Normally, I run the car over a ramp to elevate it to change oil. This presented a problem on my M, considering I have the low front aero kit which would hit the ramp and scratch its bottom paint. Bottom line is I let the dealer do it for me. I spent $6 on the nissan oil filter and $20 on 6 liters of castrol motor oil. The dealer charged me $35 for the oil change. Considering I won't do the labor and worry about throwing used oil, and not scratching my car; $9 difference shoud offset the balance.That is, until I figure out how to elevated the car without scratching my aero kit.

$35 is WELL worth it to keep hands clean, spend more time driving, and let someone else be liable if something goes wrong.

AZhitman wrote:$35 is WELL worth it to keep hands clean, spend more time driving, and let someone else be liable if something goes wrong.

Not to mention the free inspection you get by an experienced Infiniti technician.

Edong t5 wrote:Normally, I run the car over a ramp to elevate it to change oil. This presented a problem on my M, considering I have the low front aero kit which would hit the ramp and scratch its bottom paint. Bottom line is I let the dealer do it for me. I spent $6 on the nissan oil filter and $20 on 6 liters of castrol motor oil. The dealer charged me $35 for the oil change. Considering I won't do the labor and worry about throwing used oil, and not scratching my car; $9 difference shoud offset the balance.That is, until I figure out how to elevated the car without scratching my aero kit.

I hope you meant 6 quarts, right?

I agree with Greg (AZhitman) and Brian (maxnix). Simpler to let the dealer do it.

What I do for the 7500 mile interval changes is let the dealer do it when they are doing the other stuff at those miles, although I buy and provide the oil (since I use Mobil 1 0W-40) - they give me a break on that cost, of course.

For the oil changes at the 3750 mile intervals, I buy the Mobil 1 0W-40 from a local auto store, the filter from Infiniti, and then go to a local auto place. They change the filter and engine oil for a flat $15 labor (my oil and filter costs are, of course, the extra above that). Not too bad a deal for not getting my hands dirty.

Much easier than the ramp or jack stands.

Z