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Originally Posted by Red__Zed
I think it has been determined that it doesn't do that as well as most good synthetics.
Nissan has kept quite on the details on the oil to spook people into thinking it has some magical properties, but any decent oil will do the same job.
The benefit to the Ester oil is it is supposed to react with the DLC coating on the cam follower, and helps prevent the tapping noise you will hear sometimes when you don't run the Ester oil.
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Do you know where we can find the info or comparison test you mentioned? Ester is a synthetic, so it would seem logical that the properties are identical with margin gains in lubricating properties. I think it would be to the community's benefit to have reliable scientific data before we jump one way or the other. We all know how easily misconceptions spread on the internet.
