Yeah dammit another oil thread

[Dwight Frye]

I drained the factory fill at about 1250 miles and refilled with the ridiculously expensive Nissan ester oil. I ran that until 5000 miles and then switched to 05W-30 Redline. I had been running the Redline with 5K mile OCI's, and excellent Blackstone reports. I was somewhat concerned with consumption though, using around 1.25 quarts every 5K miles.
At the 35,000 mile mark I switched to Pennzoil Ultra 05W-30, mainly because it was considerably cheaper than Redline and has an excellent reputation. Interestingly enough, I have only had to add less than half a quart in 4000 miles. It may be the oil, it may be that the engine is just settling down. I will do another Blackstone analysis when I change the Ultra at 5000 miles. If comparable to the Redline I may stick with the Ultra, it runs about $55 for 6 quarts delivered on Amazon vs. $69 for 6 quarts of Redline delivered. I use the Mobil 1 # 110 filter which is slightly oversized so I put 5.5 quarts in with an oil & filter change instead of the 5.25 quarts the manual says. I think I paid almost $14 per quart for the Nissan ester oil by the time I paid the 8% sales tax, and won't make that mistake again.

[VCuomo]

Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

I drained the factory fill at about 1250 miles and refilled with the ridiculously expensive Nissan ester oil. I ran that until 5000 miles and then switched to 05W-30 Redline. I had been running the Redline with 5K mile OCI's, and excellent Blackstone reports. I was somewhat concerned with consumption though, using around 1.25 quarts every 5K miles.
At the 35,000 mile mark I switched to Pennzoil Ultra 05W-30, mainly because it was considerably cheaper than Redline and has an excellent reputation. Interestingly enough, I have only had to add less than half a quart in 4000 miles. It may be the oil, it may be that the engine is just settling down. I will do another Blackstone analysis when I change the Ultra at 5000 miles. If comparable to the Redline I may stick with the Ultra, it runs about $55 for 6 quarts delivered on Amazon vs. $69 for 6 quarts of Redline delivered. I use the Mobil 1 # 110 filter which is slightly oversized so I put 5.5 quarts in with an oil & filter change instead of the 5.25 quarts the manual says. I think I paid almost $14 per quart for the Nissan ester oil by the time I paid the 8% sales tax, and won't make that mistake again.

You can get Pennzoil Ultra or Platinum at Pep Boys - I'm pretty sure their price is cheaper than what you'll pay Amazon.

Walmart also sells Ultra - $28 for a 5qt jug.

[MarkGideon]

Originally Posted by VCuomo

You can get Pennzoil Ultra or Platinum at Pep Boys - I'm pretty sure their price is cheaper than what you'll pay Amazon.

Walmart also sells Ultra - $28 for a 5qt jug.

My local Wal-Mart stopped carrying the Ultra, so I just ordered 2 of the 5 qt containers from them online and got free shipping. Just a suggestion in case you happen to live somewhere really remote where Wal-Mart hasn't built a store, yet.

[cheshirecat]

Originally Posted by Dwight Frye

I was somewhat concerned with consumption though, using around 1.25 quarts every 5K miles.

just a quick note- this kind of consumption is considered "OK" by Nissan when compared with their oil consumption chart. I would also consider it very common for the VQ37 (and even the 35) to use 1-1.5 quarts every 5k miles.

in other words, no cause for alarm- just make sure you keep it within the indicated acceptable range on the dipstick.