High Mileage on G37
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Went to Napierville dragway yesterday evening.
19c great dry night.
236 000km as of going to the track
best was 13.65@102.6mph suprising a Golf R at the tree 2.0 60foot and winning the race.
Gotta love a 5000$ car.
Bought it. Ordered Hotchkis right away. Put 4 Federal evolution ST-1 tires.(that are really good and cheap)
The car transformed. Pushing really hard to slight throttle oversteer with the setting in the middle back and stiff out front. Great great packaged and had tracked a few cars myself.
Not even a rattle in the car
bring on the miles...
19c great dry night.
236 000km as of going to the track
best was 13.65@102.6mph suprising a Golf R at the tree 2.0 60foot and winning the race.
Gotta love a 5000$ car.
Bought it. Ordered Hotchkis right away. Put 4 Federal evolution ST-1 tires.(that are really good and cheap)
The car transformed. Pushing really hard to slight throttle oversteer with the setting in the middle back and stiff out front. Great great packaged and had tracked a few cars myself.
Not even a rattle in the car
bring on the miles...
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Im having this issue currently, I really don't want to pull things apart to fix it, the dealer said they have a process where they blow high pressure through the sunroof drains to unclog it as standard maintenance. They want $75 to do it. They said it may or may not fix the issue
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Originally Posted by Jays
‘Passenger and rear passenger carpets wet after heavy rain (still haven’t gotten this fixed even after clearing sunroof drain)'
Im having this issue currently, I really don't want to pull things apart to fix it, the dealer said they have a process where they blow high pressure through the sunroof drains to unclog it as standard maintenance. They want $75 to do it. They said it may or may not fix the issue
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Hey guys, just wanted to contribute to the high mileage thread. I bought a used 12' G37 IPL 7AT. Only had one owner who drove it to 96k and the car is pristine for the mileage. Right now it's at 104k and I use it as a daily so I plan to keep it for a long time. So far these are the things I've done and what I plan to do in the future:
- Oil Change: Every 5,000 miles w/ Full Synthetic 5w-30 Mobil 1 High Mileage (5 1/8 quarts) and Mobil 1 M1-110A Oil Filter
I ran an oil analysis with Blackstone Labs and it came back fine other than a sodium reading in the sample that may show coolant contamination. However there were no other signs of coolant so it's most likely a harmless oil additive.
- Spark Plugs changed at 100,310 miles (Denso 3457 FXE24HR11 Spark Plugs)
- Battery replaced at 96,700 miles (Interstate Group 24 800 CCA Battery)
- Rotors and Pads replaced at 103k miles
Been having that breaking shudder with the oem rotors and pads so I switched over to drilled/slotted rotors with ceramic pads. Didn't get rid of the shuddering but I did notice it was more in the rear wheels than when I had the oem rotors/pads which was making the steering wheel shake. Happens when breaking over 40mph.
Things to get done:
- Differential bushings. I can see the oil leak residue so I'm sure it's blown. I'll be going with Whiteline bushings.
- I'm nearing the 105k service interval which means replacing the cabin filter, engine coolant, ATF, and Diff fluid.
- Thinking of replacing the Power Steering Fluid as well.
No other problems with the G37. It's been a blast the past 8 months owning it. Quick question if anyone knows the answer to this. The 105k maintenance says to replace the ATF "except models with the 7AT". Is there any reason to that and has anyone done it anyway?
- Oil Change: Every 5,000 miles w/ Full Synthetic 5w-30 Mobil 1 High Mileage (5 1/8 quarts) and Mobil 1 M1-110A Oil Filter
I ran an oil analysis with Blackstone Labs and it came back fine other than a sodium reading in the sample that may show coolant contamination. However there were no other signs of coolant so it's most likely a harmless oil additive.
- Spark Plugs changed at 100,310 miles (Denso 3457 FXE24HR11 Spark Plugs)
- Battery replaced at 96,700 miles (Interstate Group 24 800 CCA Battery)
- Rotors and Pads replaced at 103k miles
Been having that breaking shudder with the oem rotors and pads so I switched over to drilled/slotted rotors with ceramic pads. Didn't get rid of the shuddering but I did notice it was more in the rear wheels than when I had the oem rotors/pads which was making the steering wheel shake. Happens when breaking over 40mph.
Things to get done:
- Differential bushings. I can see the oil leak residue so I'm sure it's blown. I'll be going with Whiteline bushings.
- I'm nearing the 105k service interval which means replacing the cabin filter, engine coolant, ATF, and Diff fluid.
- Thinking of replacing the Power Steering Fluid as well.
No other problems with the G37. It's been a blast the past 8 months owning it. Quick question if anyone knows the answer to this. The 105k maintenance says to replace the ATF "except models with the 7AT". Is there any reason to that and has anyone done it anyway?
On the 7AT flush, I would recommend doing it every 30K just like is recommended for my 5AT. I really don't buy the "lifetime" fluid crap. When I took my car to its 75K service (only time I took it to the dealerhship, lol) they commented that the tranny fluid looked brown and was overdue.
My buddies and I did it on my friend's G37 Coupe. It's kind of a pain, as you have to pump through the drain plug using a fluid pump. But if you're already doing the differential it's basically the same process.
My buddies and I did it on my friend's G37 Coupe. It's kind of a pain, as you have to pump through the drain plug using a fluid pump. But if you're already doing the differential it's basically the same process.
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On the 7AT flush, I would recommend doing it every 30K just like is recommended for my 5AT. I really don't buy the "lifetime" fluid crap. When I took my car to its 75K service (only time I took it to the dealerhship, lol) they commented that the tranny fluid looked brown and was overdue.
My buddies and I did it on my friend's G37 Coupe. It's kind of a pain, as you have to pump through the drain plug using a fluid pump. But if you're already doing the differential it's basically the same process.
My buddies and I did it on my friend's G37 Coupe. It's kind of a pain, as you have to pump through the drain plug using a fluid pump. But if you're already doing the differential it's basically the same process.
On the 7AT flush, I would recommend doing it every 30K just like is recommended for my 5AT. I really don't buy the "lifetime" fluid crap. When I took my car to its 75K service (only time I took it to the dealerhship, lol) they commented that the tranny fluid looked brown and was overdue.
My buddies and I did it on my friend's G37 Coupe. It's kind of a pain, as you have to pump through the drain plug using a fluid pump. But if you're already doing the differential it's basically the same process.
My buddies and I did it on my friend's G37 Coupe. It's kind of a pain, as you have to pump through the drain plug using a fluid pump. But if you're already doing the differential it's basically the same process.
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I would imagine it is just as easy to flush the 6MT transmission? I had one of my techs put redline fluid in mine last year, but I have flushed my diff a number of times so it would be cool if it was nearly as easy. The rear diff is pretty easy- it just takes time and your hand gets sore after pumping it so many times.