AlabamaDan

Seriously, I don't know if I have this function or not. Besides having frost or snow (which I don't have yet) how can I tell?

It isn't the size of the button that matters...

I wonder why mine isn't connected. To the best of my knowledge the pan has never been off.

Well, you're right. The FSM reads 5w30.... Should be ok until the next oil change?

Day off from work today so I casually changed the oil in between football games, meals, and games with the family. I'm not exactly sure when it was last changed, but it definately time. It was really dark and the filter was heavy. ? I loaded it up with 5w-20 Mobil 1 Full Synthetic and a Mobil 1 filter. (M1-110A). The end of the plug had some sludge on it. The inside of the oil cap had some caked on oil that I had to scrub to get off. Where the filter spins on had some gunk too. Well, now everything is clean and I'll keep an eye on it. I think the Mobil 1 will clean it up over time. I thought about getting some oil additive, but decided against that stuff. I'm afraid it's snake oil. Right before the next oil change I may run some Seafoam in it. I'll probably change it after 5k for a while.

I was changing the oil in my car today and noticed the brackets on this line aren't attached to anything. I couldn't find out where they go? Can anyone take a photo of theirs and show me how it should be?

It’s really hard to photograph how slick and smooth she is now. Better than new. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why change the dip stick? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice looking rig. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Finished waxing and detailing the old girl.

Finally finished. I can't wait to back her out of the garage into the sun, but for now here are after pictures.

So much rubbing... a decade of neglect builds up. I'm telling you guys.... 6 months ago this baby looked worse than things in a JY. My wife was all over me to get rid of it. Two clay bars later and two weeks of rubbing and I'm almost done. Putting a coat of wax on it tonight.

I've clay bar'd everything except the roof over the last two weeks. There are lots of little nooks and crannies on a QX4, It takes so much time. I've also started sealing it with the Jescar Power Lock Blue. Waiting 30 mins to buff it off. Then I'm going to wait until tomorrow to apply some wax.

I've clay bar'd everything except the roof over the last two weeks. There are lots of little nooks and crannies on a QX4, It takes so much time. I've also started sealing it with the Jescar Power Lock Blue. Waiting 30 mins to buff it off. Then I'm going to wait until tomorrow to apply some wax.

Nice looking job. I'd love to do that on my QX4.

I did something similar about 100k ago. I ordered all my parts from Infiniti of Scottsdale, AZ. https://www.infinitipartsusa.com I found their prices better than my local dealer and they were good to work with.

I was thinking about a Fumotomo valve as well, but then I wondered if it would be better to have the magnet to catch particles.

https://www.amazon.com/MTC-Magnetic-Oil-Drain-Plug/dp/B001G7L2Y4 Somewhere MTC was mentioned as very good.

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What do y'all think about magnetic oil plugs? I hear some people say that filters take care of everything or if they were good then they would come as OE. On the other side are people saying that filters only catch particles over a certain size. As for manufactures installing them as OE, it's really not in a manufacturer's best interest to build an engine that last forever is it. https://www.drainplugmagnets.com/nissaninfiniti.php

Ever learn anything?

I didn’t like the Q50 either, but love my Q70. I also looked at the various QX models and didn’t like them either. The engine power, body style and everything seems to fit the Q70 size perfectly. It looks like the stretched or shrank it down to fit all the other models. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like the guys video and learned a lot, but I too have sprayed water in engines without problems. I do follow up bewitch an air hose and towels to dry it. I forgot to mention that before. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is a fantastic video. Well worth the 20 mins to watch. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don’t use a high pressure hater spray, just regular garden hose. Warm it up, spray degreaser, let sit a min, rinse. I try not to directly spray electronics too much. I like to use purple power but if it’s really bad I go with Gunk. The only problem I’ve ever had washing engines was some moisture in the distributor cap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk