i hit 1700 miles.. and my buddy told me that im due for an oil change. i wasent aware that after break in its normal to change the oil. But ima take his word on it he knows his stuff. So now which oil shouild i use? whats best for the engine? I was looking into mobile1 syn., amsoil syn., and Eneos 5-30.. little help fellas thanks

 

Its not a bad idea to change the oil around 500-1000 miles.. It's one of those topics with no real answer so do what you thinks best. In any case, oil is oil so just grab whatever's cheapest, no need to spend the money on full synthetic.

 

well, my service advisor who's been with nissan for 25 years says the vq's shouldn't see synthetic before 5k miles. he recommends 7.5k as a good time to switch to synth. oil.

 

vinny, I'd pass on the synthetic also. Other than that go with what you like. I like Castrol. Are you doing it yourself or taking it to the dealer? I have always changed my own up to now but I already have it scheduled at Infiniti. I hear the filter is underneath which is a pain.

 

if you do your own oil changed where do you toss the oil after?

 

^I've always filled the empty's back with used oil and brought it to my gas station for recycling like a good citizen. Some towns take them also. Empty washer fluid container is good also.

 

oh werd yea i've never figured out where to bring it thats why i was askin lol

 

really..why not put in synthetic right away guys?

 

im going to be bringing it somewhere.

thanks alot guys im yet to come across not to use synthetic. thats great to kno so whats reccomended for the 37s

 

For me it's too much money because I change mine every 3K. I thought the synth is for people that don't want to change that often. I like to always keep oil fresh.

Sorry vinny, didn't mean to hijack the thread.

 

i was told that in the vq35 series, the rings took a longer time than average to seat correctly and the synthetics would only add to this.

also, take your used oil and filter to jiffy lube. they recycle it and use it as their bulk fill oil.

 

Really? There are plenty of posts on the many of G35/Z forums all over the web, including many from Nissan/Infinity techs.

 

when i changed the oil myself, i just took the old oil in empty milk jugs to pep boys and they discarded it for me

 

How much is everyone paying for dealer oil changes...?


And... from what I have read ...wait till the 2nd oil change to go synthetic???????????

 

yup ,, thats what i heard to ,, because synthetic is more viscous??? ,,, i didnt really asked them that much