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Originally Posted by NIZMOZ
Hey man. The main reason yours got noisy is because of M1 itself. Many cars are having noise issues and cars using oil more after people switched to M1 since they changed their formulation. If you switched to Penzoil Plat, or Castrol Edge, your engine will be way quieter guaranteed. I also used M1 a while back and moved away due to this too.
M1 is not as good as it use to be. PP is better than them. Welcome |
i actually heard Uprev's rep at ZCON talking about this. b settle also recommended switching to castrol instead. but since i don't work at a dealership anymore, don't have my tools down here in SC and nowhere (except B's house) to change my own oil, i'm just gonna let the dealership change the oil for now. think my total was $27 and some change.
OP, the dealership should have ester oil on hand as some infiniti's recommend it. it may cost a little more for the oil change but it's probably worth it. having worked as a mechanic at a dealership i can give this advice: 1) become well aquainted with one service writer, i was a writer for a while as well and i had customers that came back and waited in line to talk to me since i remembered their history and treated them well. 2) if you can, meet the mechanic who changes the oil and note whether or not he does a good job. if so, call back to the dealership (to the writer you got to know) and tell them to let the mechanic know you are thankful he took care of your car and make a note that you want him to continue to work on the car over it's service life so he becomes the only one to ever turn a wrench on it. if he does not do a good job (leaves oil dripping from the draining or screws loose/missing from the engine cover) call and let the service writer know so they can make a note that you don't want so-and-so working on your car again. i did this quite frequently with my customers. it helps build a trusting relationship between the writer, mechanic and customer.