Car is broken-in.

SoCal 370Z · 03-24-2009, 03:37 PM

Who changed your oil, and if you did can please add some feedback? What oil did you use? Thanks.

AndreZ Cadena · 03-24-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCal 370Z

Who changed your oil, and if you did can please add some feedback? What oil did you use? Thanks.

I went to the dealership because the place were i do it myself was closed and my plan was to change the oil right when the car was broken in. They overfilled it the first time (because they're retarded), so i took it back and got it fixed. And it was also $25.01. i used conventional oil rather than synthetic for the first oil change. When I hit 3k miles i will do synthetic every 3k miles. I did this to be on the safe side since theres controversy about synthetic when breaking in... blah, blah blah... I dont consider the car broken in until you drive it like your going to after the "owner's manual" way to 3k miles. After that I will go with Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

Hope this confusing write up helps you.

arcticreaver · 03-24-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreZ Cadena

I went to the dealership because the place were i do it myself was closed and my plan was to change the oil right when the car was broken in. They overfilled it the first time (because they're retarded), so i took it back and got it fixed. And it was also $25.01. i used conventional oil rather than synthetic for the first oil change. When I hit 3k miles i will do synthetic every 3k miles. I did this to be on the safe side since theres controversy about synthetic when breaking in... blah, blah blah... I dont consider the car broken in until you drive it like your going to after the "owner's manual" way to 3k miles. After that I will go with Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

Hope this confusing write up helps you.

hehe i went and got my first oil change at around 1200 miles and i went with mobil 1 0w-30. i think my car is running pretty darn smooth.

OldGuy · 07-07-2011, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by arcticreaver

hehe i went and got my first oil change at around 1200 miles and i went with mobil 1 0w-30. i think my car is running pretty darn smooth.

Isn't 10W30 recommended? What's the purpose of 0W 30?
I use my car for recreation and do no "tracking" and not much "spirited driving."

355890 · 03-24-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreZ Cadena

i used conventional oil rather than synthetic for the first oil change. When I hit 3k miles i will do synthetic every 3k miles. I did this to be on the safe side since theres controversy about synthetic when breaking in... blah, blah blah... I dont consider the car broken in until you drive it like your going to after the "owner's manual" way to 3k miles. After that I will go with Mobil 1 fully synthetic.

Never heard of that.....Can you provide something to back up that claim, anyone?

AndreZ Cadena · 03-24-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 355890

Never heard of that.....Can you provide something to back up that claim, anyone?

Nope, nothing to back that up. Thats just what I do.

takimbe · 03-25-2009, 02:03 AM

Wow, another Z owner in San Diego...I get mine in 3 more weeks. I have only seen one other Z in San Diego, and its driven by DJCUETIP. looks like we are the lucky few until the economy pulls out of the recession and people rush out to buy them!

AndreZ Cadena · 03-25-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by takimbe

Wow, another Z owner in San Diego...I get mine in 3 more weeks. I have only seen one other Z in San Diego, and its driven by DJCUETIP. looks like we are the lucky few until the economy pulls out of the recession and people rush out to buy them!

Yeah, I THINK I've seen two on the streets, one in Coronado were i live and the other one by Fashion Mall, both time it was dark and I could barely see the head/tail lights so Im not sure if they were 370z. But yeah it sucks to have one of the few 370z in San Diego, I've been followed home by 2 guys in a g37s, I got pulled over yesterday by a female cop who "was doing a routine check" at 1:30am, all she did was ask me about my car, and the first thing she said after "license and proof of insurance" was "so this is what a 370 looks like"....Im not a **** and I love to share with people who want to see it but I dont like being followed home and I dont like to get pulled over after a long day at work....

But anyways, good luck with the Z you will love it.

takimbe · 03-25-2009, 01:28 PM

haha thats a great story for the 'unique stories' thread! I actually saw a yellow one last night in Pacific beach, parked in front of a liquor store off Garnet.

I sure hope I dont get pulled over though. I am sure ill get a lot of attention, seeing as how I live in Mira Mesa...

ChrisSlicks · 03-25-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreZ Cadena

Yeah, I THINK I've seen two on the streets, one in Coronado were i live and the other one by Fashion Mall, both time it was dark and I could barely see the head/tail lights so Im not sure if they were 370z. But yeah it sucks to have one of the few 370z in San Diego, I've been followed home by 2 guys in a g37s, I got pulled over yesterday by a female cop who "was doing a routine check" at 1:30am, all she did was ask me about my car, and the first thing she said after "license and proof of insurance" was "so this is what a 370 looks like"....Im not a **** and I love to share with people who want to see it but I dont like being followed home and I dont like to get pulled over after a long day at work....

But anyways, good luck with the Z you will love it.

Here it's illegal for them to pull you over without cause, so check your local rules and maybe file a complaint. If the cops want to check it out then they should go to a car meet or dealership like everyone else.

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