Nissan Ester Oil - good news! see inside

VCuomo · 07-19-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 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:
Nissan Ester OIL 5W-30 - Bob Is The Oil Guy
VOA - Nissan Ester 5W-30 - Bob Is The Oil Guy
Nissan Ester 5W30-'08 Infiniti G37, 1.5k mi - Bob Is The Oil Guy
Nissan Ester Oil 5W-30; 09 Maxima; 14,300 Miles - Bob Is The Oil Guy

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.

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 · 07-19-2010, 02:25 PM

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

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Matt A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 43 Posts: 1,680 Drives: 2010 Avalanche LT Rep Power: 20	Every time you mention you're getting your tires rotated along with your oil changes, a kitten, somewhere, is dying. __________________ "Any man who can drive a 370z while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the Z the attention it deserves." Albert Einstein....modified.

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