07 Oil Change at 1,500 miles (Pics)
09-14-2007, 07:20 PM
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07 Oil Change at 1,500 miles (Pics)
Well my car has exactly 1,500 miles on the odometer. I decided to drain out the factory oil and change the oem oil filter....
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With 20% Tint
New Products:
It took me close to 2 hours. I know thats long but this was the first oil change I've ever done on my 350z.
The bottom plastic panel was in my way as I reached for the oil filter, so I took off about 6-7 screws just enough to bend it to access the oil filter. The oil filter was on there pretty tight but I managed to get it off with the oil filter remover thing....
EDIT:
TOOLS: 9/16 socket for the bolt in the oil pan, and 10mm socket to remove the screws in the plastic panel to access the oil filter (again I only removed like 6-7 screws)
The factory oil looked dirty with only 1,500 miles on my car. Just to let you know, I haven't tracked or redlined my car yet, maybe took it to 5rpm at max...
Dirty factory oil:
In the end I wrapped everything up and took it for a test drive. Honestly, I didn't notice anything different. But that wasn't the reason I put synthetic oil in my car, I just wanted the peace of mind that I'm running cleaner oil and not that factory **** oil.
I plan on running this Castrol syntec 5w-30 until I reach 5,000miles. From there on, I guess I will change my oil every 5,000 miles.
New Products:
- Castrol Syntec 5w-30...purchased at Wal-mart for $20
- Mobil 1 oil filter...purchased at Autozone for $10
With 20% Tint
New Products:
It took me close to 2 hours. I know thats long but this was the first oil change I've ever done on my 350z.
The bottom plastic panel was in my way as I reached for the oil filter, so I took off about 6-7 screws just enough to bend it to access the oil filter. The oil filter was on there pretty tight but I managed to get it off with the oil filter remover thing....
EDIT:
TOOLS: 9/16 socket for the bolt in the oil pan, and 10mm socket to remove the screws in the plastic panel to access the oil filter (again I only removed like 6-7 screws)
The factory oil looked dirty with only 1,500 miles on my car. Just to let you know, I haven't tracked or redlined my car yet, maybe took it to 5rpm at max...
Dirty factory oil:
In the end I wrapped everything up and took it for a test drive. Honestly, I didn't notice anything different. But that wasn't the reason I put synthetic oil in my car, I just wanted the peace of mind that I'm running cleaner oil and not that factory **** oil.
I plan on running this Castrol syntec 5w-30 until I reach 5,000miles. From there on, I guess I will change my oil every 5,000 miles.
Last edited by singh; 09-15-2007 at 07:23 AM.
09-14-2007, 11:41 PM
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I changed my oil at the dealer when I hit 500 miles. I read somewhere that it's a good idea to change it in the first 500 miles to get rid of all the metal pieces that get accumulated during the break-in process.
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09-16-2007, 01:18 AM
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i put syn after 10000 miles I hear that the engine still break in up to 8000 miles ,but maybe I am grong .you need to let the parts set in properly before put syn oil.Thats what I hear.if you are going to use castorl use german castrol only in Autozone.
09-16-2007, 11:57 AM
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Changed my oil at 1251. After hours of research on many different sites, it came down to preference. Some people say to wait until the break in, others say just to do it right away. Some people say that with new engines now a days, the break in is not the same. I just decided to go with what I thought was best. Since changing to synthetic, I have noticed better engine response but that's about it. I plan on doing an oil analysis to see how things fair as my engine accumulates more miles.
09-16-2007, 04:04 PM
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You guys are trippin for no reason, if you want to put fully synthetic oil in your engine, THEN DO IT! IT'S NOT GONNA KILL YOU OR YOUR CAR!...ignore what some jackass tells you over the internet....geeeze
And about the german castrol that was discussed above....I think it's available only in 0w-30 <==== TOO THIN BUDDY!
I live in a hot climate (HOUSTON) and putting thinner oil than recomended is dumb*** idea. If I were to put a different viscosity oil, I might have went with Mobil 1 0w-40.
And about the german castrol that was discussed above....I think it's available only in 0w-30 <==== TOO THIN BUDDY!
I live in a hot climate (HOUSTON) and putting thinner oil than recomended is dumb*** idea. If I were to put a different viscosity oil, I might have went with Mobil 1 0w-40.
09-18-2007, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by gsingh350Z
09-18-2007, 06:50 AM
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Is it BS? I've heard it before, but I've also heard that after 600 miles everything should already be settled and the extra 600 miles is just to cover their asses. I'm going for OIL change #2 Friday I'm going full synthetic.
