G35X Service in PA/NJ

[G35xIndoors]

Hi Guys,

I'm sure this is a common question, and admittedly I only tooled around a about 5 minutes for the answer, but what are the alternatives for factory service?

I know it sounds silly, I should just go to a local shop, right? But I don't know. I have 2008 G35x and the dealers want $350-$400 for 15,000 mile service. It's just oil and filter, in-cabin filter, wipers, rotate tires and inspect parts. I figured I would check with the experts for any advice before I gave my car to a random shop.

Service will be performed either near Allentown/Bethlehem PA or near Morristown, NJ if anybody knows a good shop.

Thanks in advance!

Eric

[kmckis1029]

any commerical shop can do you oil/filter (unless you have a personal oil preference, they might use your supplied oil)

an in cabin filter, wipers, rotate tires can be done by a commercial shop...

im going to do the in cabin filter and wipers myself, i would do oil changes but i dont have any where to dispose of the used oil...

the parts inspection would be best done at an infinity or nissan dealer... did you check your nissan dealer for a price? they are much cheaper in general.

When i hit 30k im doing a nissan dealership 30k service... but in between the 30k intervals its all minor checks/replacements... and most of it you can do your self.

[telcoman]

Hi Guys,

I'm sure this is a common question, and admittedly I only tooled around a about 5 minutes for the answer, but what are the alternatives for factory service?

I know it sounds silly, I should just go to a local shop, right? But I don't know. I have 2008 G35x and the dealers want $350-$400 for 15,000 mile service. It's just oil and filter, in-cabin filter, wipers, rotate tires and inspect parts. I figured I would check with the experts for any advice before I gave my car to a random shop.

Service will be performed either near Allentown/Bethlehem PA or near Morristown, NJ if anybody knows a good shop.

Thanks in advance!

Eric

G35xIndoors

Welcome to NICO

Oil & Oil filter changes are very easy to do. An air filter change takes less than 10 min and a cabin filter change can be done in less than a half hour.I rotate my tires while doing an oil change. Also very easy to do.The fiberboard shroud underneath the vehicle has about 14 10mm bolts that are easy to remove with a cordless drill with a 1/4 in drive socket adapter. An investment in a couple of hundred dollars in tools and some of your time will save you thousands of dollars. Why anyone would want to pay shop rates as high as $120 hr in some places is beyond me.Do you think an independent shop is going to replace all 14 bolts on that shroud?You can search on this site for instructions on changing the air & cabin filters.

As far as oil disposal, any place that changes oil is required to take it. I use plastic 2 & 3 qt orange juice containers and leave them on Pep Boys doorstep early Sunday mornings.



My air filters get pretty dirty after 8 or 9k miles and run about $10.00





My dirty cabin filter



Telcoman

[marlin29311]

Dealer prices:

Oil and filter - $30Rotate and Balance - $40ish (because of the balancing)Wipers - You can get Bosch Icon's (the best) for $40 and do it yourself so easilyIn cabin filter - $70-100 depending on your dealer because of labor. Filter costs like $10-15 at autozone.

All in all you can take it to the dealer and just tell them what you want done; don't say you want the 15k services, say you want an oil change and a rotation if you can't do it yourself. It'll run you maybe $70. Besides, are your door locks really that bad after 15k miles? Hell, my old Taurus went 90k with out any of the glamour checks...

[kmckis1029]

i didnt know they were required to take the oil...

oh and my local shop charged me $5 extra bucks to take off that 14 bolt shroud LOL.... claimed "Extra Labor"

All in all you can take it to the dealer and just tell them what you want done; don't say you want the 15k services, say you want an oil change and a rotation if you can't do it yourself.

Thats my plan... im just going to ask them to list everything they do in a 30k service and pick out everything i dont have the tools/time to do my self.