oil change - 3k miles? 3 months?

Limeybastard · 06-12-2014, 10:36 AM

I dont believe a larger oil filter is nec better. Use standard size purglolator.

kenchan · 06-12-2014, 12:25 PM

i started using the K&N black can filter. car now sounds like a chevy

http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...x?prod=PS-1008

Limeybastard · 06-12-2014, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

i started using the K&N black can filter. car now sounds like a chevy

PS-1008 - K&N Performance Products, Oil Filter

I am confused.com never have I heard an oil filter changing the sound of a car.

kenchan · 06-13-2014, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Limeybastard

I am confused.com never have I heard an oil filter changing the sound of a car.

it was a joke.. you see that nascar label on the pro filter?

Jordo! · 06-13-2014, 04:02 PM

Long story short: After reviewing the used oil analyses (UOA's) on my Z and those of others using various oils for daily driven stop-and-go VQ engines, I concluded around 4.25 - 4.5K was about ideal. Earlier changes suggested no benefits and later intervals pointed to very slight upticks in wear.

I think that value range is also roughly at the median of Nissan's two recommended intervals, which I'm guessing is unlikely to be a coincidence.

All that in mind, a few hundred miles up or down will not make a difference of note.

kenchan · 06-13-2014, 04:18 PM

my Z has about 15k miles and 5th year... so about 3k miles a year. which is a once a year change for me.

Fountainhead · 06-14-2014, 09:07 PM

Yeah, I'm a 3700-3500 kinda guy. I just change it to be able to mess with it! I live 3-4 miles from work so......in FL heat stop and go I fall into the severe category, although I always get up to 180 before I get to work....

physics · 03-09-2019, 09:17 AM

[QUOTE= ... On newly installed engines Nissan recommends you forcefully pump one quart of oil into the filling hole, then turn the car on ASAP.
[/QUOTE]

Wouldn't that only prelube the left cylinder bank's valvetrain?

06-13-2014, 04:02 PM	#50 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Long story short: After reviewing the used oil analyses (UOA's) on my Z and those of others using various oils for daily driven stop-and-go VQ engines, I concluded around 4.25 - 4.5K was about ideal. Earlier changes suggested no benefits and later intervals pointed to very slight upticks in wear. I think that value range is also roughly at the median of Nissan's two recommended intervals, which I'm guessing is unlikely to be a coincidence. All that in mind, a few hundred miles up or down will not make a difference of note. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it. Last edited by Jordo!; 06-13-2014 at 04:04 PM.

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06-12-2014, 10:36 AM	#46 (permalink)
Limeybastard A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: FL and London UK. Posts: 1,514 Drives: 2014 370Z Sport. Rep Power: 17	I dont believe a larger oil filter is nec better. Use standard size purglolator.

06-12-2014, 12:25 PM	#47 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i started using the K&N black can filter. car now sounds like a chevy http://www.knfilters.com/search/prod...x?prod=PS-1008

06-13-2014, 04:18 PM	#51 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	my Z has about 15k miles and 5th year... so about 3k miles a year. which is a once a year change for me.

06-14-2014, 09:07 PM	#52 (permalink)
Fountainhead Track Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: FL Posts: 834 Drives: 2019 Civic Type R Rep Power: 14	Yeah, I'm a 3700-3500 kinda guy. I just change it to be able to mess with it! I live 3-4 miles from work so......in FL heat stop and go I fall into the severe category, although I always get up to 180 before I get to work....

03-09-2019, 09:17 AM	#53 (permalink)
physics Base Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 40 Drives: 19 Nissan 370Z SC 6M Rep Power: 14	[QUOTE= ... On newly installed engines Nissan recommends you forcefully pump one quart of oil into the filling hole, then turn the car on ASAP. [/QUOTE] Wouldn't that only prelube the left cylinder bank's valvetrain?