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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ Used ester oil for my first 2 oil changes. Definitely overpriced, went over to Motul 300V power racing 5w30 for the summer. Pure nectar, its an

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Old 09-27-2011, 05:33 PM   #121 (permalink)
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Used ester oil for my first 2 oil changes. Definitely overpriced, went over to Motul 300V power racing 5w30 for the summer. Pure nectar, its an ester oil and in my opinion the best you can get. Its about time to do an oil change before putting her away for the fall, going with amsoil synthetic, will go back to Motul next summer.
Motul is excellent -- pricey and hard to get, but excellent.
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Dare I say this, the most reliable place to get it has been ebay. Its about @100 but I need 3 full cans with the 25row cooler.
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Dare I say this, the most reliable place to get it has been ebay. Its about @100 but I need 3 full cans with the 25row cooler.
There is nothing wrong with buying from eBay, as long as you are careful.
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personally i think ebay is great. most people that find ebay shady is people who dont research the seller, look at reviews or feedback. just have common sense and ebay is magic!
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personally i think ebay is great. most people that find ebay shady is people who dont research the seller, look at reviews or feedback. just have common sense and ebay is magic!


My 240z would not be running without parts I find on eBay.
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I got lifetime ester changes when i go tthe car... - first trip in to the shop, i watched as they lifted the car, changed the oil... then the service manager caught the fact that they didnt put in esther.. so up it went again, and they changed it again to the right kind...

all other service at that dealer has also been excellent..
Wow, ive heard of 2 or 3 complimentary oil changes, but lifetime...jeez wish i got my car from that dealer.
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Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right.
My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes.
Not much else to do for the first 100K miles.
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Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right.
My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes.
Not much else to do for the first 100K miles.
Spend your money on gas, good booze and women instead.
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K&N HP-1008 (or -1010 for a compatible longer filter option) is also basically identical to the above-mentioned M1 110 filter. The filter review guys say they're actually made identically at the same factory, just branding and labeling differences. The K&N version is very slightly more expensive, but they put a little sheet metal nut on the end that makes it super easy to remove them, which I'm a fan of.
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Buy a case of 12 bottles of Redline 5W-30 for $125.88 from Amazon.com with free shipping and no tax. Buy 2 Mobil 1 # 110 filters for about $12 each. That will cover 2 changes with some top off oil for about $75 per oil change for materials and you have one of the top 3 oils available and probably the best filter. Crawl under the car and bond with your vehicle. I'm 56 years old and still do it and know it's done right.
My car will only see dealer service when it's time for tranny & differential fluid changes or a radiator flush or brake/clutch or power steering fluid changes.
Not much else to do for the first 100K miles.
Spend your money on gas, good booze and women instead.
No matter how u figure it its not the same as getting it done free.
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Wow, ive heard of 2 or 3 complimentary oil changes, but lifetime...jeez wish i got my car from that dealer.
I got lifetime free oil changes and lifetime powertrain warranty through the dealer.

Its not the ester oil, but i could care less. Once the warranty is about up i will put on an oil cooler and start putting in synthetic myself. But it does save me a lot of money for the first couple years of ownership.
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I got lifetime free oil changes and lifetime powertrain warranty through the dealer.

Its not the ester oil, but i could care less. Once the warranty is about up i will put on an oil cooler and start putting in synthetic myself. But it does save me a lot of money for the first couple years of ownership.
nice, i got 2 free oil changes
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Same, lifetime oil and lifetime powertrain warranty (still a bit skeptical on that one). I dont know what esther oil is but if it's the best, then I doubt they're doing it.
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No matter how u figure it its not the same as getting it done free.
Really the cost of the oil changes themselves is immaterial, within reason. It's not a huge component of the overall cost of the car. The important thing is getting it done right every time. Too many horror stories. Nobody cares about your car more than you do, it's a pretty simple task, and it's arguably the single most important maintenance task for your car's long term health.
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