1200 Miles...FINALLY!!

Zoren 370 · 03-18-2012, 10:54 AM

Do you really have to have the oil changed once reached 1200miles? The dealer placed a 3750miles reminder sticker on my 1st oil change. Do all dealers use Ester oil with the Z's?
The dealer gave me 2 free oil changes. Thanks.

LakeShow · 03-18-2012, 11:13 AM

They will probably use Ester oil on your free changes. Synthetic you will pay extra. It is recommend you change the oil at 1,200miles to flush out the oil and any contaminants that may be in there.

Zoren 370 · 03-18-2012, 11:28 AM

Thanks Lakeshow, after the 1,200mile oil change, how many mile should be the next oil change?

LakeShow · 03-18-2012, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Thanks Lakeshow, after the 1,200mile oil change, how many mile should be the next oil change?

You should probably do 3,000-3,500 intervals after the first one. Not the 5-7,000 that they claim. The cleaner the better.

steveg78 · 03-18-2012, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Do you really have to have the oil changed once reached 1200miles? The dealer placed a 3750miles reminder sticker on my 1st oil change. Do all dealers use Ester oil with the Z's?
The dealer gave me 2 free oil changes. Thanks.

Bingo!!! To each thier own but the book doesn't mention anything about changing oil after 1200... That number kind of developed on its own here. All these numbers, break in methods etc are just everyone's opinions. Read your owners manual and you'll see what that Nissan recommends not going over 4k rpm, no prolonged driving at the same rpm for the first 1200mi. It doesn't say anything about draining all fluids after you hit 1200. I followed the book on all my cars and never had a problem. Got my first oil change on the z @3750 and I switched to redline after 2 oil changes I think. Now I just get an oil analysis and change the oil at the recommended interval of the lab. Takes the guess work out of wondering what condition your oil and engine is in...

Vbp6US · 03-18-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by steveg78

Bingo!!! To each thier own but the book doesn't mention anything about changing oil after 1200... That number kind of developed on its own here. All these numbers, break in methods etc are just everyone's opinions. Read your owners manual and you'll see what that Nissan recommends not going over 4k rpm, no prolonged driving at the same rpm for the first 1200mi. It doesn't say anything about draining all fluids after you hit 1200. I followed the book on all my cars and never had a problem. Got my first oil change on the z @3750 and I switched to redline after 2 oil changes I think. Now I just get an oil analysis and change the oil at the recommended interval of the lab. Takes the guess work out of wondering what condition your oil and engine is in...

So you pay a lab to analyze your oil while you could pay the same/less/slightly more to get it changed?

steveg78 · 03-18-2012, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Vbp6US

So you pay a lab to analyze your oil while you could pay the same/less/slightly more to get it changed?

Yeah. I pay $25 for a full analysis and then they give me a recommended interval for my next change. I am going 6k on this interval. Read up a little buddy and you'll learn.

ImportConvert · 03-18-2012, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Do you really have to have the oil changed once reached 1200miles? The dealer placed a 3750miles reminder sticker on my 1st oil change. Do all dealers use Ester oil with the Z's?
The dealer gave me 2 free oil changes. Thanks.

No, they don't. It's not required in the 370Z, so they won't use it unless you pay extra.

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Zoren 370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 11,018 Drives: 11 Nissan 370 M6 Rep Power: 1913654	Do you really have to have the oil changed once reached 1200miles? The dealer placed a 3750miles reminder sticker on my 1st oil change. Do all dealers use Ester oil with the Z's? The dealer gave me 2 free oil changes. Thanks.

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Zoren 370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 11,018 Drives: 11 Nissan 370 M6 Rep Power: 1913654	Thanks Lakeshow, after the 1,200mile oil change, how many mile should be the next oil change?