Nissan Ester Oil - good news! see inside

Greg C · 06-16-2010, 06:20 PM

Ok after my first oil change I was a bit shocked at the price and then the dealer told me about the special oil they have to use in the 370.
I use to have a 350 and that was never the case, so I bought a quart of this new and improved oil and had it analized by a friend who researhes oils and greases for the industry.
His words to me were there is nothing in the Nissan oil that is any different from Mobil 1.
Do I still use the NIssan oil yes because I don't want them to tell me I have voided the warranty but I do believe this is just another rip off

efuseakay · 06-17-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg C

Ok after my first oil change I was a bit shocked at the price and then the dealer told me about the special oil they have to use in the 370.
I use to have a 350 and that was never the case, so I bought a quart of this new and improved oil and had it analized by a friend who researhes oils and greases for the industry.
His words to me were there is nothing in the Nissan oil that is any different from Mobil 1.
Do I still use the NIssan oil yes because I don't want them to tell me I have voided the warranty but I do believe this is just another rip off

See... Esther is a gimmick. It's a waste of $.

Nissan cannot void your warranty if you don't use their voodoo grease.

Any name-brand off-the-shelf oil will be fine if you plan on following the "every 3750 miles" schedule.

6MT · 06-17-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by efuseakay

See... Esther is a gimmick. It's a waste of $.

Nissan cannot void your warranty if you don't use their voodoo grease.

Any name-brand off-the-shelf oil will be fine if you plan on following the "every 3750 miles" schedule.

Well.... it's your money (and engine... valve train to be specific).

As someone mentioned earlier... I'll be using oil with that spec. (Amsoil to name names).

Good Luck!

370Zsteve · 07-19-2010, 10:31 AM

"His words to me were there is nothing in the Nissan oil that is any different from Mobil 1."

Your crack(head) oil expert said there is no difference between a synthetic oil and a dino oil?

WarmAndSCSI · 07-19-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

"His words to me were there is nothing in the Nissan oil that is any different from Mobil 1."

Your crack(head) oil expert said there is no difference between a synthetic oil and a dino oil?

From all of my research, it's yet to be proven that Nissan's retail-packaged Ester oil is not a synthetic oil. The filed patents all say that the additive package is designed for either synthetic or conventional. People are going off a few statements that only hint at the Nissan oil not being synthetic-based.

Until somebody actually analyzes a bottle of the stuff, it's all assumptions.

autopc25 · 07-23-2010, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

From all of my research, it's yet to be proven that Nissan's retail-packaged Ester oil is not a synthetic oil. The filed patents all say that the additive package is designed for either synthetic or conventional. People are going off a few statements that only hint at the Nissan oil not being synthetic-based.

Until somebody actually analyzes a bottle of the stuff, it's all assumptions.

Mobil analyzed Nissan Ester Oil. Mobil 1 is part or full synthetic.

Ester Oil and Nissan Engines

WarmAndSCSI · 07-23-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by autopc25

Mobil analyzed Nissan Ester Oil. Mobil 1 is part or full synthetic.

Ester Oil and Nissan Engines

It says that their "analysis" (AKA document research, phone calls) indicates that it is full or partial synthetic. While this is probably true, the statement from Mobil 1 is too wishy-washy to mean anything.

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Greg C Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 17 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Red M Rep Power: 16	Ok after my first oil change I was a bit shocked at the price and then the dealer told me about the special oil they have to use in the 370. I use to have a 350 and that was never the case, so I bought a quart of this new and improved oil and had it analized by a friend who researhes oils and greases for the industry. His words to me were there is nothing in the Nissan oil that is any different from Mobil 1. Do I still use the NIssan oil yes because I don't want them to tell me I have voided the warranty but I do believe this is just another rip off