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View Poll Results: What brand of oil do you use in your G coupe/sedan?
Motul (300v or 8100)
56
4.06%
German Castrol
44
3.19%
Amsoil
46
3.33%
Redline
49
3.55%
Royal Purple
79
5.72%
Mobil 1 Synthetic
653
47.28%
Pennzoil Platinum
133
9.63%
Valvoline SynPower
31
2.24%
Eneos Synthetic
22
1.59%
Quaker State
10
0.72%
Lucas Oils (synthetic)
6
0.43%
Schaeffer Synthetic Oil
4
0.29%
Nissan Ester Oil
171
12.38%
Conventional 5w30 "dino oil"
77
5.58%
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by philter25
What dealership? Im bringing in my nissan ester oil UOA's and then my redline UOAs next change to Jim Coleman infiniti.
Infiniti of Tysons
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Another Nissan Ester UOA....

...and I think this will be my last. Replacement fill was Penn Ultra.

UOA History:
(1) Factory Fill 5W-30, 2,670 mi
(2) Dealer Valvoline Dino 5W-30, 3,830 mi
(3) Penzoil Yellow bottle Dino
(4) Nissan Ester Dino 5W-30, 4,502 mi, lead & iron jump
(5) Nissan Ester Dino 5W-30, 1,553 mi
(6) Final Nissan Ester Dino, this UOA:


Threads on BITOG.
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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51.1 is the lowest viscosity Ive seen on the Ester. Congrats!
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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Nissan Ester oil sucks.
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by philter25
51.1 is the lowest viscosity Ive seen on the Ester. Congrats!
Well played, sir. You got a good chuckle out of me on that one.

PS: ****.
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Old Dec 16, 2010 | 12:31 AM
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Just a quick note: I am running EcoPower 10W30. It's recycled oil, made by SafetyKleen.

The reason I am using it? I have seen two excellent 7K mile UOAs on this oil at Terry Dyson's website.

I can't post the numbers because of a non-disclosure agreement, but the oil got some great wear results with improved oxidation and nitration (i.e. combustion efficiency) despite significant fuel dilution.

I'm only planning on running it 3K miles (from 3K to 6K) before changing it out, but I will post my results here.
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Here is my recent oil analysis on Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 for 4000 miles. Plan on running it again for 5000 and working up to 7500 if things still look this good.

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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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I used mobil 1 in my 2k2 maxima. I now use redline in my G37. So far so good first 3k miles.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by joselitopr
Does any one had try this oil Belray its says is a full synthetic ester oil.
4-Stroke Oils | Bel-Ray Company, Inc

I was wondering the same thing when I saw their ads in a magazine.
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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RaiderSuby
I was wondering the same thing when I saw their ads in a magazine.
I didn't see any 5w-30, but if that isn't an issue for you(warranty), contact them and ask about the suitability of the oils. I didn't see any claims that the oil was specifically for car application (excluding mention of API SM), where the did list the ATV/Motorcycle applications.

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Old Jan 12, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Sunstealer
Here is my recent oil analysis on Pennzoil Ultra 5W-30 for 4000 miles. Plan on running it again for 5000 and working up to 7500 if things still look this good.

that owns, just put ultra in my dad EX35. He can thank me later
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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What engine oil?

I'm at dealership now for first oil change and noticed on paper they use mobil clean 5w30 oil. What do u guys think? Is that ok? I have no idea which oil is recommended
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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some people like mobil 1 some people say it's bad for our engine.. This a BIG debate. Plenty of threads on this subject I recommend reading some info and make your own choice. Personally I used to use mobil 1 now I use redline which I feel is better based on oil reports ive read but to each their own.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Felix_the_Cat
some people like mobil 1 some people say it's bad for our engine.. This a BIG debate. Plenty of threads on this subject I recommend reading some info and make your own choice. Personally I used to use mobil 1 now I use redline which I feel is better based on oil reports ive read but to each their own.
I use Redline too. Expensive, but can't go wrong with it.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 02:12 PM
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I started with Royal Purple ....now using Mobil1 5W-30.
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