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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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i have a 2004 350z roadster with 7420 miles on it. question---when do i change the oil?
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Owners manual states every 3750 miles. Do the math.

Check this out... https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance...intenance.html

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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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i have a 2004 350z roadster with 7420 miles on it. question---when do i change the oil?
I have an '03 model with 22,000 miles on it. I generally put about 2,000 per year on it so I just change the oil once a year. If I start driving more, I would change it more often.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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This car is driven about 674 miles/year? How do you manage that?
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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mpz:thats some fkn low mileage.
you dont mean 77k do you?
anybody use amsoil?? 10k on xl and 25k miles on sig series?? that seems like a lot..idk

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Old Dec 23, 2011 | 03:45 AM
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with me always worried about consumption and taking care of my baby i change my oil every 3000 faithfully 10w 30 mobil1. havent seen a issue yet.
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Old Dec 28, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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i change my oil every 6 months or 3000 miles with Mobil one 5w-30, but thats just me....
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Old Dec 28, 2011 | 08:32 AM
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my 05 has 28k on it, and I change twice a year with Mobile1 5-30 as well.
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I change every 3,750 miles with Mobil 1 5W-30
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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I use AMSOIL Signature Series 100% Synthetic 5W-30 Motor Oil and change every 10k-15k miles. Never had issues. It is a bit more expensive but the intervals are way less. Mine is a Supercharged daily driver. Never saw a need in changing every 3k miles when there is nothing wrong with the oil at that point. My car has 117k miles, 107k miles under boost
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