hey everyone! car is in the dealership trying to fix a tick that i hear from the passenger side of the engine. Im assuming its because I originally put in the Nissan Ester Oil 5W-30 at a different dealer, and then on my last oil change, they charged me for Ester ($15 a quart + labor/taxes) but just gave me plain crappy oil.

Reason for my paranoia is because when i did my FIRST oil change, it cost me about $60 bucks. Second oil change was about $100-$120 because I requested ester, figuring they already put in ester since its a factory recommended oil. Turns out they only put in ester, regardless what the factor says to do, unless you request it.

So my oil has been changing from ****ty to ester to ****ty again, or at least I think so.

My question to all of you is:

What kind of oil do YOU use and why?

Some are telling me to use Royal Purple or even Mobil 1, both of course at a 5W-30, but upon examination of the oils, they dont seem to state that they're ester oils.

Im afraid of buying a different brand oil because im new to this and already getting a tick is scary enough.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance everyone!

 

Sorry on the swearing heh..
Oh! And any recommended filters besides the trash oem one would be great! Thanks!

 

Check out a thread titled The Definitive Oil Thread. It's hiding in the stickies. Here's a link:
https://www.myg37.com/forums/engine-...il-thread.html

There's also a long thread on oil filters. I'll leave it to you to find that one. It'll be a good exercise in utilization of the search filter. Best of luck.