Switching Oil??? Harmful or Not

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-10-2015, 01:33 AM

Hey guys, I have a 2012 370z and I got it used. The guy ran Mobil 1 through the car throughout it's whole life. I wanted to switch to Redline like I have in my other 370, but I am afraid that changing oil will damage the engine. A mechanic also told me if i switch then it will "smoothen down the camshafts." Does this sound correct or what do you guys recommend.They are both synthetic for sure, but does anybody have insight. The car has 22,600 on it now. I occasionally have been driving it on the weekends.

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-10-2015, 09:01 AM

Anybody??

-Raj

brancky3 · 03-10-2015, 09:10 AM

It won't hurt anything.

Chuck33079 · 03-10-2015, 09:43 AM

It won't hurt anything, it won't help anything, and the mechanic you talked to should never be let anywhere near a car of yours.

JARblue · 03-10-2015, 10:17 AM

There is no problem switching back and forth. I believe the myth started because when synthetic oils first came out, they caused rubber seals to shrink which caused oil leaks in cars that had no leaks before. The manufacturers have long since reformulated the synthetics and this is no longer a problem.

Bulletz4break · 03-10-2015, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

It won't hurt anything, it won't help anything, and the mechanic you talked to should never be let anywhere near a car of yours.

No doubt! "Smooth out the camshafts"

Rusty · 03-10-2015, 08:33 PM

You'll have no problems switching oils. As for that mechanic. Ehh........I would stay away from him. He needs some smooooothin'.

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-10-2015, 08:36 PM

I'll definitely stay away from him. I do 99% of the work on my cars myself and rarely go there. I was replacing valve cover gaskets on my Lexus and a mechanic stopped by and looked at the cam shafts and one was starting to "smoothen" and he said that was because I switched oils from royal purple to mobile one. They are both synthetic 5w-30.

-Raj

90 ST · 03-10-2015, 10:08 PM

I've got about 40 oil changes with Redline on my car now, no leaks.

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-10-2015, 10:09 PM

120k miles on odo? About? Not bad

-Raj

fryzia23 · 03-10-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rajmangal7

I'll definitely stay away from him. I do 99% of the work on my cars myself and rarely go there. I was replacing valve cover gaskets on my Lexus and a mechanic stopped by and looked at the cam shafts and one was starting to "smoothen" and he said that was because I switched oils from royal purple to mobile one. They are both synthetic 5w-30.

-Raj

Which lexus? I guess its either Es 330 or Rx 330? I work for lexus and I see these valve covers leaking all the time when the mileage gets up there.

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-10-2015, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fryzia23

Which lexus? I guess its either Es 330 or Rx 330? I work for lexus and I see these valve covers leaking all the time when the mileage gets up there.

This one is a Ls430! Nice guess though, got 123k on the odo and spark plugs were bad, even though they were replaced at 75k

-Raj

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-10-2015, 11:50 PM

-Raj

axmea? · 03-10-2015, 11:56 PM

Lola on Smoothen down the camshafts.

90 ST · 03-11-2015, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by rajmangal7

120k miles on odo? About? Not bad

-Raj

I'm over 200,000 miles, I change every 7,500 kms, but ran ester for the first year, or so.

03-10-2015, 01:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dragon_Ball_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,117 Drives: Nismo& Sport/Touring Rep Power: 17	Switching Oil??? Harmful or Not Hey guys, I have a 2012 370z and I got it used. The guy ran Mobil 1 through the car throughout it's whole life. I wanted to switch to Redline like I have in my other 370, but I am afraid that changing oil will damage the engine. A mechanic also told me if i switch then it will "smoothen down the camshafts." Does this sound correct or what do you guys recommend.They are both synthetic for sure, but does anybody have insight. The car has 22,600 on it now. I occasionally have been driving it on the weekends. __________________ Build in Progress

03-10-2015, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dragon_Ball_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,117 Drives: Nismo& Sport/Touring Rep Power: 17	Anybody?? -Raj __________________ Build in Progress

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brancky3 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Greer, SC Age: 37 Posts: 754 Drives: 14 370Z Gun Metallic Rep Power: 16	It won't hurt anything. __________________ 2014 Nissan 370z Gun Metallic 6-spd Test Pipes \| Nismo CBE \| Stillen Gen3 \| Swift springs \| Advanation Sway Bars \| RJM Clutch \| GTR DBA Premium Wheels

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Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29539	It won't hurt anything, it won't help anything, and the mechanic you talked to should never be let anywhere near a car of yours. Rusty, DEpointfive0, Zoren 370 and 3 others like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

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JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	There is no problem switching back and forth. I believe the myth started because when synthetic oils first came out, they caused rubber seals to shrink which caused oil leaks in cars that had no leaks before. The manufacturers have long since reformulated the synthetics and this is no longer a problem. TreeSemdyZee and Dragon_Ball_Z like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 35,180 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684437	You'll have no problems switching oils. As for that mechanic. Ehh........I would stay away from him. He needs some smooooothin'. Dragon_Ball_Z likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Dragon_Ball_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,117 Drives: Nismo& Sport/Touring Rep Power: 17	Switching Oil??? Harmful or Not I'll definitely stay away from him. I do 99% of the work on my cars myself and rarely go there. I was replacing valve cover gaskets on my Lexus and a mechanic stopped by and looked at the cam shafts and one was starting to "smoothen" and he said that was because I switched oils from royal purple to mobile one. They are both synthetic 5w-30. -Raj __________________ Build in Progress

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90 ST A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,861 Drives: 90 and 15 GMC Sierra Rep Power: 421	I've got about 40 oil changes with Redline on my car now, no leaks.

03-10-2015, 10:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dragon_Ball_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,117 Drives: Nismo& Sport/Touring Rep Power: 17	120k miles on odo? About? Not bad -Raj __________________ Build in Progress

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