Need tips for driving manual 370z

MZ DAIZY · 09-29-2018, 05:45 PM

Can’t chirp the tires by riding the clutch no matter how much horsepower you have.

ChopsZ · 09-29-2018, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY

Exactly. Everyone knows the best part of a manual is chirping the tires.

Especially when chirping into 3rd.

Cory Gillmore · 09-30-2018, 08:30 PM

In just gonna turn this thread into my own little “ask everything I wanna know thread about the z” thread. At my last oil change the dealer put 0w20 oil in my car. Which is not what the manual recommends. I saw on another thread that 0w20 is what Nissan now recommends on the z. You guys have thoughts on this? I was concerned the thinner oil would run hotter this summer but that didn’t seem the case.

Jimbo370 · 09-30-2018, 09:59 PM

I was told always use what the manual says and that Nissan already did a million dollars of R&D. The oil weight gives the proper shear time on the gears and your going to let 1 person change your mind?

Rusty · 09-30-2018, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbo370

I was told always use what the manual says and that Nissan already did a million dollars of R&D. The oil weight gives the proper shear time on the gears and your going to let 1 person change your mind?

Yep, I'll let one person change my mind. If they spent millions of dollars on R&D. How come the CSC's fail? How the come steering locks fails? How come fuel starve? They spent the money on hoe's and blow if you ask me.

Cory Gillmore · 10-01-2018, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbo370

I was told always use what the manual says and that Nissan already did a million dollars of R&D. The oil weight gives the proper shear time on the gears and your going to let 1 person change your mind?

Well not really one person. This was a Nissan dealership. That one person just said Nissan now recommends 0w20 in the z.

cv129 · 10-01-2018, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Cory Gillmore

Well not really one person. This was a Nissan dealership. That one person just said Nissan now recommends 0w20 in the z.

Research "used oil analysis" or "UOA". Also learn more @ Bob Is The Oil Guy | The Internet's Number One Motor Oil Site

And for your comfort
What's up with Nissan going to 0W-20 oil vs 5W-30? - Nissan Forum | Nissan Forums

You should start a new thread just for this question

(just kidding)

Cory Gillmore · 10-01-2018, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cv129

Research "used oil analysis" or "UOA". Also learn more @ Bob Is The Oil Guy | The Internet's Number One Motor Oil Site

And for your comfort
What's up with Nissan going to 0W-20 oil vs 5W-30? - Nissan Forum | Nissan Forums

You should start a new thread just for this question

(just kidding)

Haha oh I know better than that. I actually asked this question like 7 months ago in a thread that was actually about oil and before anyone could even weigh in the thread was locked! It really pissed me off at the time. Especially since this new recommendation from Nissan is a new thing (2017) and hasn’t been discussed at length on these forums.

ChopsZ · 10-01-2018, 03:12 PM

I don't bother with the dealership at all. I do all my own work. For one, I know it's done right, two, I can't stand the dealership here in town. They're a bunch of morons.

I just use Mobil 1 5W-30 and the Purolator oil filter designed for the GT-R, meaning that it's larger and filters a little more.

Thinning oil viscosity to improve mileage is stupid. The biggest way to improve mileage on any vehicle is to change the way you drive it.

Cory Gillmore · 10-03-2018, 12:25 AM

Alright so I called mt local Nissan dealer today and they confirmed that they recommend the 0w20 in ALL Nissan cars/trucks etc now. He said Nissan developed this new oil themselves and it's a Nissan branded oil. $46 for a full synthetic oil change isn't too bad either, especially from a dealer. But damn he told me $289 for a transmission flush. Which I don't know if that's the same thing as just changing out the transmission fluid like I want but that seems pretty steep.

Can't take longer than an hour with the car up on a lift like they have. So I don't get the extra cost. After watching a Youtube video I feel pretty confident that I could accomplish this task myself. I don't know though I don't have the best track record with a wrench in my hand and a vehicle in front of me. I mean I installed my short RAM intakes but I was going to put on a muffler delete (pretty simple task) and the first damn bolt I touched with a socket wrench became stripped

I had to take it to a shop so they could get it on a lift and whack that exhaust bolt off with a chisel and hammer. Took them quite a while too although they also put on the muffler delete system. That AAM muffler delete sounds damn good too.

I have most of the tools I'd need for this except the thing you use to get the fluid into the transmission which isn't too expensive I don't think. So what do you all think? Is a transmission fluid change pretty easy for a pleb like myself? What's a good fluid to use that I can preferably get at a regular store?

ChopsZ · 10-03-2018, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Cory Gillmore

I have most of the tools I'd need for this except the thing you use to get the fluid into the transmission which isn't too expensive I don't think. So what do you all think? Is a transmission fluid change pretty easy for a pleb like myself? What's a good fluid to use that I can preferably get at a regular store?

For transmission fluid, Amsoil, Motul, Redline, Royal Purple, just to name a few. Likewise for the engine oil, including Mobil 1.

With all of the major oil companies out there, I really highly doubt Nissan has "engineered" their very own oil. It's probably just some name brand that met their specs and they approved and relabeled as their own.

Rusty · 10-03-2018, 01:18 AM

Tranny flush is for auto's, not manuals. Manuals are bone azz simple. Remove drain plug and drain into catch pan. Install drain plug. Remove fill plug and fill with dino lube.

FPenvy · 10-03-2018, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ChopsZ

For transmission fluid, Amsoil, Motul, Redline, Royal Purple, just to name a few. Likewise for the engine oil, including Mobil 1.

With all of the major oil companies out there, I really highly doubt Nissan has "engineered" their very own oil. It's probably just some name brand that met their specs and they approved and relabeled as their own.

nissan oils are pretty much motul with a nissan label and 3x the price.

dont ever buy their fluids.

Cory Gillmore · 10-04-2018, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Tranny flush is for auto's, not manuals. Manuals are bone azz simple. Remove drain plug and drain into catch pan. Install drain plug. Remove fill plug and fill with dino lube.

See I thought there was something like this going on. I made sure to stress that it was a manual transmission too. Maybe I just spoke to an idiot or maybe Nissan really does charge the same for manuals and autos.

Rusty · 10-04-2018, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Cory Gillmore

See I thought there was something like this going on. I made sure to stress that it was a manual transmission too. Maybe I just spoke to an idiot or maybe Nissan really does charge the same for manuals and autos.

To change the fluid in the auto is a nightmare. Very time consuming. Yeah, dealers like to make their money in the service dept.

If you got the time. Change it yourself. Not hard at all.

10-01-2018, 03:12 PM	#69 (permalink)
ChopsZ Track Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Central Florida Age: 49 Posts: 965 Drives: 2016 370Z GM 6MT Rep Power: 2301	I don't bother with the dealership at all. I do all my own work. For one, I know it's done right, two, I can't stand the dealership here in town. They're a bunch of morons. I just use Mobil 1 5W-30 and the Purolator oil filter designed for the GT-R, meaning that it's larger and filters a little more. Thinning oil viscosity to improve mileage is stupid. The biggest way to improve mileage on any vehicle is to change the way you drive it. Duc_Z09 and envisous like this. __________________ She's For Sale! PERFORMANCE: Aero Workz \| Akebono \| BC Racing \| EcuTek \| HKS \| MaxBore \| Motordyne \| Nismo \| RJM \| SPL \| StopTech \| Z1 AUDIO: Arc Audio \| Bazooka \| Helix \| Pioneer \| Stereo Integrity

10-03-2018, 12:25 AM	#70 (permalink)
Cory Gillmore Base Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 113 Drives: 09 Sport/Touring MT Rep Power: 3363	Alright so I called mt local Nissan dealer today and they confirmed that they recommend the 0w20 in ALL Nissan cars/trucks etc now. He said Nissan developed this new oil themselves and it's a Nissan branded oil. $46 for a full synthetic oil change isn't too bad either, especially from a dealer. But damn he told me $289 for a transmission flush. Which I don't know if that's the same thing as just changing out the transmission fluid like I want but that seems pretty steep. Can't take longer than an hour with the car up on a lift like they have. So I don't get the extra cost. After watching a Youtube video I feel pretty confident that I could accomplish this task myself. I don't know though I don't have the best track record with a wrench in my hand and a vehicle in front of me. I mean I installed my short RAM intakes but I was going to put on a muffler delete (pretty simple task) and the first damn bolt I touched with a socket wrench became stripped I had to take it to a shop so they could get it on a lift and whack that exhaust bolt off with a chisel and hammer. Took them quite a while too although they also put on the muffler delete system. That AAM muffler delete sounds damn good too. I have most of the tools I'd need for this except the thing you use to get the fluid into the transmission which isn't too expensive I don't think. So what do you all think? Is a transmission fluid change pretty easy for a pleb like myself? What's a good fluid to use that I can preferably get at a regular store? ChopsZ likes this.

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Cory Gillmore Base Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 113 Drives: 09 Sport/Touring MT Rep Power: 3363	In just gonna turn this thread into my own little “ask everything I wanna know thread about the z” thread. At my last oil change the dealer put 0w20 oil in my car. Which is not what the manual recommends. I saw on another thread that 0w20 is what Nissan now recommends on the z. You guys have thoughts on this? I was concerned the thinner oil would run hotter this summer but that didn’t seem the case.

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Jimbo370 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 466 Drives: 09 black 370z MT Rep Power: 11	I was told always use what the manual says and that Nissan already did a million dollars of R&D. The oil weight gives the proper shear time on the gears and your going to let 1 person change your mind?