so a nissan dealership manager said 370z NEEDS ester oil

Vegasboricua · 02-17-2010, 02:14 PM

Did he even tell you why Synthetic is bad? I really would like to know what he told you. lol.

WhiskeyHotel · 02-17-2010, 02:20 PM

I find this all hilarious. My Nissan service manager didn't even know the Nissan ester oil existed. They use Mobil One. I think I'll take 'em a quart next time for fun. They're missing out.......

Zsteve · 02-17-2010, 05:43 PM

I just changed my oil today and they tried to sell me the ester and I asked for just a good syn oil but they said it was like 12 bucks too so I went and bought the stuff myself. I got the royal purple (5 QTs) and a KN filter for 43 dollars, at oreilly auto, they had a managers special on it for 39.99. Went back to Nissan and they charged me 12.50 for labor and thats all. I also had them look up the TSB, and guess what........

they found it and orderd the parts. hmmmmmm nice. Also had a good talk with the service manager about the GTR, he said he has some leeway on voiding the warrenty on them as long as it doesnt overboard. They had 4 GTRs on the show case and he said there are 11 in the city.

Vegasboricua · 02-17-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Zsteve

I just changed my oil today and they tried to sell me the ester and I asked for just a good syn oil but they said it was like 12 bucks too so I went and bought the stuff myself. I got the royal purple (5 QTs) and a KN filter for 43 dollars, at oreilly auto, they had a managers special on it for 39.99. Went back to Nissan and they charged me 12.50 for labor and thats all. I also had them look up the TSB, and guess what........

they found it and orderd the parts. hmmmmmm nice. Also had a good talk with the service manager about the GTR, he said he has some leeway on voiding the warrenty on them as long as it doesnt overboard. They had 4 GTRs on the show case and he said there are 11 in the city.

Lol nice. I'm a little bit paranoid though. Especially here in Vegas. If I were to bring in my own oil, how would I know if they put my oil or they stiffed me? Sorry if this is a newb question im not to mechanically inclined

shabarivas · 02-17-2010, 07:11 PM

people calm down... ester is just what they recomend until you break in your car... atleast thats what my service dude @ nissan said...

To the thread starter dude - wtf? you really took your Z to JiffyLube? They probably poured used cooking oil in your car...

Zsteve · 02-17-2010, 09:22 PM

The service manager said they recommend it cuzz its suppose to help keep things quiet.

VCuomo · 02-18-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

... ester is just what they recomend until you break in your car... atleast thats what my service dude @ nissan said...

Not true - it's not "until" you break in your car, it's "recommended" as the regular fill oil for the life of the car. See the Owner's Manual for more info...

spearfish25 · 02-18-2010, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Zsteve

The service manager said they recommend it cuzz its suppose to help keep things quiet.

Trust me, there is no difference.

spearfish25 · 02-18-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zsteve

The service manager said they recommend it cuzz its suppose to help keep things quiet.

Trust me, there is no noise difference.

370Zsteve · 02-18-2010, 10:00 PM

^ Double-poster, not to be trusted.

1slow370 · 02-19-2010, 05:29 AM

Not reading it Just go back and kick him in the pills for being stupid. Threads done close it.

Vegasboricua · 02-19-2010, 10:19 AM

Ugh, can't believe some of these service managers these days. Makes me thankful mine have good knowledge of the cars.

Modshack · 02-19-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegasboricua

Ugh, can't believe some of these service managers these days. Makes me thankful mine have good knowledge of the cars.

A service manager job is all about sales and time management. Not a surprise than many know nothing about cars...

CBRich · 02-19-2010, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

A service manager job is all about sales and time management. Not a surprise than many know nothing about cars...

Bingo.

370Zsteve · 02-19-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

A service manager job is all about sales and time management. Not a surprise than many know nothing about cars...

I long for the days when the Service Manager was the guy the mechanics went to when they couldn't fix a problem.

02-17-2010, 05:43 PM	#33 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	I just changed my oil today and they tried to sell me the ester and I asked for just a good syn oil but they said it was like 12 bucks too so I went and bought the stuff myself. I got the royal purple (5 QTs) and a KN filter for 43 dollars, at oreilly auto, they had a managers special on it for 39.99. Went back to Nissan and they charged me 12.50 for labor and thats all. I also had them look up the TSB, and guess what........ they found it and orderd the parts. hmmmmmm nice. Also had a good talk with the service manager about the GTR, he said he has some leeway on voiding the warrenty on them as long as it doesnt overboard. They had 4 GTRs on the show case and he said there are 11 in the city. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

02-17-2010, 09:22 PM	#36 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 22	The service manager said they recommend it cuzz its suppose to help keep things quiet. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

02-18-2010, 10:00 PM	#40 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 43	^ Double-poster, not to be trusted. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

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1slow370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: In the D Posts: 3,732 Drives: v8 74 260z ;) Rep Power: 7251	Not reading it Just go back and kick him in the pills for being stupid. Threads done close it.