How to make your vr30 reliable

[@vqbenny95]

Ayyye my boy made it to the video I suggested him to ask this question I’m proud of him

[@matthewdavis1758]

This car wasn’t meant to be a powerhouse. It just CAN be a powerhouse. That’s why you have to do supporting mods and do your maintenance slightly more than normal.

[@caseyroach1636]

I agree totally!

[@YourRetirementNerd]

i have 202k on a 2018 3.0T :). well maintained

[@Tachyon836]

What kind of maintenance do you do?

[@Q60MATTYICE]

Yeah what’s you secret daddy

[@colecole8379]

@@Q60MATTYICE😭😭😭😭

[@derickriley950]

I have a 2014 Q50 with the 3.7 Awd. 140k. I drive a lot. Oil changes every 4k and I have not had one thing go wrong with the car until just the other day I had my left rear ABS speed sensor go bad. Other than that, it's been a great reliable car. Wrapped roof black and some 20's. Besides that I didn't do anything.

[@ma2x-v6p]

That’s a vq tho

[@caseyroach1636]

I agree totally with you on reliability related to driving style, maintenance, etc. I worked with a luxury car mfg for several years, made relationships with people in other brands, and most cars coming in broken for lower mileage were raced - most of them were poorly cared for / maintained too. Prime example, I have a friend who worked with Subaru - WRX failures were like 90%+ aggressive driving, heavily modded, and denied warranty claim as a result.

[@tk354]

Oil change every 3,000.. 4qt Pennzoil 5w30 Full synthetic &1qt Lucas oil, always put 93 Premium gas from shells if you can.. transmission filter will need to be replaced every 30,000 or 50,000 and rear differential.. Radiator fluid in your Q50 every 24,000 to 36,000 miles, or every 24 to 36 months.. If you follow the regular maintenance book in your car should last pretty long time..

[@mr.benjamincounta]

Thanks for this why the 93 shell though lol and isn’t tha the v power gas ?

[@queuefiddy9063]

@@mr.benjamincounta Look up Top Tier Gas, you don’t need to do specifically Shell, but i’d avoid using non regulated gases like Sheetz or 711

[@mr.benjamincounta]

@@queuefiddy9063 ok makes sense brodie thank you do you know about Costco that’s where I get my 93

[@wirehot09]

Ahh I saved this vid for the weekend coffee and blanket relaxing and getting knowledge!

[@Driftking305forlife]

I religiously change my oil every 2500 to 3000 miles Valvoline VR1 5w30 in MIami. Always checking coolant and soon need to recheck my spark plugs. Also transmission I change it every 15k miles and differential fluid front and rear. Finally I have changed my driving style no longer beat on it as often. Drive it like a grandpa most of the time.

[@austinkeho7567]

Still have the car? How she treat you?

[@tonydavis190]

Valvoline VR-1 is a racing oil with high amount zinc additive and is not recommended for use in cars with catalytic converters (high zinc content can damage the catalytic converter s). Just stick with a quality synthetic from Mobil-1, Castrol, Amsoil, etc.

[@ryanallen6751]

I literally just seen a Valvoline engine oil ad that had an animation of a VR30 before this video started!

[@jnagime]

2016 Q50 Redsport stock original owner,running like new no issues.

[@Brysen1]

I know this video old but i just purchased my first car . 2019 Q60 AWD 49k mi so i appreciate this vid a lot. Im looking to mod and tune it just over stock RS but need it to remain reliable which shouldnt be an issue with proper maintenance . Thanks again!

[@joelsantiago9853]

If you bought a q60 used change all the fluids I did front rear diff, atf fluid, engine oil, and coolant flush will happen when I get my ams heat exchanger installed so I hope I’m doing a good job 😅

[@uptownsamcv]

I have a maxima and I got into the habit of draining and refilling the radiator in my car and bike once a year. antifreeze has a lubricant in it for the water pump bearings. when that coolant breaks down over time it leads to water pump failure. my maxima has 327,000 miles and I never had any cooling system issues. on a turbo car the coolant breaks down faster since it flows through the super hot turbo. I also change the fluid in my transmission once a year, 6 speed manual. on a automatic car a once a year drain and fill on the transmission would be enough. as for oil I run 5w-40 Shell Rotella T6 in everything, even my CBR1000RR.. and never go over 5,000 miles on an oil change. fuel builds up in the oil and can lead to premature oil leaks. quaker state makes a 0w-40 which is better for colder climates...

[@bdecot]

Replaced one motor at 19k miles b/c the oil was low and I didn't know to check the oil every 1000 miles. Now I'm currently replacing my 2nd engine at 40k miles b/c I spun a bearing due to a turbo consuming oil. I was advised that the potential issue is that I have a Borla straight pipe catless system (sounds amazing) and the factory turbos can't keep up so I either need to change the exhaust or get more powerful turbos. Since I already have a bunch of other supporting mods like alpha cooling, blowoff valves, etc I'm going with Pure Stage 2's and I'm going to try to tone down my driving b/c I know that doesn't help. He's also installing a custom oil pan that they CNC themselves which holds an extra quart and a half. Please God let this motor hold up b/c this is getting expensive, but good God the car is fun!

[@queuefiddy9063]

Why would warranty not cover it for you? The dealer should change it for 7 years or 75,000 miles on original motor

[@bdecot]

@@queuefiddy9063 Infinity voids the warranty once you modify the car.

[@immersify3D]

@@bdecot not always… my engine blew and they replaced it while I had full downpipes on

[@nxwedge6992]

Was it tuned?

[@bdecot]

@@nxwedge6992 yes it was and I have the new setup back. Since it has new turbos on it they placed another map on it (conservative one) so the car will run properly. One I get the flex fuel kit installed then I'll dyno and tune the car bc Pure's love ethenol!

[@natedog7869]

I've have blown turbos at 11k miles and then at 22k miles I had a blown head gasket.. coolant in the engine.. red sport 400 2019... luckily it was covered both times but car isn't been going good.. and it's my daily.. no I don't beat on it I live in the city.. car hasn't seen a highway more then a dozen times... sad

[@mr.benjamincounta]

Lowkey been seeing a lot of blow turbo comments with red sports from 2017-2019 hope it works out brotha

[@Lucifer_MS_666]

I am I have a 3.7 2015 all wheel drive everything in stock when it comes to transmission and engine from the factory without swapping anything still runs great I need is changing the under part of the driveshaft and the catalytic converter. Currently it’s at 192,000 miles body Brand New almost back in 2019 at 16,000 miles.

[@lisanderjimenez6726]

23 q50 lease 3.0t in Florida, my first “fast car” should I move to a heavier oil rather then 0w-20 or keep it I do like speeding a bit but nothing too crazy

[@yaboicees5353]

I got one brand new love the engine I’m not a crazy driver with it but only cuz it’s stock I wanna upgrade everything and drive it crazy but so far for what I do with it stock besides a muffler delete it’s fast when I need it to and when I don’t need it the engine is great mine is a 21 pure twin turbo

[@twinturbo3461]

When they started putting turbos in them from the previous gen 3.7L model, that's when the problems came.

[@marksini3598]

I have a 2010 3.7 G37x with 265,000 on it. Great car. Needed oxygen sensor and Y pipe. Love my G37

[@silentgunna9179]

What’s a good oil cooler I can get for my 21’ q50 Luxe

[@consistencyiskey84]

So I'm in the northeast tri state area, so in the summer months, use 5w30 oil and change every 3k miles...noted📓🖋

[@RighteousxJay]

love and appreciate your content!

[@123isaacvee]

Wassup boost.. I’m looking to buy a q60 red sport 2018 and I’ve watched a few of your old videos regarding heat exchangers. I’m not really someone that would beat on the car in terms of racing it on the track maybe just on the parkway every now and then. Would are the parts you’d recommend me getting to preserve the engine and turbos to last as long as possible. I know heat exchanger is one of them but is there anything else? I don’t plan on tuning this car just want to enjoy it for what it is

[@bamthechamp]

2017 Q60 w/ 95k miles. I do have the Z1 oil pan though.

[@phil_8367]

Replaced my rear deferential seals for $900. Just did valve body for $3000. Sitting here wondering what’s next for my 2016 3.0tt 😅😅

[@basicnemesis2973]

has there been any problems since then and how much miles are you on rn ?

[@phil_8367]

@@basicnemesis2973 No other issues since. 58,182 miles

[@thuyquynhle6447]

heat exchanger, brakes, rear diff brace, cat back

[@phil_8367]

@@thuyquynhle6447 nah. Keeping it stock for longevity.

[@d-nic3515]

I got my 2021 q50 from a Nissan dealership with 16,509 miles on it it was a lease return

[@JeffHartzel]

Catch can !!!! A must

[@1234aren]

Saw a 2017 q50 with A 100,000th km on Is it worth taking a look at

[@markholden866]

I have a 2018 q50 luxe with 20000 miles. Started to have rattling on cold starts. Turns out that both turbos are bad waste gate rattle. Lucky for me dealer did the job on warranty. It was $11000! Apparently Nissan knows about the problem and turbos were replaced with brand new upgraded version. How true that is I’m not sure.

[@jasonwisher297]

I've heard the waste gate rattling on a cold start is common. I've got a 2017 RS that just hit 60K. It's got that pesky rattle too, so maybe I should get it checked out. I've got the platinum warranty through the Infiniti dealership, so hopefully they'll take care of it. Thanks for the info because I didn't realize it was due to turbo failure!

[@BoostInMotion]

It’s common for it to rattle . some dealers just want jobs. And the only way to repair the rattle is to replace the turbo

[@jasonwisher297]

@@BoostInMotion Awesome, thanks for the reply Boost! We all appreciate you!

[@freemind1047]

My flat tire alert and oil change alerts will not go away. I saw a few videos indicating that I try app garage, then note maintenance but the maintenance in the subfolder is not there. 2017 Q50 3.0t

[@MRtheoriginal]

I have a 2016 Q50 RS AWD with 52,000 miles. No modifications (as in truly zero--not even cosmetic), no racing/track days, never driven faster than 85 mph, maintenance as directed. It's in the shop now with coolant infiltrating the oil, bad head gasket, turbo leaking oil. I took it in because I was having to add coolant more frequently than I thought was normal. It seemed to be running okay despite the issues I know how it had. The warranty company is sending inspector after inspector and asking for more and more tests to try to isolate what went wrong. It's pretty frustrating given the mileage. This isn't a "buyer beware" comment--it seems like I was just extremely unlucky with this one.

[@SnakeDoctor5104]

Same thing happened to me. Discovered the coolant in the reservoir gone and kept topping off, to no end. Took it in to Infiniti, had progressive checks done, until they finally said I was approved for a new long block and 2 new turbo's. Just got my Q50 back last month. I have a 2018 Red Sport, I am the 2nd owner and only had 80000 km at the time. Porous engine block defect is the issue. Earlier years are the main one's affected.

[@Scott-rd8zz]

@@SnakeDoctor5104 same thing here, they couldn’t find anything at all; no leak, no bad gaskets. they ended up calling and saying a new motor and turbos were otw

[@SnakeDoctor5104]

@@Scott-rd8zz 👍🏾Blessings.

[@bigez4337]

Why buy a rs 400 to drive it like an accord tho

[@sonytitus5838]

can you please make a video about warranty company , especially the one you have experience with ?

[@OscarGonzalez-ix7dj]

hey Boost i have a question on my transmission i have a 2015 q50 3.7 awd 147k miles and recently when i put it in drive it moves but slow n if i give it gas the engine revs high but barely moves do u think it can be my valve body what do u suggest? i havent changed trans fluid or anything

[@mr.benjamincounta]

Hey boost any good affordable 3rd party warranty’s for the vr30s

[@Sky2023S]

3.7 is much more relibale then turbo i got 2014 q50 bought at 110k rebuilt title im now at 150k and i do have havie foot almost no problems i just do a tune up every year

[@marlonbarnett1085]

Content always on point!!! 💪🏾

[@Sosa-wc8up]

How long do the motors last with maintenance?

[@bubupianisimo]

Any plans to drop merch soon?

[@RamosPlaysGames]

Do you recommend oil additives like Zmax?

[@SinnerAJ]

So if I’m in Miami I should use 5w30 or 40?

[@BoostInMotion]

5w30

[@johnathanheard2723]

I have a 2017 Q60 Rs with 32k miles , only “modification” I have is an muffler delete, never tracked the car , never skipped maintenance, there’s times where I have went faster then recommended but that’s every blue moon and my car is at Orlando infiniti getting a brand new engine because coolant is mixing with my oil

[@caloFi]

man that sucks how’s it doing now?

[@great4ever845]

Headgasket ?

[@jonryan7441]

i live in pa and we get all seasons. it started to get in the 20 degrees Fahrenheit range. So your saying in colder months use 0w20/30 and 5w30 in summer months when it’s hotter like 80-90 degree weather?

[@sumdude7848]

0w 20 is good for summer too but I’d just stuck to 0w 20 why keep hoping on different oils you know

[@LeoSong12]

Thank you man! Very informative.

[@joegentry874]

Boost can you do video regarding the FB post regarding the twin front mount turbos

[@BoostInMotion]

Okay

[@nefarious1435]

You mean my cars not reliable with PS2s 😂

[@82mjoseph]

Sup boost how wide of a tire can you fit on q 2014 q50 s the rims size is a factory 19 inch

[@bigjay9835]

10.5 with correct offset

[@mikehinson5935]

I don’t beat on my car. Exhaust, heat exchanger, and Ecutek tune. BUT, I will not be hard on it.

[@joserobles4273]

Has anybody ever gotten a p0021 and p0011 car goes into limp mode low fuel economy currently on this situation and don’t know whats the solution😭

[@huntshep2721]

Does this apply for a g37 also?

[@BoostInMotion]

Yes

[@BoostInMotion]

But turbo vehicles run a lot hotter

[@huntshep2721]

@@BoostInMotion I was looking at getting one cause a hard tip convertible seemed cool and I thought about putting on a turbo but I heard it’d be easy to just ruin your trans if you did it to a g37

[@gianluigifuoco6005]

What should I check in the used Infiniti q60 3.0t 405hp with 90000 miles. The drive belt should be changed every how many miles?

[@2seep]

The serpentine belt should be changed when you accelerate and it starts to squeal. It’s easy to change by yourself. It cost me 76$ from z1 motorsports and you need a 3/4 ratchet that’s around 2-3 feet long, Easy to replace took me 15 minutes.

[@2seep]

Also check coolant levels, and oil level every 3weeks to a month. It isn’t hard. Also give you car the Italian tune up atleast every 3 months. These cars produce a lot of carbon deposits, and the Italian tune up clears it up. The Italian tune up is just accelerating hard.

[@270trevon]

Boost or anybody that can help. I have a permanent P0101 code that cannot be cleared with my scan tool (under codes it's listed as permanent). The problem was a loose clamp from the air box tubing after the MAF sensor. Fixed that hopeing it would self clear but a month later the code is still there. Any suggestions without having to drive 90 miles to my nearest dealership and paying 150 for a diag. Edit, I do not have a CEL but can tell that code it affecting throttle response and performance slightly.

[@BoostInMotion]

If you still have a Performance issues then there’s still an issue present. Look at all the other connections or vacuum lines to make sure that everything is connected.

[@270trevon]

@@BoostInMotion Thanks and yes I'll definitely look for any other issues, somebody on another fourm just informed me about PDTC's so the car still thinks something is wrong somewhere within that area.

[@prestonrangel8054]

Just don’t dive the car like a g35 owner that has a lead foot and it will be fine. I’m almost 70,000 miles on 2017 and daily it with about 50miles a day. Just do regular maintenance

[@baggycamera4825]

Now I know thank you. I just replaced my turbos. Definitely buying an oil cooler. I already have AMS INTERCOOLER

[@mugz90]

You want it to last Don't play in stuff you shouldn't and service on time

[@xelguanax4323]

My q50redsport just need a new engine at 100k miles haha

[@HOTPLATEGAMING]

you can’t