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I'm glad to see everyone is as excited about maintenance as I am 
Since I have about 10k to go before I start working on my own G, I'm going to start making the videos as I perform some of these services on other Gs.
Since I have about 10k to go before I start working on my own G, I'm going to start making the videos as I perform some of these services on other Gs.
Originally Posted by G35papa
This would be a great and huge help bythabay for those that are not use to working on there cars and even for those do that work themselves but have never done one of those services to the G.
Thank you for taking this on and sharing. I need to change the plugs out so looking forward to seeing that one done.
Thank you for taking this on and sharing. I need to change the plugs out so looking forward to seeing that one done.
++1 thanks man, i'm sure that it'll be a great use to everyone including me.
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Hey bythabay I realize that amsoil are superior lubricants and I'de be willing to use them in my car as well however, I thought that 5-30 was recommended in our cars, am I wrong or is there something I don't know? Oh and BTW DYI vids
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Originally Posted by darnelled
Aren't our platinum sparkplugs good for 100k before replacement?
While I'm on the subject not to thread jakc or anything but what kind of aftermarket plugs does anybody use? I was thinking Denso Iridium???
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Originally Posted by HUMBOLDT_G
Hey bythabay I realize that amsoil are superior lubricants and I'de be willing to use them in my car as well however, I thought that 5-30 was recommended in our cars, am I wrong or is there something I don't know? Oh and BTW DYI vids
In general though, you can run any Xw30 oil or xw40 oil and all wil be good. Some Xw30 oils can tend to be closer to Xw20 oils, so check your data when picking oil. The thicker you go, the more protection you'll have during high load situations, but your MPG will suffer with a more viscous oil. My take on it, is if you want to drive it really hard, run a thicker oil. Something like the Castrol 0w30 (german version) is excellent because it is just below what's considered a 40wt oil, I think any thick 30wt is great for the VQ, at least from the UOAs I've seen so far.
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The first set of videos will include:
Jackin' Your G Sedan
Jackin' Your G Coupe
Oil Change
Differential Oil Change
Intake Air Filter Replacement
In-Cabin Air Filter Replacement
Jackin' Your G Sedan
Jackin' Your G Coupe
Oil Change
Differential Oil Change
Intake Air Filter Replacement
In-Cabin Air Filter Replacement
Sounds like a pretty comprehensive list. I commend you for providing this service to the board. My only suggestion would to add the fuel filter to the list. According to Infiniti, it does not need to replaced. Nissan said the about my past VQ30 and its location is the same as the G, in the tank. At 50k miles on my last car, the fuel filter was caked in sediment and I only used top tier 93 octane. Parts ran about 20 for the filter and o ring. It has a positive effect on my mpg. Like I aluded, our fuel filter will get gunked up just like any other fuel filter ever made and I think its worth while to replace. To me, not replacing it is like waiting 100k miles to do the plugs.
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Originally Posted by sloppymax
Sounds like a pretty comprehensive list. I commend you for providing this service to the board. My only suggestion would to add the fuel filter to the list. According to Infiniti, it does not need to replaced. Nissan said the about my past VQ30 and its location is the same as the G, in the tank. At 50k miles on my last car, the fuel filter was caked in sediment and I only used top tier 93 octane. Parts ran about 20 for the filter and o ring. It has a positive effect on my mpg. Like I aluded, our fuel filter will get gunked up just like any other fuel filter ever made and I think its worth while to replace. To me, not replacing it is like waiting 100k miles to do the plugs.
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First Video:
How to jack-up the 1st gen G35 Sedan.
http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/gsed..._procedure.htm
How to jack-up the 1st gen G35 Sedan.
http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/gsed..._procedure.htm
Last edited by bythabay; Apr 28, 2008 at 02:01 PM.
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Originally Posted by krnn1cenamja
In-Cabin air filter replacement=> need help w/ this...
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Originally Posted by krnn1cenamja
In-Cabin air filter replacement=> need help w/ this...
http://www.infinitihelp.com/diy/gsed...dure_video.htm
Last edited by bythabay; Apr 28, 2008 at 02:05 PM.
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youtube is giving me some kind of crap about the videos being too long. I guess the max lengths is 10 mins. I'm going to post the longer vids by splitting them in half, thirds, etc..
Once I finish all the vids I'll put together a DVD (full quality) and I can ship it out or if someone wants to host it, that's fine too.
Once I finish all the vids I'll put together a DVD (full quality) and I can ship it out or if someone wants to host it, that's fine too.