200k miles!
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I'm at 150K - I think I'll get there though.
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Wow. Congrats!
I have the same year, but I guess I'm barely breaking it in at 80k!
Actually, I finally decided to pay to have the door lock actuator on my driver door replaced today (ugh).
Which got me thinking . . .
Have you just followed book recommendations on maintenance?
Any major overhauls in that time? (I've seen others on here who have completely redone suspension, for example).
Any suggestions about how I can keep mine going as long as yours?
Thanks!
I have the same year, but I guess I'm barely breaking it in at 80k!
Actually, I finally decided to pay to have the door lock actuator on my driver door replaced today (ugh).
Which got me thinking . . .
Have you just followed book recommendations on maintenance?
Any major overhauls in that time? (I've seen others on here who have completely redone suspension, for example).
Any suggestions about how I can keep mine going as long as yours?
Thanks!
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As for me (now at 203K) i changed all fluid levels at recommended intervals. (30k for brake and PS also) I also recharged my A/C every 4 years. Replaced struts/shocks and mounts at 150K Replaced plugs and cleaned injectors @ 120K 2 "unscheduled" maintenance items. Replaced front wheel bearings/hubs @ 150K and starter around 185K
Used Nissan fluid in trans. Used Mobil 1 in crankcase. Used Nissan synthetic in rear end. Flushed with BG cleaners every other fluid change in trans, ps, brake & rear end.
Now the fact is most likely i have wasted a great deal of "still good" oils and lubricants. The tree huggers try to stone me when they hear of my crimes to the planet. I realize i could have saved money by stretching those intervals out but was unwilling to. I have always used premium gas - even though the price difference averages 60 cents per gallon in my area.
But i have never broken down, and the only time my check engine light came on it was because i left my gas cap ajar. IMO this car was basically one of those auto engineering classics with respect to appearance performance and reliability. I have been a motor head all of my life and have driven over 2 million safe miles. As best as i can figure - I have driven over 300 different cars over 45 years at one time or another. (Friends, test drives etc) These are just damn good automobiles. I believe one could get the same mileage with less maintenance than i have afforded my G. I was just not willing to take the risk since my children were the ones who were many times at the wheel...
Used Nissan fluid in trans. Used Mobil 1 in crankcase. Used Nissan synthetic in rear end. Flushed with BG cleaners every other fluid change in trans, ps, brake & rear end.
Now the fact is most likely i have wasted a great deal of "still good" oils and lubricants. The tree huggers try to stone me when they hear of my crimes to the planet. I realize i could have saved money by stretching those intervals out but was unwilling to. I have always used premium gas - even though the price difference averages 60 cents per gallon in my area.
But i have never broken down, and the only time my check engine light came on it was because i left my gas cap ajar. IMO this car was basically one of those auto engineering classics with respect to appearance performance and reliability. I have been a motor head all of my life and have driven over 2 million safe miles. As best as i can figure - I have driven over 300 different cars over 45 years at one time or another. (Friends, test drives etc) These are just damn good automobiles. I believe one could get the same mileage with less maintenance than i have afforded my G. I was just not willing to take the risk since my children were the ones who were many times at the wheel...
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As for me (now at 203K) i changed all fluid levels at recommended intervals. (30k for brake and PS also) I also recharged my A/C every 4 years. Replaced struts/shocks and mounts at 150K Replaced plugs and cleaned injectors @ 120K 2 "unscheduled" maintenance items. Replaced front wheel bearings/hubs @ 150K and starter around 185K
Used Nissan fluid in trans. Used Mobil 1 in crankcase. Used Nissan synthetic in rear end. Flushed with BG cleaners every other fluid change in trans, ps, brake & rear end.
Now the fact is most likely i have wasted a great deal of "still good" oils and lubricants. The tree huggers try to stone me when they hear of my crimes to the planet. I realize i could have saved money by stretching those intervals out but was unwilling to. I have always used premium gas - even though the price difference averages 60 cents per gallon in my area.
But i have never broken down, and the only time my check engine light came on it was because i left my gas cap ajar. IMO this car was basically one of those auto engineering classics with respect to appearance performance and reliability. I have been a motor head all of my life and have driven over 2 million safe miles. As best as i can figure - I have driven over 300 different cars over 45 years at one time or another. (Friends, test drives etc) These are just damn good automobiles. I believe one could get the same mileage with less maintenance than i have afforded my G. I was just not willing to take the risk since my children were the ones who were many times at the wheel...
Used Nissan fluid in trans. Used Mobil 1 in crankcase. Used Nissan synthetic in rear end. Flushed with BG cleaners every other fluid change in trans, ps, brake & rear end.
Now the fact is most likely i have wasted a great deal of "still good" oils and lubricants. The tree huggers try to stone me when they hear of my crimes to the planet. I realize i could have saved money by stretching those intervals out but was unwilling to. I have always used premium gas - even though the price difference averages 60 cents per gallon in my area.
But i have never broken down, and the only time my check engine light came on it was because i left my gas cap ajar. IMO this car was basically one of those auto engineering classics with respect to appearance performance and reliability. I have been a motor head all of my life and have driven over 2 million safe miles. As best as i can figure - I have driven over 300 different cars over 45 years at one time or another. (Friends, test drives etc) These are just damn good automobiles. I believe one could get the same mileage with less maintenance than i have afforded my G. I was just not willing to take the risk since my children were the ones who were many times at the wheel...
Great info!
I picked mine up as the 2nd owner @ 44k (prior owner had done all book maintenance with the dealer, which was nice).
Since then, I've done about the same w/r/t fluids (every 30k), except for brake & PS. I also swapped belts at 60K as I had a slight squeak; and I've stuck with 93+ octane at all times.
The only two "unscheduled" problems I ran into were (1) both front wheel bearings around 65k--which were both replaced under warranty; and (2) the door latch assembly on my driver door last week. I'm pretty certain both of those failures were just a function of the age of the car more than anything (especially since the damn bearings are a sealed system on these).
I'm coming up on 90K next and planning to do the fluids, but this time take your advice and include flushing the brake and power steering fluids. I'm also considering doing plugs and injectors around 100k (just based on the age of my car, really).
The one thing I haven't done is your hyper-attentive cleaning regimen, which makes me a bit jealous. Do you do the BG Cleaners service on your own? I've also considered that to be something that shops charge for (and never knew if it was worth it, I suppose).
I have a trusted local shop where they baby this car for me whenever I need something, but the idea of giving these systems a "deep clean" around the 90-100k mark sounds pretty appealing to me. I'm especially curious about what you've done / how you've handled transmission fluid/cleaning (since it's a topic of frequent disagreement). Do you drain / flush? I've heard recommendations that just dropping the pan and cleaning things up around 90k might be a good idea.
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Ha you just reminded me that i too replaced my belt at 174K and have had 3 full brake jobs (including rotor replacement for each job) and 4 sets of tires.. my mind is slipping (just glad it is not my tranny) Brake Judder comes every 40K or so no matter what. that is something i have not figured out yet..i have tried OEM and high performance rotors with semi pads - still happens.
As for transmission question - i flush then every 3rd time drain.) There is a legitimate school of thought that says no cleaning is necessary if you drain/flush at proper intervals and used recommended fluid. My transmission has never given me a moments worth of problem.
I used to love working on my cars. For the entire time i have owned this G i have used my excellent local Infiniti dealership. I just bought a new thermostat along with upper and lower radiator hoses and new radiator cap. I was tempted to do it myself but opted to let the "pros" do it. The mechanics (they like to be called technicians these days) at the local dealership are very conscientious and the 2 that work on my car have been there for several years.
As for the overall propensity for cleaning mechanical systems - i have been sold on that idea most all of my life. I learned to work on engines from an old school mechanic starting in 1969. He had been working on cars for 30 years at that time. Now back in the REAL OLD DAY they did not do so much cleaning of crankcase or hydraulic systems. However he was sold on the idea of keeping internal parts clean without compromising seals/gaskets etc. He actually would make up his own recipes for cleaning agents for engines/transmissions/hydraulic systems. Things may have changed in the past 40 some odd years since i first started working on cars. I suspect they have. But keeping internal parts clean is still a good idea. And if one can do so without compromising the other functions of those systems - well that seems to be a good idea too. I do not think you will go wrong changing out your PS and Brake fluid. I also believe changing out your plugs and cleaning your injectors would be wise. However ask around when it comes to cleaning the throttle bodies. There seems to be legitimate reasons both pro and con. I have never cleaned mine. The reason is because part of the computer system on the car "learns" so much - even the level of carbon that may have built up on the TB's. I had 2 Nissan mechanics tell me that i would not be hurting myself by not cleaning them UNLESS there was an issue that arose. My G still gets 24 MPG on the highway when i go 80 27 when i drop back to 65 and 29 when i go 55. I get 18 around town no matter. It still goes zoom IMMEDIATELY and keeps it up until i let off when i mash the pedal without arguing with me... Good luck to you with your G
As for transmission question - i flush then every 3rd time drain.) There is a legitimate school of thought that says no cleaning is necessary if you drain/flush at proper intervals and used recommended fluid. My transmission has never given me a moments worth of problem.
I used to love working on my cars. For the entire time i have owned this G i have used my excellent local Infiniti dealership. I just bought a new thermostat along with upper and lower radiator hoses and new radiator cap. I was tempted to do it myself but opted to let the "pros" do it. The mechanics (they like to be called technicians these days) at the local dealership are very conscientious and the 2 that work on my car have been there for several years.
As for the overall propensity for cleaning mechanical systems - i have been sold on that idea most all of my life. I learned to work on engines from an old school mechanic starting in 1969. He had been working on cars for 30 years at that time. Now back in the REAL OLD DAY they did not do so much cleaning of crankcase or hydraulic systems. However he was sold on the idea of keeping internal parts clean without compromising seals/gaskets etc. He actually would make up his own recipes for cleaning agents for engines/transmissions/hydraulic systems. Things may have changed in the past 40 some odd years since i first started working on cars. I suspect they have. But keeping internal parts clean is still a good idea. And if one can do so without compromising the other functions of those systems - well that seems to be a good idea too. I do not think you will go wrong changing out your PS and Brake fluid. I also believe changing out your plugs and cleaning your injectors would be wise. However ask around when it comes to cleaning the throttle bodies. There seems to be legitimate reasons both pro and con. I have never cleaned mine. The reason is because part of the computer system on the car "learns" so much - even the level of carbon that may have built up on the TB's. I had 2 Nissan mechanics tell me that i would not be hurting myself by not cleaning them UNLESS there was an issue that arose. My G still gets 24 MPG on the highway when i go 80 27 when i drop back to 65 and 29 when i go 55. I get 18 around town no matter. It still goes zoom IMMEDIATELY and keeps it up until i let off when i mash the pedal without arguing with me... Good luck to you with your G
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Ha you just reminded me that i too replaced my belt at 174K and have had 3 full brake jobs (including rotor replacement for each job) and 4 sets of tires.. my mind is slipping (just glad it is not my tranny) Brake Judder comes every 40K or so no matter what. that is something i have not figured out yet..i have tried OEM and high performance rotors with semi pads - still happens.
As for transmission question - i flush then every 3rd time drain.) There is a legitimate school of thought that says no cleaning is necessary if you drain/flush at proper intervals and used recommended fluid. My transmission has never given me a moments worth of problem.
I used to love working on my cars. For the entire time i have owned this G i have used my excellent local Infiniti dealership. I just bought a new thermostat along with upper and lower radiator hoses and new radiator cap. I was tempted to do it myself but opted to let the "pros" do it. The mechanics (they like to be called technicians these days) at the local dealership are very conscientious and the 2 that work on my car have been there for several years.
As for the overall propensity for cleaning mechanical systems - i have been sold on that idea most all of my life. I learned to work on engines from an old school mechanic starting in 1969. He had been working on cars for 30 years at that time. Now back in the REAL OLD DAY they did not do so much cleaning of crankcase or hydraulic systems. However he was sold on the idea of keeping internal parts clean without compromising seals/gaskets etc. He actually would make up his own recipes for cleaning agents for engines/transmissions/hydraulic systems. Things may have changed in the past 40 some odd years since i first started working on cars. I suspect they have. But keeping internal parts clean is still a good idea. And if one can do so without compromising the other functions of those systems - well that seems to be a good idea too. I do not think you will go wrong changing out your PS and Brake fluid. I also believe changing out your plugs and cleaning your injectors would be wise. However ask around when it comes to cleaning the throttle bodies. There seems to be legitimate reasons both pro and con. I have never cleaned mine. The reason is because part of the computer system on the car "learns" so much - even the level of carbon that may have built up on the TB's. I had 2 Nissan mechanics tell me that i would not be hurting myself by not cleaning them UNLESS there was an issue that arose. My G still gets 24 MPG on the highway when i go 80 27 when i drop back to 65 and 29 when i go 55. I get 18 around town no matter. It still goes zoom IMMEDIATELY and keeps it up until i let off when i mash the pedal without arguing with me... Good luck to you with your G
As for transmission question - i flush then every 3rd time drain.) There is a legitimate school of thought that says no cleaning is necessary if you drain/flush at proper intervals and used recommended fluid. My transmission has never given me a moments worth of problem.
I used to love working on my cars. For the entire time i have owned this G i have used my excellent local Infiniti dealership. I just bought a new thermostat along with upper and lower radiator hoses and new radiator cap. I was tempted to do it myself but opted to let the "pros" do it. The mechanics (they like to be called technicians these days) at the local dealership are very conscientious and the 2 that work on my car have been there for several years.
As for the overall propensity for cleaning mechanical systems - i have been sold on that idea most all of my life. I learned to work on engines from an old school mechanic starting in 1969. He had been working on cars for 30 years at that time. Now back in the REAL OLD DAY they did not do so much cleaning of crankcase or hydraulic systems. However he was sold on the idea of keeping internal parts clean without compromising seals/gaskets etc. He actually would make up his own recipes for cleaning agents for engines/transmissions/hydraulic systems. Things may have changed in the past 40 some odd years since i first started working on cars. I suspect they have. But keeping internal parts clean is still a good idea. And if one can do so without compromising the other functions of those systems - well that seems to be a good idea too. I do not think you will go wrong changing out your PS and Brake fluid. I also believe changing out your plugs and cleaning your injectors would be wise. However ask around when it comes to cleaning the throttle bodies. There seems to be legitimate reasons both pro and con. I have never cleaned mine. The reason is because part of the computer system on the car "learns" so much - even the level of carbon that may have built up on the TB's. I had 2 Nissan mechanics tell me that i would not be hurting myself by not cleaning them UNLESS there was an issue that arose. My G still gets 24 MPG on the highway when i go 80 27 when i drop back to 65 and 29 when i go 55. I get 18 around town no matter. It still goes zoom IMMEDIATELY and keeps it up until i let off when i mash the pedal without arguing with me... Good luck to you with your G
I'm hoping to follow in your footsteps in the next few years with my G.
(P.S. Sorry I semi-hijacked the thread, OP)
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this is pretty awesome to hear! my 07 g35x is at 100k... and I'm glad to see these cars hold up well! For such a high mileage, what are some things you guys have to look out for to keep it running smoothly? maintenance // repair//
