What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

kenchan · 08-02-2013, 08:27 PM

Dang, sorry to see, chris.

GL with the repairs.

waizzz thats the Xpel ultimate.

fthamma · 08-02-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Me too. I had my first oil change in my 2013 today.

What mileage did you do your first oil change at? Is 5,000 the norm or should I do it right after the break-in process and then every 5,000 thereafter?

hide187 · 08-02-2013, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fthamma

I do it right after the break-in process and then every 5,000 thereafter?

I did this except I do 4000 mile changes after the first.

hide187 · 08-02-2013, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Me too. I had my first oil change in my 2013 today.

To the first of many!

JARblue · 08-03-2013, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by chrischhorn

Did some body work to my car.......Was cruising up to go do a photoshoot at a very nice scenic shot and the unthinkable happened....Not sure how, but my driver front spindle snapped.....

Front bumper is damaged but I believe the crash bar is intact. Steering wheel air bag did deploy. Luckily it was slow speed (roughly 25mph) and I didn't hit a tree or anything. Just went into tall brush. I'm pretty sure salvageable but he passenger rear quarter panel has me worried. Undercarriage is good.

I'm very sorry to hear man. But glad that it wasn't at higher speeds and that you seem ok (i.e. more worried about the car than yourself

). Hope you get everything worked out both

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Originally Posted by fthamma

What mileage did you do your first oil change at? Is 5,000 the norm or should I do it right after the break-in process and then every 5,000 thereafter?

For normal driving, the manual recommends 7500 miles. Most people on the forum do it sooner. The thinking behind doing one right after break-in is that the oil will have higher concentrations of metals due to the break-in process, and rather than let those metals circulate with your oil for nearly a full oil change interval, best to empty that stuff out, put in fresh oil, and begin your normal oci. I try to do it every 5K miles, but if I put a few extra miles on it before I find the time to do the oil change it's not a big deal.

onzedge · 08-03-2013, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fthamma

What mileage did you do your first oil change at? Is 5,000 the norm or should I do it right after the break-in process and then every 5,000 thereafter?

I did mine at 1,048 miles and will continue on a 3,000 mile interval going forward.

roy'sz · 08-03-2013, 11:49 AM

For normal driving, the manual recommends 7500 miles. Most people on the forum do it sooner. The thinking behind doing one right after break-in is that the oil will have higher concentrations of metals due to the break-in process, and rather than let those metals circulate with your oil for nearly a full oil change interval, best to empty that stuff out, put in fresh oil, and begin your normal oci. I try to do it every 5K miles, but if I put a few extra miles on it before I find the time to do the oil change it's not a big deal.[/QUOTE]

You are incorrect. There are two types of service intervals. Schedule A: if you are doing a lot of in town driving like stop signs and traffic lights or sitting in heavy traffic it is 3750. Schedule B: If your driving consists of streamlined driving where you are not sitting for long periods of time you can opt to service option B at 7000 intervals.

Im surprised no one read this in their owners manual, there is a lot of good info in there.

chrischhorn · 08-03-2013, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Holy crap dude!
That actually happened to my '95 Eclipse... sort of. It was actually the lower control arm ball joint that failed, but the results were exactly the same.
Are you under warranty?

Yeah still under warranty but doubt Nissan will cover anything but im going to try.

blackcherry20 · 08-03-2013, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

Holy crap dude!
That actually happened to my '95 Eclipse... sort of. It was actually the lower control arm ball joint that failed, but the results were exactly the same.
Are you under warranty?

Wow! :I agree:

roy'sz · 08-03-2013, 04:20 PM

Ive had the car over two years and did my very first carwash. Honestly I liked doing it. Wifey and I decided to do it together with her altima. $10 for washing both...not bad. :-D

Oh.....and I highly recommend the eagle1 interior cleaner.....that stuff is awesome!

jlo370z · 08-03-2013, 05:53 PM

on my way to a of all things corvette cars and coffee meet this morning, I got pinned in my lane and hit a dead animal. the deceased managed to break half of himself off under my car and get pinned between a cross member and my exhaust. He began to cook, and cook he did, the smell? unbearable!!!! anywho i got home pulled out the power washer but it was (leg im guessing) lodged in there. i had to get a metal rake out and pry it out, while taking in the smell....... ooooohhh the horror.

I no longer wish to eat chicken , turkey or anything on a bone. uggg thought just makes me ill

Lol anywho the z got a bath after all that

Sh0velMan · 08-03-2013, 05:53 PM

First I did this:

And then I did this:

onzedge · 08-03-2013, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

on my way to a of all things corvette cars and coffee meet this morning, I got pinned in my lane and hit a dead animal. the deceased managed to break half of himself off under my car and get pinned between a cross member and my exhaust. He began to cook, and cook he did, the smell? unbearable!!!! anywho i got home pulled out the power washer but it was (leg im guessing) lodged in there. i had to get a metal rake out and pry it out, while taking in the smell....... ooooohhh the horror.

I no longer wish to eat chicken , turkey or anything on a bone. uggg thought just makes me ill

Lol anywho the z got a bath after all that

Holy sh!t.

jlo370z · 08-03-2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Holy sh!t.

you telling me, it cooked it so much looks like a spare rib LOL

warning, dead animal parts LOL

( Click to show/hide )

Peta disclaimer: No animals where injured or killed during these photos, as it was already dead, very dead LOL

onzedge · 08-03-2013, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

you telling me, it cooked it so much looks like a spare rib LOL

warning, dead animal parts LOL

( Click to show/hide )

Peta disclaimer: No animals where injured or killed during these photos, as it was already dead, very dead LOL

Wow.

08-02-2013, 08:27 PM	#5521 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Dang, sorry to see, chris. GL with the repairs. waizzz thats the Xpel ultimate. Waiz and blackcherry20 like this.

08-03-2013, 11:49 AM	#5527 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	For normal driving, the manual recommends 7500 miles. Most people on the forum do it sooner. The thinking behind doing one right after break-in is that the oil will have higher concentrations of metals due to the break-in process, and rather than let those metals circulate with your oil for nearly a full oil change interval, best to empty that stuff out, put in fresh oil, and begin your normal oci. I try to do it every 5K miles, but if I put a few extra miles on it before I find the time to do the oil change it's not a big deal.[/QUOTE] You are incorrect. There are two types of service intervals. Schedule A: if you are doing a lot of in town driving like stop signs and traffic lights or sitting in heavy traffic it is 3750. Schedule B: If your driving consists of streamlined driving where you are not sitting for long periods of time you can opt to service option B at 7000 intervals. Im surprised no one read this in their owners manual, there is a lot of good info in there. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

08-03-2013, 04:20 PM	#5530 (permalink)
roy'sz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: palmdale, ca Posts: 1,299 Drives: 2010 nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Ive had the car over two years and did my very first carwash. Honestly I liked doing it. Wifey and I decided to do it together with her altima. $10 for washing both...not bad. :-D Oh.....and I highly recommend the eagle1 interior cleaner.....that stuff is awesome! __________________ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvG...data_playerARK HFC'S-ARK Grip-Stillen G3-M370-UPREV-Kinetix upper control arm-WC Latheworks-Stage2 Bad@$$ Driver(318whp/268tq)-

08-03-2013, 05:53 PM	#5531 (permalink)
jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43426	on my way to a of all things corvette cars and coffee meet this morning, I got pinned in my lane and hit a dead animal. the deceased managed to break half of himself off under my car and get pinned between a cross member and my exhaust. He began to cook, and cook he did, the smell? unbearable!!!! anywho i got home pulled out the power washer but it was (leg im guessing) lodged in there. i had to get a metal rake out and pry it out, while taking in the smell....... ooooohhh the horror. I no longer wish to eat chicken , turkey or anything on a bone. uggg thought just makes me ill Lol anywho the z got a bath after all that __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

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