Otto wrote:With the new Nissan (Oil/filter change every 6 months even if you put on say 2000 easy miles?)
Manual says (whatever comes first)3000miles OR 6 months otherwise good bye warranty!
Every vehicle I have ever owned recommended changing the oil after a prolonged period of sitting. This goes back to at least the mid-1980's. I suspect, like many supposed warranty-breakers, it rarely is cited as a reason to void the warranty. Kinda like reloads. I have never read a manual which did not say reloads void the warranty, yet I routinely hear people claim they had firearms repaired or replaced, even though they freely had admitted to firing reloads. The manufacturer can probably tell whether you have been hotrodding by examining the gun in question.
Oxygen filled tires generally can be repaired if there is a puncture from a nail penetrating the tire. It generally costs around $40 to $60 to repair a tire from a puncture wound if filled with oxygen pressure. You cannot repair a tire that has been filed with nitrogen. You need to simply completely replace the tire. This can be more expensive at times.
Why can nitrogen-filled tires not be repaired? Why are they different from air-filled tires? Who in the world fills their tires with oxygen, and why?
Otto
Guy, were not in the 1980's anymore! Come on now!
You buy a NEW car! With this NEW EXPENSIVE car you get a Owners/Maint package. Now, you also have the option to purchase an EXTENDED Warranty Plan.(we did)Bumper to Bumper 100,000 "Gold Package".Anyone tells you they are not worth it (on a new expensive car and with a Dealer repair labor rate of $75 bucks an hour,I shall argue that fact)or just ask the wife about her Nissan Altima having a new $3100 transmission put in that went south at 62000 miles.
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(plus a few other things)That extended warranty package cost her $1300 few years back)?
But back to the issue---- This owners manual has "required" service based on either time "or" distance.
You need to ensure you do these things in order to keep the warranty(period)
When you have a problem within that warranty window being it (either the standard warranty/or the extended warranty time frame) The first thing the Service manager will ask is as he pulls out his own BIG/BAD Warranty book while looking to see if its somthing(once they know what it is wrong with the car) that the Company(Nissan in this case)will cover,
he or she will say can I have your Maint. booklet with all your service records ?
Note: These records must be copied and sent to(in this case Nissan)for REPAIR AUTHORIZATION TO BE GRANTED. Its cut and dry! If you went 6 months and 3 weeks without service and the requirements were 3,000 miles OR no greater than 6 months sorry Pal! No more well thats ok you were over but?
Now, who said anything about a car sitting 6 months(extended period of time idle)?
This kinda now NEW car gets driven to a favorite restraunt my wife likes twice a week(usually Wed/Sat)and we just take this car
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except for some some small extra little jaunts in town during the week.
That distance to the Restraunt is a nice highway drive that lets the engine warm up nicely.(twice a week)
With that Oxygen deal? (was referring to air)yes I know what air is made of and its mosty Nitrogen.
But, two seperate tire service places, BOTH recomended strongly that---------
when you have a larger tire punture which can be fixed (no sidewall stuff)the only recomended fix can be a Plug and inside Patch repair.
They both stated they have been instructed that once this has been done to only use "AIR" only
Why I asked? Both seperate people brought some deal involving tire blow outs where people had a repaired tire from say a large nail and they put back Nitrogen in it?
Is it true? I dont know? and really are not concerned since I only use AIR!
Only going by their recomendations bud! Honestly, I think that nitrogen in your tires deal is kinda a snake oil sales gimmick!(I will just use about 78% of it in mine for free) you know---Our free Oxygen/Air/ or whatever someone wants to call it!