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semtex · 12-31-2009, 10:15 AM

Nissan's Ester Oil is not a synthetic. It is a conventional oil with an ester additive. That being said, nobody is 100% positive if that's what Nissan is actually using as the factory fill. They might be using their regular, non-ester, oil. But either way, it's a conventional oil they're using. My recommendation is to do your first oil change with Nissan's Ester oil at around 1200 miles, as it's still a dino oil. Then switch over to a synthetic (either a group IV with ester additives like Amsoil or a group V, which uses an ester base stock, like Redline) at, say, 5k miles.

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semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 54 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Nissan's Ester Oil is not a synthetic. It is a conventional oil with an ester additive. That being said, nobody is 100% positive if that's what Nissan is actually using as the factory fill. They might be using their regular, non-ester, oil. But either way, it's a conventional oil they're using. My recommendation is to do your first oil change with Nissan's Ester oil at around 1200 miles, as it's still a dino oil. Then switch over to a synthetic (either a group IV with ester additives like Amsoil or a group V, which uses an ester base stock, like Redline) at, say, 5k miles. __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.