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Old 07-03-2010, 09:06 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Juleous View Post
I was told by a knowlegeable NISSAN guy that if you don't use the correct oil (nissan ester) that the knock sensor will sense an issue and start to retard the power to the engine trying to compensate for this. Not sure if this is true but it sure sounds like it could be happening here, or does this sound like dealer dribble?
Not quite sure why the engine oil would cause an issue with the knock sensor. Doesn't make any sense to me.

If that were the case I think we'd have a lot more discussion on poor performance because it seems like more than 50% of board members are running something other than the Nissan Ester.
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