Just a little FYI, Infiniti has updated their 30K service adding a few things like changing out the microfilter in the cabin, replacing belts and the radiator cap to the tune of-get this-$749!!!!
This seems exorbanently high to me but apparently is not. Any comments on this? Incidentally this is for the G35.
See, I will need this service not due to the mileage on my car but the age which is going on 3 years and since I live in a desert, cooling and belts are important if not crucial. But $750 bucks? I cannot imagine! So for all those thinking they got a good deal on the car: wait until you need a major servicing!
Perhaps: so what does one do? The service is fairly comprehensive, drain and replace all fluids, flush radiator, test everything, balance and rotate tires, lube everything (including my ass?) change all belts, radiator cap, in cabin air filter and a lot of other stuff, but how can they get away with that price? My GOD! It's going to have to wait a bit I think. At least 6 weeks. I have other bills too. I guess I just won't drive the car too much between now and then. I called the 4 main dealerships in my area and the top quote was $833! Lowest was $649 with a $100 coupon. It's still too much. Oh Christ!
they supposedly change them, but I wonder if I need that due to the low mileage on my car, last thing I want however is a belt to break! They just added the belt change, in cabin filter and radiator cap change and that bumped the price about $150! They would probably charge me extra to clean the K&N filter as well. Oh now I am depressed!
OK, if they do replace all the belts then it sounds reasonable. Replacing belts can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 + depending on make and model of a vehicle. Also, I always thought that belts should be replaced around the 60K mile mark and not 30K, but I could be wrong about the VQ. I don't know why the VQ would need such early belt replacement. I'm not certain but aren't the VQ's one of those motors that don't allow the valves to crash into the pistons if the timing belts do fail? So even if they did fail it shouldn't casue any severe damage to the motor or it's internals. I'd do this if I were you and I was out to save a few bucks. Get a list of the 30K service, mark off all the essentails like belts, etc. and do them seperately. Forget things like in-cabin filter replacement and the sort. You can find those parts cheaper yourself and do the install on a weekend. I've seen some pretty detailed install DIY's around the forums.
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OK, if they do replace all the belts then it sounds reasonable. Replacing belts can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 + depending on make and model of a vehicle. Also, I always thought that belts should be replaced around the 60K mile mark and not 30K, but I could be wrong about the VQ. I don't know why the VQ would need such early belt replacement. I'm not certain but aren't the VQ's one of those motors that don't allow the valves to crash into the pistons if the timing belts do fail? So even if they did fail it shouldn't casue any severe damage to the motor or it's internals. I'd do this if I were you and I was out to save a few bucks. Get a list of the 30K service, mark off all the essentails like belts, etc. and do them seperately. Forget things like in-cabin filter replacement and the sort. You can find those parts cheaper yourself and do the install on a weekend. I've seen some pretty detailed install DIY's around the forums.
I am almost positive I can get away without changing the belts especially since they were all replaced when I got the pulley kit. Mileage is not the enemy here however; it's age. And I am wondering what I can and cannot get away with not doing mtce. on. I know I need to:
flush and refill the cooling system
do the 28 point inspection which includes topping off the fluids
probably change the diff and tranny fluid if applicable
oil and filter
rotate tires
change the cabin air filter (which I appreciate the link for but I do not have the patience)
clean the K&N filter (can cause horrible trbl. to the m.a. sensor if not done)
and that is probably it. Definitely not $750 worth of service!
Did I mention that I am mechanically inept? That I can't find my dick and a screwdriver in the dark? Now houses I can work on, cars are a totally different trip AND I DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT. So I fly into a panic when something like this comes along. You are all right about where the money lies, but I cannot lie, I am just a klutz. The filter I can do, it's easy. I have nowhere to put the old fluids and nothing to put them in. I have no comprehensive set of tools.
I guess I should have known this all along, it was just the sticker shock that got me. I contacted my dealer and he agrees the prices can be whittled away depending on what I have done or not done, so I will probably go that route. My concern is keeping the car in top running order and not voiding the warranty of which I still have over a year left. And smoke, you are right. If I utilize the kindness and expertise of this forum, I can probably do some things (like the cabin filter) myself. BTW: the camera was a dud and I am taking it back. I guess I will continue to use photobucket and scan prints.
Oh, and a friend is going to introduce me to his buddy with a shop in N. Scottsdale, so maybe I can have some of it done there as opposed to the dealer.
out of all the services that they did for you, only 2 of them actually require any tools. the other just require knowledge. i sometimes prefer to have a mechanic take care of things, such as the belt, and rotating tires and all, simply because i do not have efficiency, nor the tools necessary. otherwise, checking fluids, cleaning the filter, and completing an oil change are very easy to handle. dont worry too much about the service price, at least now you know what they actually perform at the "service", and will no longer require their experties in ripping off . since you have brand new belts, you wont need another belt change till about 90k miles. the tranny fluid will be fine till about that time. in fact, some places suggest 100k miles is the adequate time to change the tranny fluid. the next big thing you should keep in your to-do list is a tune up (just go to a local garage, PLEASE!) which should be done at around 75k miles for safety
thanks Smoke, you are the bomb! I will adhere to your logic! The tune-up has no time frame? See, that is my biggest killer, time. What wears out in time, not mileage. Like the last oil change was done 6 months ago but only 800-900 miles ago. Shit like that. Bugs me to death!
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The tune-up has no time frame? See, that is my biggest killer, time. What wears out in time, not mileage. Like the last oil change was done 6 months ago but only 800-900 miles ago. Shit like that. Bugs me to death! 
