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Old 07-09-2009, 04:00 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by LiquidZ View Post
^ You don't need Nissan's oil, you just "need" oil with esters so it sticks to the parts.

Whether it is "needed" is still up for debate.
The problem is, we don't know exactly which esters are used in the Nissan Ester Oil. While other synthetic oils like Mobil 1 and Amsoil may have esters, they may not be the ones that work best with the DLC coating on the valvetrain.
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