch it out, the only way to know for sure if it's still doing it's job is to have it analyzed by a lab (thats how I found out Amsoil wouldn't go 8k in my daily driver). Now for the dangerous part.... haha ( Click to show/hide ) And not to start an oil thread, but you can get five quarts of Mobil One is $25 at Walmart, another quart will run you another $6, a quality WIX filter from the parts store will run $8, plus another few bucks in tax, your still talking $40? Even if you think your current oil is "better" are you driving enough miles to care? Then it's not as much of an ouch on the wallet every year. Before anyone says I'm not being brand loyal to Mobil, it's just an example I'm throwing out. Raeshlavik likes this.

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Nizmo.Man Base Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: South Carolina Posts: 139 Drives: 2012 370z Nismo M6 Rep Power: 9	My rule of thumb is 2-3k miles depending on how hard you drive it, or 3 months. But...i might just be over cautious haha.

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axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Oh no. IBTL.......and consider selling your car. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete Last edited by axmea?; 02-08-2017 at 05:21 PM.

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barncobob A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: hangtown, CA Posts: 1,164 Drives: 16 370Z auto Rep Power: 590	maybe change oil and use the used oil in DD, lawnmower, truck etc.

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