Recent content by jhc

Troubling. Being the owner of a 2007 G35x, I'm now wondering what oil I should be using, and if I now need to reduce my OCI's? 70/30 city vs highway driving, for me. I have been using GC @ 7500 mile OCI's.

Jonny, I thought I read in the old thread that you were moving over to Redline? Any thoughts along those lines? I just stumbled upon this post today, and I have a '07 G35x with (obviously) the 3.5L, and am now a bit worried about the longevity of this platform. Although, admittedly, I don't...

Both my '07 Infiniti G35x and '07 Honda CR-V EX AWD were assembled in Japan.

With the IS350, I was in a similar situation as I am with the Infiniti; I used the ATF based on past experience and was happy with the results. As you said, Critic, I had good results although it wasn't necessarily the "correct" fluid. Thanks much, Joe

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I really appreciate your insight. Joe

Licensed? What does that mean? What I can tell you is that based on all the warnings on the car and in the owners manual, Nissan firmly believes that only their fluid will work and all others will void the warranty if there is an issue.

As far as I know, it's the factory fill. If I make the jump, that will also be getting the Amsoil ATF. Amsoil shows that's what to use, plus I used it in the case of a 2001 Pathfinder I had and it worked great.

Thanks for the reply! I already have some of that very gear lube, so changing out the front and rear diffs is on my project list.

Yes, Amsoli's site shows it to be compatible with all three of Nissan ATFs. I really like Amsoil's products, but I also don't want to make a foolish move that could sacrifice my car. Their ATF made a great difference in the 2004 Acura. I could feel the difference in shift quality and...

Hi all, I just purchased a new-to-me 2007 Infiniti G35x, which includes an automatic transmission. I have used Amsoil AFT in several of my past cars including a 2004 Acura TL and a 2006 Lexus IS350, both with great results. However, I have been doing some reading and among some of the Infiniti...

I had a 2004 TL with an automatic and because this particular transmission has a flawed design involving 2nd gear, I changed over to Amsoil Universal ATF at ~ 1500 miles. I sold the car with 13,000 miles on the clock and in my opinion the tranny ran better than new (crisp shifts and no flare)...

That would have been a nice feature! Oh well.

In order to get to the filter on this particular vehicle, I did need to get it off the ground and access the canister via a removable panel underneath the car. Additionally, the canister on this car is mounted parallel to the ground (Critic, I assume that was what you were referring to by...

This may be a naive question, but what would have been the reasoning behind Toyota going with a cartridge filter as opposed to a self-contained unit?

ekpolk, Thanks for the advice. I think I will look into the sample pump; makes a lot of sense to me.