I picked up a certified 06 Z with 26k miles from the dealership almost a year ago. I passed the 30k miles a little while ago and want to perform the scheduled maintenance, but don't want to waste money if Nissan does most of that when they certify the car.

Specifically, I want to change the transmission and differential oil due to an intermittent but audible and physical rattle from the clutch pedal/transmission.

Anyone with some insight?

 

Absofrigginlutely not. The Nissan cert is pretty poor, I found things on my Titan that they seemed to have, uh, missed. No way they changed those fluids before they were due.

 

Agree. This is a good question. I can only assume that Nissan wants to turnaround a used car for as little money as possible. You get wax, steam clean engine bay and new tires. 90 percent of buyers are happy with this.

That said, my 4 year old car will have new coolant and new brake fluid. Do NOT assume that your Z does.

 

Alright thank you. I guess I will go ahead with the oil change.