New to the site, have an 09 G37S.......live in Key West, nearest Infiniti dealership is 140 miles away. I work on the air station down here which has a hobby shop with "Lifts" so one can do their own vehicle maintenance.
To keep things in line with the warranty, what all needs to be documented when one does their own oil changes. I know to document "date" and "mileage" the change was done and I bought 2 cases of the "Nissan Ester Oil" from a Nissan dealership(Infiniti Parts was closed on the weekend) and also have the Nissan Oil filters.
Should I take "Date Stamped" pictures of the oil? and pictures of doing the actual maintenance?
I'm old school so I do my changes every 2k miles without fail, whether it be dealer or myself.......I know it's money down the drain to most, it's the "peace of mind" aspect of it.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Will

 

People tend to make a WAY bigger deal of documentation of self oil changes for warranty issues than is necessary. Just keep the dated receipts from the oil/filters you bought and write your mileage on it. That's all you need.

 

I heard a recommendation one time to buy the oil separately each time you change it rather than stocking up; that way you have a receipt dated close to when you actually did the oil change.

But that's probably over the top as well. As said above, just keep logs and write dates and mileages on the receipts and you'll be fine.

 

I agree with Black Betty, Keep it simple. I've had two major engine issues
with two different manufactures...one Ford and one Hyundai. Oil pump
failure on the Ford and bearing failure on the Hyundai. I did my own
changes and documented the changes in the owners service manual and that
I did it myself. In both cases, the first thing the dealers did was a UOA (used
oil analysis) to verify that the oils visocity and additives had not been
depleted. Once they verified that I had not abused the oil change intervals
and the oil was not "depleated" they did the repairs.

 

Wow, that's interesting. Good to know.

 

I appreciate the advice, I prefer to do my own oil changes, especially when I have access to a facility with professional lifts.
Thanks Again!!!!!!!!!!
Will