One the break in question...doesn't the factory run each engine up to redline on a rolling road or dyno before they even install/ship it out? It's best to just follow
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03-17-2012, 12:05 AM | #76 (permalink) |
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One the break in question...doesn't the factory run each engine up to redline on a rolling road or dyno before they even install/ship it out? It's best to just follow the user manual. Engines these days are incredibly well built and should last 250k miles without a rebuild if kept in good oil. It wasn't like that 30 years ago.
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The factory way is fine but we are doing a HP related break-in. More like when you are trying to get good numbers on a dyno, right before you start modding and mod from there. Sqeezing a measly 3-5rwhp for a dyno means something to some of us. Lol. |
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I have owned many cars in my 52 years, including a rock solid 350Z that never needed the Oil checked..
I love my 370Z, but if it needs the oil checked at every fill up, or constant monitoring, then the new engine has flaws that the the 350Z did not..Like oil burning... I haven't experienced it yet, but if it gets to be an issue, bye , bye Z car...plenty of Cars that are sweet that don't need that constant monitoring.. i hope you guys are wrong, but I will be ready...If the engine goes, they will replace it without charging me.. The 350Z would go like a rocket and never need the Oil checked. Just regular services, and it ran like a Timex watch... Again, i hope you are wrong, but i will not baby the 370Z...I have the extended warranty for 7 years , and I will use it...I will keep records of all the Oil changes, and I would like to see them blame me for low Oil... But I hope for the best, but Thanks for the heads up...
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Obviously my Z06 isn't a 370Z, but... Dyno at around 2,000rpm run on natural gas to verify hp. That's it. Other than the 4-wheel alignment which has a max rpm if about 4600 or so, IIRC before a notification is received electronically to the big boss man and a phone-call is placed to Bowling Green and someone gets it. My car saw something like 4200 on it while I watched. That's it. Just going through the gears to get to cruising. |
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Sorry to hear about the guys having engine failure and or oil consumption. So far I have been lucky with my 370 and my last Nissans and have had no oil consumption issues. I hope when into get mine outta storage in a couple weeks everything stays ok for another season.
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My z almost ran dry
I run synthetic oil in my 2009 370Z. Is it me or do they burn oil faster than any other car? After changing it the first time I noticed the oil level was pretty low, hmmmm. My oil light never came on either.
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