Thread: How early is too early for synthetic?
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Old 05-30-2012, 12:54 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bvl View Post
Change it at your first scheduled maintenance. No reason to do it early. Factory fill should be the Nissan Ester. Change it to whatever fill you like at that point as long as its within specifications.

Nissan dictates a very aggressive OCI for the Z for most drivers (3 months/3K). A street driven car with 3K on a good fill will pass a UOA with flying colors. Why waste time, oil, and money doing it earlier?

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Don't over think it. The most important thing is that you have a sufficient amount of oil in the engine. Use your favorite oil and check it regularly.
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