First Oil Change, change to synthetic?

nmjaxx9 · 09-04-2012, 10:55 AM

I use royal purple 5w-30 and it works good so far, thought of switching to redline, but I think ill stick with it for a while. Keeps the engine nice and clean, and if I need to I can go up to 6k in between oil changes.

Mannysrt8 · 09-04-2012, 12:09 PM

Go with synthetic,I just had my first oil change,called my local Nissan dealer and they wanted $170

,I went to walmart bought a gallon of Mobil 1 synthetic for $25 and went to my local Honda dealer where a good friend of mine is a mechanic,paid him $30 including filter,moral of the story is go with synthetic,buy your own oil and filter,take it to a reputable shop where you will get a proper reciept and documentation if you are worried about warranty issues

UNKNOWN_370 · 09-05-2012, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nmjaxx9

I use royal purple 5w-30 and it works good so far, thought of switching to redline, but I think ill stick with it for a while. Keeps the engine nice and clean, and if I need to I can go up to 6k in between oil changes.

Running the same thing with nismo oil filter. Royal works awesome. Oil stays cooler from my experience. May switch to redline @ 30k miles

nmjaxx9 · 09-05-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Running the same thing with nismo oil filter. Royal works awesome. Oil stays cooler from my experience. May switch to redline @ 30k miles

Yeah I only do it for convenience, no other store in my town sells redline, I would have to order it online, where as royal purple is available within 1 mile of my house at Napa.

09-04-2012, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mannysrt8 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 254 Drives: 370z & Optima SX Rep Power: 17	Go with synthetic,I just had my first oil change,called my local Nissan dealer and they wanted $170,I went to walmart bought a gallon of Mobil 1 synthetic for $25 and went to my local Honda dealer where a good friend of mine is a mechanic,paid him $30 including filter,moral of the story is go with synthetic,buy your own oil and filter,take it to a reputable shop where you will get a proper reciept and documentation if you are worried about warranty issues

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09-04-2012, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 27	I use royal purple 5w-30 and it works good so far, thought of switching to redline, but I think ill stick with it for a while. Keeps the engine nice and clean, and if I need to I can go up to 6k in between oil changes.