Nissan Ester Oil is part synthetic or full syenthic

spearfish25

These oil threads come in waves every few months. Have you guys searched all the old threads to avoid reinventing the wheel for 9th time?

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WarmAndSCSI

Oil debates are never-ending, but I've read all there is to read on the Ester Oil and there is still no solid conclusion on A.) its formulation/composition B.) its overall wear protection adequacy and C.) its specifications relevant to high load/high performance conditions (HTHS, viscosities, etc.).

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spearfish25

It's Nissan's 'special sauce'.

After all the discussion that's been had, I'd suffice to say that NEO is just not worth the price. If it was $7-8/qt, I might consider using it still. For $10/qt...well, Nissan can keep it.

The thing that makes me laugh the most though: When the Z came out, the Nissan techs were putting Valvoline in the cars and everyone had to twist the dealerships' arms to get them to fill with NEO. Now, Nissan discourages using anything but NEO. If NEO was so important, the manual would mandate its use and all the new Zs would come with a huge sticker on the hood saying "Warning, ONLY use Nissan Ester Oil".

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