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Originally Posted by Geoff-AU
^^ Good synthetic oil is PAO Ester which is the same family of molecule that Nissan adds to their dinosaur juice mineral oil for the 370Z.
So just use a PAO Ester oil and you have superior lubrication DLC or no DLC.
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Don’t know how it is in Australia but there aren’t many synthetics left in North America that actually use PAO ester base oils. Most use extremely refined petroleum base oils and call it synthetic. The only standout is Pennzoil which uses a base oil derived from natural gas for their Platinum synthetics.
Redline do claim to use PAO base oil but their oils do not meet API certification and therefore should not be used if you have an existing NISSAN warranty.
Amsoil and Royal Purple refuse to divulge their base oil makeup but if you read their MSDS, it is petroleum based.
Oooops.....I really hope I’m not starting another oil thread war. Just stating facts.
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