Just changed the oil on my friends G35
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Just changed the oil on my friends G35
Figured you guys would get a kick out of this.
My buddy has a 04 G35, he is the 3rd owner. He says he has been changing his oil regularly, with Mobil 1 5w-30. Today we decided to change his oil instead of having him go to a jiffy lube. Grabbed him some 10w-30 since he plans on garaging the car for the winter so he doesn't really need a lightweight oil.
Anyway, we were using my pump to pump out the oil...... only 1.5Qt came out ....
We figured something was wrong with the pump, so we kept trying .... nope
Put the dipstick back in .... bone dry.
Uhh......impossible. Took out the filter, some oil dripped out, but it was just filter fill. Filled the car back up with 5Qt of M1.
I couldn't believe that the car didn't choke up or complain about low oil. He is going to monitor it, but it really makes no sense. Unless there is a serious issue and the last few times he went for an OC they never told him.
My buddy has a 04 G35, he is the 3rd owner. He says he has been changing his oil regularly, with Mobil 1 5w-30. Today we decided to change his oil instead of having him go to a jiffy lube. Grabbed him some 10w-30 since he plans on garaging the car for the winter so he doesn't really need a lightweight oil.
Anyway, we were using my pump to pump out the oil...... only 1.5Qt came out ....
We figured something was wrong with the pump, so we kept trying .... nope
Put the dipstick back in .... bone dry.
Uhh......impossible. Took out the filter, some oil dripped out, but it was just filter fill. Filled the car back up with 5Qt of M1.
I couldn't believe that the car didn't choke up or complain about low oil. He is going to monitor it, but it really makes no sense. Unless there is a serious issue and the last few times he went for an OC they never told him.
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or the minnimum wage monkeys at Jiffy Lube didn't properly fill the vehicle.
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wow i didn't think it was that bad, that explains why both my friends who owns Z keep asking about overheating prevention and rambling on about getting Motul and nothing else for their car.
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I am so proud of you. I remember when you were yay height, now you are all grown up and chaning out oil for a G35. You grown up to be such a wise person, may the good forces guide you.
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Odd. Ours burns oil intentionally, about a quart every 1,000 miles.
Theirs burns 3.5 quarts every 3,000, so almost the same....unintentionally.
Where is the automotive media outcry on this? It should be getting bashed at least as much as ours.
Maybe it's because we admit it.
Theirs burns 3.5 quarts every 3,000, so almost the same....unintentionally.
Where is the automotive media outcry on this? It should be getting bashed at least as much as ours.
Maybe it's because we admit it.
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Odd. Ours burns oil intentionally, about a quart every 1,000 miles.
Theirs burns 3.5 quarts every 3,000, so almost the same....unintentionally.
Where is the automotive media outcry on this? It should be getting bashed at least as much as ours.
Maybe it's because we admit it.
Theirs burns 3.5 quarts every 3,000, so almost the same....unintentionally.
Where is the automotive media outcry on this? It should be getting bashed at least as much as ours.
Maybe it's because we admit it.
The G35 with the manual tranny had a slightly different version of the 3.5l than what the auto's had. It was actually the same one they put in the 350z. That's why the manual G35 had 19 more horse power that the auto. They called it the "rev up" motor.
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Odd. Ours burns oil intentionally, about a quart every 1,000 miles.
Theirs burns 3.5 quarts every 3,000, so almost the same....unintentionally.
Where is the automotive media outcry on this? It should be getting bashed at least as much as ours.
Maybe it's because we admit it.
Theirs burns 3.5 quarts every 3,000, so almost the same....unintentionally.
Where is the automotive media outcry on this? It should be getting bashed at least as much as ours.
Maybe it's because we admit it.
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