Originally Posted by U235 OK, please do not make this worse than it is. NO WHERE does ANYTHING say Nissan Ester is required . I'm simply recommended . They also
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Besides the first guy to make there own Ester oil is gonna make a mad profit. I would love to use Royal purple ester oil if it costs half the price of nissans. Hell every one on the board would be useing it. |
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what makes you think 76 has no additives? just because they dont advertise it like chevron and shell ,doesnt mean they dont have additives
as far as i know the only ones with no additives in them are the cheap/ and or costco gas thats why they are so cheap on top of that i have a 1990 sentra with 225k and a 1997 dodge caravan with almost 300k both running fine since day 1 using chevron gas
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Also, I can't find a source right now, but I'm pretty sure I've read before that the base fuel stocks (before additives are mixed in) are virtually identical between all the top tier stations (ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, Shell, BP/Amoco, etc). |
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The Chevron/crap gas station comparison is not a valuable contribution to this thread. I've seen no one on this thread mention using some crappy no-name oil like Kendall or GreatWestern or whatever. People are talking about Royal Purple, Mobil-1, Motul, etc. These have been proven time-after-time in VQ engines (although Mobil-1 isn't that great actually). To me, this recommendation is not too different than if Nissan "recommended" Chevron Premium and someone decided to put Shell in it instead (both top-tiers gas). Again we're not comparing this Nissan magic-juice to crap oils. Even Castrol GTX performs really well in just about every VQ engine to date. I'd be using Amsoil if I got a 370z and I'd have no hesitations about it. To the guy who said the dealer can deny warranty because you didn't use the recommended oil. That's complete BS and would be illegal. There are laws specifically written to prevent that sort of issue. If it was a "Requirement" it's one thing, if it's a "Recommendation" it basically doesn't hold any weight. I generally tell people the best thing they can do is use a quality DINO and change it every 3k miles. My favorite mainstream DINO is Castrol GTX. I use it in my Infiniti because A) it's a lease and I have no intention of keeping it. B) I change every 3k miles regardless C) In oil analysis GTX outperforms Mobil-1 (on 350z/G35). However, since the 370z is likely to be driven more aggressively by most drivers, and some of the overheating issues documented, I'd be inclined to run a top synthetic: Amsoil or Castrol Euro Formula would top my list. Last edited by U235; 04-30-2009 at 01:07 AM. |
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Regardless, if it turns out there's ANY problem and that the car must have this special oil, Nissan will be responsible for any damage caused by not running it since it's a recommendation and not a requirement. It's not unheard of for entire engines to be recalled (see e46 M3 for example). My point being, read things literally: REQUIRED = NEED TO DO. RECOMMENDED = Optional. The fact that it's optional means using any other high-quality, proven synthetic is still ok and still exceeds the requirement. If it gives you peace of mind, I say go for it. A regular synthetic oil change will cost you $60+ and it seems others have been able to get Ester changes for $80 so it's not such a big difference. However, at $120 it's bit more of a contemplation. The valvetrain info is interesting. |
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