Nissan Ester Oil - good news! see inside

Dwain65 · 08-08-2010, 01:46 AM

We have 2 2009 370's in our family which we purchased from 2 different dealers. One dealers service department uses NEO exclusively in one 370 while the other uses a Valvoline oil in all their oil changes. The Z using NEO is much quieter at startup while the car running Valvoline ocassionally has a tapping noise at startup and on hard acceleration you ocassionally hear what sounds like ticking between 4-5K rpms. While this is not a controlled study I personally am convinced the NEO is better for the Z. On the next oil change I will convert the Valvoline car to NEO and see if this makes a difference.

WarmAndSCSI · 08-08-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dwain65

We have 2 2009 370's in our family which we purchased from 2 different dealers. One dealers service department uses NEO exclusively in one 370 while the other uses a Valvoline oil in all their oil changes. The Z using NEO is much quieter at startup while the car running Valvoline ocassionally has a tapping noise at startup and on hard acceleration you ocassionally hear what sounds like ticking between 4-5K rpms. While this is not a controlled study I personally am convinced the NEO is better for the Z. On the next oil change I will convert the Valvoline car to NEO and see if this makes a difference.

When comparing conventional oils, I'm sure this is true, but a true Group IV PAO oil is definitely better for your engine overall than Nissan Ester Oil unless it is also a full synthetic.

08-08-2010, 01:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dwain65 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Argyle TX Posts: 30 Drives: 2009 370Z PW Auto Rep Power: 16	Valvoline vs. NEO We have 2 2009 370's in our family which we purchased from 2 different dealers. One dealers service department uses NEO exclusively in one 370 while the other uses a Valvoline oil in all their oil changes. The Z using NEO is much quieter at startup while the car running Valvoline ocassionally has a tapping noise at startup and on hard acceleration you ocassionally hear what sounds like ticking between 4-5K rpms. While this is not a controlled study I personally am convinced the NEO is better for the Z. On the next oil change I will convert the Valvoline car to NEO and see if this makes a difference.

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