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Originally Posted by KiwiNismo I just did my first (3050 miles) with factory filter and pennzoil platinum full synthetic oil 5w-30. Oil is oil to me but since I plan

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Old 09-04-2012, 07:27 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I just did my first (3050 miles) with factory filter and pennzoil platinum full synthetic oil 5w-30. Oil is oil to me but since I plan to run at least 5k miles and possibly a year till my next change I decided to use synthetic oil.

I don't drive hard or track/race the car.
You can go 8,000 or more. I just did 8000 on Mobile 1, no track time but fun spirited driving and its a daily driver as well. UOA via Blackstone Labs said I could go to 9000 easy. Synthetic oil is strong. No need to have wasted oil or down time with 3-5,000mile changes for non heavy track use type driving.

In Germany the 370Z oil interval is 15000km or 1 year. They use Castrol 5-30 synthetic here.

The US public has a lot to learn. The crap oil change centers keep filling people's heads with lies, ie Jiffy lube etc.
My VW is on a 30,000km change interval here. THe VW dealer does NOT have a yard full of blown engines either.
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