nissanman312 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Right guys ive decided my 370 is going to start getting oil every 4500 as i like to drive it how it should be driven so want to keep it the best i can! so first question is whats the best top notch oil for her? also ive been noticing it gets a little warm when pushed and im doing a week in europe this summer and will be doing some on track driver training so wanted to fit an oil cooler so question 2 is whats the best oil cooler for her for fitment and build quality can someone point me i the right direction thanks in advance guys Edited January 1, 2015 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 if it was me i would be looking at something along the lines of this with the thermostatic sandwich plate. http://www.mishimoto.co.uk/09-nissan-370z-08-infiniti-g37-oil-cooler-kit.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 that looks a nice bit of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Cannot go wrong with their products.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 just watched there install vid looks a nice little job to do first little mod of 2015 here we come whats the dogs dangles of oil for our engines chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 if it was me i would be looking at something along the lines of this with the thermostatic sandwich plate. http://www.mishimoto...cooler-kit.html Yep plus 1. Great quality items. The other option to consider is the Stillen 19 row oil cooler with thermostatic oil sandwich plate from Tarmac Sportz who also do the Mishimoto one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 We sent out the Mishimoto one before Christmas to a 70 owner, good bit of kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 cool bang me your price over on a pm mitz also ive noticed there is diffrent thermostats for them so whats the optimum temp ? looking at there website i may be wrong but are they kidyminster ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp606 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Mishimoto or Stillen, it's essential to fit a thermostatic sandwich plate if the car is going to be driven normally as it will never get up to temp otherwise. Some sandwich plates have a hole to fit an oil temp sender too so you can fit a dedicated gauge to monitor it better. Edited January 1, 2015 by Jp606 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 yeah its driven normaly but it seems you can have diffrent temps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thermostatic take off is a must, but even with a low temp one you may find that you need to cover the cooler in winter, bare in mind that too cool is just as bad as too hot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thermostatic take off is a must, but even with a low temp one you may find that you need to cover the cooler in winter, bare in mind that too cool is just as bad as too hot. yeah i have been told this good piont if its thermostatic tho then will it not leave the engine until to warm ? what is the optimum safe temps for the oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thermostatic take off is a must, but even with a low temp one you may find that you need to cover the cooler in winter, bare in mind that too cool is just as bad as too hot. yeah i have been told this good piont if its thermostatic tho then will it not leave the engine until to warm ? what is the optimum safe temps for the oil Any good thermostatic take off plate will allow a constant small amount of oil to flow through the cooler at all times, so there is no sudden thermo shock to the engine when the opening temp is reached, which may mean that the oil will take slightly longer to reach normal operating temp, Most decent semi and fully synth oils are happy up to around 130c but I wouldn't want to be seeing more than 115c - 120c on a regular basis, conversely oil needs to reach around 100c during normal engine use in order to evaporate water vapor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 So my temps may not be so bad is reaching 110 fairly easily with spirited driving in this weather so in the heat could be a different story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If it doesn't take too much hard driving for your temps to reach 110c in this weather, then during summer it could be a different story, if you do fit a cooler don't go too big and use a take off plate with a high ish opening temp to stop over cooling. The HR motor must run quite hot then, I only added a small 19 row cooler when I started getting temps over 117c on my supra after fitting a large turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) Yeah I Don't need to push very hard for long to get it to 110 When you say take off plate? You mean where the thermostat sits Edited January 2, 2015 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 No he's talking about the thermostatic plate set point. How are you monitoring your oil temps at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 On the gauge on the dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 On the gauge on the dash Does the 350z have an oil temp gauge? I thought it was only coolant temp the same as the 350z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If it does, thats handy btw! Wish the 350z came with one rather than battery voltmeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 As Neilp said, the thermostatic take off plate, usually fitted to the oil filter housing, its possible that the std temp gauge is a little optimistic, but it also depends where the oil temp is measured, if the sensor point is on the block or oil filter area it will usually read more than the temp in the sump, so if I fit an aftermarket gauge I will normally fit a sensor in the sump if a can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If it does, thats handy btw! Wish the 350z came with one rather than battery voltmeter From my research it has an oil temp gauge and not an oil pressure gauge........... bit daft IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 370z has oil temp sure it dose clock battery and oil on dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If it does, thats handy btw! Wish the 350z came with one rather than battery voltmeter From my research it has an oil temp gauge and not an oil pressure gauge........... bit daft IMO. Yeah really should be both and ditch the battery voltmeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 I've seen on American forums they have put gauges in the pods look well smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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