Nissan Ester Oil - good news! see inside

darrinps

Two things. One, they way overcharged you. Mine was like $400 and they threw it in after some haggling and two, I am not so sure Ester based CONVENTIONAL oil is as good as a synthetic to begin with.

I know Nissan recommends it, but I have never seen any tests done to show that it performs all that great and in fact the opposite seems to be the case. I wonder if it isn't more that they have a vested interest.

I put my trust in the folks over at Bob Is The Oil Guy site. They are saying synthetic...and I tend to agree.

I'll probably just bring my own M1 or PP to them when they do the change unless they have it there at a reasonable cost.

BTW, here are a few links talking about Nissan Ester oil over at BITOG:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1905308
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1850328
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1902356
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...Number=1848105

Pay particular attention to the last two. This oil doesn't seem to be doing all that great of a job as far as engine protection goes. In short, I would not recommend this oil if your goal is engine longevity. It MAY do what they designed it to do...increase fuel mileage and lower emissions though.

Nick911sc

Great information

I searched all over BITOG when I was deciding if I should go with the ester.

To make a long story short I did not. I have Agip full synthetic in my Z. And my gf is running mobil 1 in her G37. Car runs much better than it did with the oil from the factory. Couldn't be happier!

'10Anamoly

It's not a gimmick. I know because since they swapped it out, the engine is much quieter, especially the valvetrain. Cold starts have no more chatter noise from the valvetrain that used to be there.

I'm pretty sure that even if Ester oil is not the most advanced stuff out there, Nissan would not have produced it if it did not do anything and wore your engine out faster.

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efuseakay

I'm not saying it wears your engine faster/damages it. I'm just saying it's a waste of $ and any perceivable benefits are far outweighed by the cost.

VCuomo

And one other issue - the oil filter. The Nissan dealer is installing a Nissan oil filter, which looks pretty crappy to me (there are other threads here that discuss this). If the OP is going to have the dealer change his oil, he should purchase a high quality filter (Purolator, Wix, NAPA, K&N, etc.) and tell the dealer to install it instead of the Nissan oil filter.

Matt

Every time you mention you're getting your tires rotated along with your oil changes, a kitten, somewhere, is dying.

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