View Poll Results: What brand of oil do you use in your G coupe/sedan?

Motul (300v or 8100)

4.06%

German Castrol

3.19%

Amsoil

3.33%

Redline

3.55%

Royal Purple

5.72%

Mobil 1 Synthetic

653

47.32%

Pennzoil Platinum

132

9.57%

Valvoline SynPower

2.25%

Eneos Synthetic

1.59%

Quaker State

0.72%

Lucas Oils (synthetic)

0.43%

Schaeffer Synthetic Oil

0.29%

Nissan Ester Oil

171

12.39%

Conventional 5w30 "dino oil"

5.58%

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08-11-2014, 05:47 PM

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Could be. There was this period where Ultra was off the shelves, and Platinum was the only Penzoil Synthetic. And now they've got "Ultra Platinum".

It's like a word salad, man. The Penzoil marketing crew has to get their act together.

definitely agree, its a mess

i'm trying to hoard as much of the original ultra as i can for now, but i only have 10qts left

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08-30-2014, 01:20 AM

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i am currently using the new pennzoil ultra platinum (black bottle) with an OEM filter at 5000 mile intervals

i drive my car alot...2011 g37 journey coupe with 22k miles...i've put about 4500 miles on it in the past month and a half and it sees about 3000 miles a month regularly

my work requires a lot of driving and stop-n-go

should i reduce my intervals or is 5000 good?

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10-12-2014, 11:13 PM

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Is anyone familiar with Fuchs Titan Supersyn D1 5W-30 Synthetic oil?

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10-13-2014, 11:56 AM

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Purchased this and changed the oil in my x5 over the weekend. Started by looking for German Castrol and stumbled on this at Amazon. Around $40 delivered to my door on subscription every four months (6 quart case).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006A4...&robot_redir=1

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10-13-2014, 12:09 PM

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Purchased this and changed the oil in my x5 over the weekend. Started by looking for German Castrol and stumbled on this at Amazon. Around $40 delivered to my door on subscription every four months (6 quart case).

Pennzoil 550023013-6PK Ultra Euro L 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil - 1 Quart (Pack of 6):Amazon:Automotive

Dude that's formulated for diesel engines. It'll work, but I wouldnt recommend it. I'd love to see a UOA after you drain it.

Can I use Pennzoil Ultra Euro L? | Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO) - Gasoline Cars/Pickups/Vans/SUVs | Bob Is The Oil Guy

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12-02-2014, 08:38 PM

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so when i bought my car the dealer thre in the elite maint package. so my car has been getting dino oil for the last 2 yrs and 27,000 miles. Does anyone know when its too late to switch to synthetic? my prepaid maint is until 4 yr or 50000. I feel bad this program deprives my car of synthetic so the vq37 can fully live to its potential.

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12-20-2014, 01:11 PM

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2013 skyline
maybe buy some lubeguard and have the dealer add it to the oil when they change it ?

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01-12-2015, 10:08 PM

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Just bought a 08 g37s with 44k miles. Is it okay if i run synthetic oil now? No idea what the previous owner used bought it from an auction.

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01-12-2015, 10:19 PM

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Just bought a 08 g37s with 44k miles. Is it okay if i run synthetic oil now? No idea what the previous owner used bought it from an auction.

It's fine to use synthetic oil at any time.

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10-30-2015, 03:18 PM

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wow that's crazy how many people use Nissan ester. Why not get redline which is fully synthetic.

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10-30-2015, 03:29 PM

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wow that's crazy how many people use Nissan ester. Why not get redline which is fully synthetic.

Thread was created in 2009.

If a dealership is changing your oil for free, might as well let them.

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03-18-2016, 11:41 AM

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Just did an oil change with Mobil 1 0w40. Smoooooth. Car never sounded so nice at idle or the redline. I think I'll be sticking with this one.

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06-02-2016, 12:12 AM

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Anyone use the high mileage version of Pennzoil e.g. Pennzoil Platinum Pennzoil Platinum High Mileage? Any reason to go that route / not go that route?

Just curious.

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06-02-2016, 01:50 AM

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I use Mobile 1 synthetic and change it out every 4-4500 miles max. I know I could let it go for more but I choose not to and always try to keep it fresh.