Z Oil Change: Miles or Time?

JARblue · 05-17-2012, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 370Z Purist

GT-R's motor oil is just Mobil 1 Synthetic, isn't it? That isn't that special; although oil for the tranny or diff in the GT-R is super specific (and super-expensive). The Z oil by comparison is more "special," since it's the ester base with "microdiamonds."

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Originally Posted by Shamrock

Sorry, I meant if the gt-r oil will damage my z engine. I didn't phrase it write. What is the difference etween the the gt-r oil and the z oil? What is a oil based ester? Thanks

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From his link above, the GT-R uses 6-quarts Mobil 1 Synthetic 0W40. For the Z I use 5W-30, which is recommended by Nissan. If you have 0W40 in there now, I'm not sure whether you should immediately change it out or not. I know I would just because I'm like that, but perhaps someone else can weigh in with a more precise answer.

I believe it is "ester-based oil" and there are numerous threads on this topic already.

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