Jump to content
SAU Community

going to give my car a little...


Recommended Posts

servicing this weekend...

oil change (hasnt been changed since i had it and i doubt they did it for compliance so well over 6000kms)

oil filter (recommended one for an R32 GTST??)

gearbox fluid

coolant

so far from the oil thread it looks like 5w-50 Shell Ultra? this should be ok for my GTST shouldnt it? or was that for the GTR? or doesnt it matter?

how often does the gearbox fluid need to be changed?

what coolants do u guys use?

anything else i should do?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/8535-going-to-give-my-car-a-little/
Share on other sites

inark just use an anti freexe anti boil cooant no specific brand pre mixed is better I use bp oil had no problems with them. you will notice better performance with the fresh oil and you should do it every 5-8000 klms the turbo;s break down the oil quicker.

meggala

i dunno *shrugs*.... what you think i am some skyline driver :D

i guess all coolants work the same? maybe ones with well known brands? etc...... as for all the oils, just match viscosities and oil types and your sweet i guess. for brake fluid i got the motul dot 5.1 from racebrakes. half litre for $20 i think... original dot rating is 3.

g/box oil i used castrol vmx-80

rear diff original is 80w-90

power steering i used castrol transmax Z

thats the stuff i used... i thought i was gonna do the gearbox and diffs, etc myself... got under the car... freaking no way... too hard... got my dad's mate/mechanic to do it.

z145a any will do... ryco, original nissan, valvoline. i found that you change oil too frequently before oil filters become a problem so yeah...

where you say? get an oil filter from albury autobarn... guaranteed 100+kw at wheels (even the steering wheel!) :D

Watch out what brand/type of anti freeze you use.

Some anti freeze stuff have rust inhabitors in them and if you mix to different types together it will actually clog up your radiator !!!

Have a read on the ARE site www.are.com.au and have a look at some of their horror pics... Not good.

If your going to do it, flush the crap out of it with a one of those radiator flush things..

J

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Just one more post to show the final result and the original "janky" solution for a laugh. Everything feels really tight and no wobbling at all, very pleased 🙂
    • After drying a few days, time to put her back together 
    • The hot exhaust light will come on not from just the cat being blocked, but it's just a temp sensor, and it's designed to warn you to not do things like park in long grass.   If you've been pushing the motor a bit, it can cause the light to come on.   Second if the cat is rattling, I'd suspect it's not blocked, but instead falling apart inside.   The easiest "fix" until you can get a cat put back in, is to unbolt your one, bash the rest of the insides out, and then bolt it back in.   For a daily driver/street car, I am in agreeance of put a cat in the car. If it were race car I wouldn't care if it were removed.
    • No worries at all 🫡 I think the most satisfying things to make are the little bits that are just impossible to find or they're no longer manufactured. Generally I always try to replace parts with OEM wherever possible. This little project is also great because it'll never see the light of day, but strengthen these brackets so it's not just relying on the little standard screws in the headlight plastic. As soon as I saw the standard brackets and screws I thought, "well I'm not going to install with just the screws, the plastic tabs will just snap off". It's crazy how expensive everything has become yeah. But I suppose that's supply and demand; granted it's a lot easier to get brand new genuine parts these days which is fantastic 😊, I don't have to get totally reamed at the local Nissan dealer ha ha We sure are lucky we have all these manufacturers making parts these days, a few really great Australian companies too like Platinum Racing Products and Fit Mint Automotive, what a time to be alive ❤️ . I've got my eye on the RB26 head by PRP as mine has a very fine hairline crack, so that'll need to be addressed some time in the future. If you have any requests or odd things to make feel free to let me know and I can have a crack at making replacement parts ✌️
×
×
  • Create New...