Some Z Owners...

370zHawaii · 10-30-2014, 08:34 PM

I am not big on compaining, griping, ranting, b***ing etc etc. I recently purchased my 3rd Z, 09 Nismo. I had a MG 09 Base, sold it for a PW 10 Base. I really wanted a Nismo but the only stealership in Hawaii at the time told me it was going to be a 6 month wait. Anyway I sold the 2010 PW, well because I started a family and moved to Florida. Now that things are settled I found a good deal on a SR 09 Nis. The car was in ok shape, I got the front end clay bared, wet sanded polished, clay bared the rest of the car polish and waxed as well. Came out great. I steamed cleaned the cloth interior, I tried my best to clean this filthy motor. I am now changing the oil.

Here is where I get pissed.

The previous owner or stealership did not use a drain plug gasket, used cheap oil, and the cheapest oil filter possible. How do I know because the oil went from nice clear yellow tinted like to almost black in 2 weeks! I drive hard. But only used a half of tank a gas since owning it. Anyway I am putting FS MB1, with Purolator Filter, Mag Drain Plug, and Filter Mag. I do this on all my cars.

Considering changing all of the other fluids while I am at it as well as the spark plugs. 60K miles

Sorry I just needed to vent, and hope that people would appreciate their Z's more and take better care of them. Now this baby is in my hands and she will have a lot of abuse

, but TLC at the same time, not just abuse

. I try to make everything I have last forever, I still have my original NES with the box, games and etc etc like new. That's how OCD I am.

cooltoy · 10-30-2014, 08:58 PM

Glad you were able to vent.

aszyd · 10-30-2014, 10:22 PM

Definitely the dealer. They probably changed the oil during their inspection process after taking the trade.

tnav · 10-31-2014, 01:44 PM

Most dealers don't even change the oil, their philosophy is "spend as little as you can on the car, resell for the highest price to maximize profits"
Even being Nissan, don't expect them to have done anything the car other than washing it, they give you the stupid story about their 1 million point inspection, it's all BS.

My guess is Nissan/The dealership did not change the oil, heck if I were you change the oil once, drive it a week and change it again

UNKNOWN_370 · 10-31-2014, 01:54 PM

I'm car OCD as well. My Z is showroom new.

cooltoy · 10-31-2014, 03:31 PM

I still have mine in it's original box.

Mt Tam I am · 10-31-2014, 05:21 PM

I lost the box.

I like a nice car, but taking it to the track has left it full of black tire streak marks all over. Drought has made it tougher to wash regularly.

Rusty · 10-31-2014, 08:14 PM

Most oils will go black after about a couple hundres miles. It's the additives in them that do it.

MacCool · 10-31-2014, 09:06 PM

Oil goes black from soot...normal byproduct of combustion. Modern oils have better detergents than a decade ago. The black oil is the detergent doing its job. Black oil does not necessarily mean that the oil needs to be changed.

Tadpole · 10-31-2014, 09:35 PM

This is why I bought mine brand new. Nothing but synthetic every 4k miles and all service done at the dealership.

370zHawaii · 11-01-2014, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

Most oils will go black after about a couple hundres miles. It's the additives in them that do it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacCool

Oil goes black from soot...normal byproduct of combustion. Modern oils have better detergents than a decade ago. The black oil is the detergent doing its job. Black oil does not necessarily mean that the oil needs to be changed.

Thanks for enlightening me on how quickly the oil changes color

but it was not just the oil itself, it was the combo of cheap filter and no gasket that pinched my nerve.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tadpole

This is why I bought mine brand new. Nothing but synthetic every 4k miles and all service done at the dealership.

I agree brand new is the way to go, especially if you want to make sure she has not been with anybody else LoL. I am also not a big fan of the new body style of the 370 Nismo, front end seems like a bit overkill IMHO. Maybe I have to see it in person to really make that judgement.

Benibiker · 11-01-2014, 07:41 PM

There's a 2015 AT white Nismo sitting at Tony Nissan. $43,900

3rdDanZ · 11-03-2014, 09:59 PM

You know the saying, take it to the dealer.

10-30-2014, 08:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
370zHawaii Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sun Shining State Posts: 294 Drives: A Starship Rep Power: 15	Some Z Owners... I am not big on compaining, griping, ranting, b***ing etc etc. I recently purchased my 3rd Z, 09 Nismo. I had a MG 09 Base, sold it for a PW 10 Base. I really wanted a Nismo but the only stealership in Hawaii at the time told me it was going to be a 6 month wait. Anyway I sold the 2010 PW, well because I started a family and moved to Florida. Now that things are settled I found a good deal on a SR 09 Nis. The car was in ok shape, I got the front end clay bared, wet sanded polished, clay bared the rest of the car polish and waxed as well. Came out great. I steamed cleaned the cloth interior, I tried my best to clean this filthy motor. I am now changing the oil. Here is where I get pissed. The previous owner or stealership did not use a drain plug gasket, used cheap oil, and the cheapest oil filter possible. How do I know because the oil went from nice clear yellow tinted like to almost black in 2 weeks! I drive hard. But only used a half of tank a gas since owning it. Anyway I am putting FS MB1, with Purolator Filter, Mag Drain Plug, and Filter Mag. I do this on all my cars. Considering changing all of the other fluids while I am at it as well as the spark plugs. 60K miles Sorry I just needed to vent, and hope that people would appreciate their Z's more and take better care of them. Now this baby is in my hands and she will have a lot of abuse, but TLC at the same time, not just abuse. I try to make everything I have last forever, I still have my original NES with the box, games and etc etc like new. That's how OCD I am. UNKNOWN_370, blackcherry20, 1st and 1 others like this.

10-30-2014, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Glad you were able to vent. Trips, onzedge, 370zHawaii and 6 others like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

10-30-2014, 10:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
aszyd Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 877 Drives: Magma Red 370z T+S Rep Power: 21	Definitely the dealer. They probably changed the oil during their inspection process after taking the trade. __________________ Competition Clutch\|Fast Intentions\|Maxbore\|NST\|Setrab\|Stillen\|Tomei\|Uprev\| Z1 Avant Garde\|SPC\|Stance\|Whiteline Aerojacket\|Seibon\|Tanabe\|TRS\|TWM

10-31-2014, 01:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
UNKNOWN_370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ny'r livn in tx Posts: 8,687 Drives: well over 130m.p.h. Rep Power: 14858	I'm car OCD as well. My Z is showroom new. 1st likes this. __________________ Favorite Quote. "I'm not gonna kill you... I'm just gonna Bash Your Face In" Jack Nicholson-"The Shining". 1980

10-31-2014, 03:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	I still have mine in it's original box. onzedge, 370zHawaii, jpkirk and 3 others like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

10-31-2014, 01:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
tnav Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal Posts: 316 Drives: 2012 370z Silver 6sp Rep Power: 12	Most dealers don't even change the oil, their philosophy is "spend as little as you can on the car, resell for the highest price to maximize profits" Even being Nissan, don't expect them to have done anything the car other than washing it, they give you the stupid story about their 1 million point inspection, it's all BS. My guess is Nissan/The dealership did not change the oil, heck if I were you change the oil once, drive it a week and change it again

10-31-2014, 05:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	I lost the box. I like a nice car, but taking it to the track has left it full of black tire streak marks all over. Drought has made it tougher to wash regularly. onzedge, 370zHawaii and Ghostvette like this. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

10-31-2014, 08:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,217 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684438	Most oils will go black after about a couple hundres miles. It's the additives in them that do it. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

10-31-2014, 09:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 16	Oil goes black from soot...normal byproduct of combustion. Modern oils have better detergents than a decade ago. The black oil is the detergent doing its job. Black oil does not necessarily mean that the oil needs to be changed.

10-31-2014, 09:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tadpole A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Lockhart, TX Posts: 1,082 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z A7 Rep Power: 18	This is why I bought mine brand new. Nothing but synthetic every 4k miles and all service done at the dealership. __________________ Takeda TR3009P Short Ram Intakes, Custom Dual Exhaust, X-Piped with 18" Resonators & TopSpeed Axle Backs. EVO-R Led Third Foglight,

11-01-2014, 07:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
Benibiker Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Honolulu Hawaii Posts: 235 Drives: Red 17 370Z Touring Rep Power: 16	There's a 2015 AT white Nismo sitting at Tony Nissan. $43,900 __________________ 2017 Pure Red 6MT 370Z Touring

11-03-2014, 09:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
3rdDanZ Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 42 Drives: 370Z Coupe base auto Rep Power: 11	You know the saying, take it to the dealer.

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