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Old 12-29-2009, 05:16 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ricky bobby View Post
The service writer at the dealer said that they were getting complaints about oil temps and that the Nissan recommended ester oil should make it run cooler so i changed the oil, my oil temps are between 220-240 never been on the track, dont know what was in the Z originally but started using their ester oil at 700 miles and change it at every 1500 miles after that. have 5k on it now, oil temps are still the same, is the cooler made by nissan?
Wow - next time you're at the dealer, ask your service writer how Nissan's ester oil lowers oil temp! I'd sure like to hear that explanation...

And you probably don't have to change your oil every 1500 miles - look at the Z's Owners Manual and pick the service interval that matches your driving conditions (most likely 3750 miles).

The oil cooler is a Nissan Motorsports accessory (link to thread on Nissan's oil cooler, link to thread comparing Nissan's oil cooler to Stillen's).

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