Synthetic Oil for 370z; Amsoil?

O&G · 02-18-2012, 11:51 AM

Been using AMSOil in my boosted VQ's for over 7 years, built motors and stock. I also run their transmission and diff. oils w/ no problems.......

drisko · 07-09-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidZ

^ You don't need Nissan's oil, you just "need" oil with esters so it sticks to the parts.

Whether it is "needed" is still up for debate.

The problem is, we don't know exactly which esters are used in the Nissan Ester Oil. While other synthetic oils like Mobil 1 and Amsoil may have esters, they may not be the ones that work best with the DLC coating on the valvetrain.

LiquidZ · 07-09-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by drisko

The problem is, we don't know exactly which esters are used in the Nissan Ester Oil. While other synthetic oils like Mobil 1 and Amsoil may have esters, they may not be the ones that work best with the DLC coating on the valvetrain.

Going back to the owners manual, I feel that if there was an oil that needed to be used, it would mention it.

The only thing it requires is the oil meeting the API standards (I think).

Somebody correct me if I am wrong.

ConchZ2 · 07-23-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidZ

Anybody using Pennzoil Platinum want to chime in here on valvetrain noise? I'm thinking of PP or Redline for my next oil change.

My first oil change was @ 1900 miles. I used PP with the K&N filter. The engine is quieter with PP than with the Nissan break in oil. The easy accessibility of PP & cost ($20) was the key factors. I plan on changing the oil every 3 to 4K.

Good things were written about PP on Welcome

LiquidZ · 07-23-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ConchZ2

My first oil change was @ 1900 miles. I used PP with the K&N filter. The engine is quieter with PP than with the Nissan break in oil. The easy accessibility of PP & cost ($20) was the key factors. I plan on changing the oil every 3 to 4K.

Good things were written about PP on Welcome

So you are saying that the valvetrain did not make any extra noise once the Nissan ester oil was replaced with PP? It actually got quieter?

If so good to hear!

ConchZ2 · 07-24-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by LiquidZ

So you are saying that the valvetrain did not make any extra noise once the Nissan ester oil was replaced with PP? It actually got quieter?

If so good to hear!

I’m not certain if Nissan used ester oil for factory break in! PP was noticeably quieter in the VVEL intake valves. My normal driving oil temps with PP is 220. When driven like a whore, it jumps to 245. It has never reached 260. Maybe living and driving in Connecticut with daytime highest ambient temperatures averaging 85 (July) is the reason. In addition, PP is formulated with Adaptive Molecules, which help resist the breakdown caused by heat, shear and pressure in your engine.

Philipp · 07-28-2009, 08:43 PM

Group,
Coming from a rotary world, i can only say that Royal Purple products where the ones to be chosen as far as wear reduction, heating and HP (yes HP) improvments.
I am a true fan of RP with my previous car (Maxda Rx-8). I did about 15 track events over the last 3 years and had different oils analysed. RP was always the winnner...
My Z will be arriving next week and you can be sure that i will switch to RP as soon as i hit the 5-7K mark.
Anyone using RP products in the Z world?

kannibul · 07-28-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Philipp

Group,
Coming from a rotary world, i can only say that Royal Purple products where the ones to be chosen as far as wear reduction, heating and HP (yes HP) improvments.
I am a true fan of RP with my previous car (Maxda Rx-8). I did about 15 track events over the last 3 years and had different oils analysed. RP was always the winnner...
My Z will be arriving next week and you can be sure that i will switch to RP as soon as i hit the 5-7K mark.
Anyone using RP products in the Z world?

Not a lot of love for RP here AFAIK - here or otherwise...

Rotory world is different - you can't, or shouldn't, use synthetic for example.

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