Second Oil Analysis by Blackstone (with Nissan Ester)

synolimit

Check out bob the oil guy or something forum. You'll find more on oil you'll care to see.

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13 370z-

nis350

the reason I asked about dino oil is because I want to see if it is just as good as the expensive oil if the change interval is 3k-4k miles. i have heard many think that the good dino oil is just as good with short change interval.

I've personally used mobile-1 full synthetic for decades on all my cars with good results.

synolimit

Depends. Dino oil breaks down really fast. The best to worst list is basically how long the oil stays oil with use under low to high extremes. Do a track day or get your oil above 200+ degrees and expect the dino oil to kill your motor fast. Redline on the other hand you'll be able to use for the 24 hours of Le Mans. As the oil breaks down and shears off that's when you want your micro lubricants to be there. Again Redline kills Mobil 1 for example. RL uses a better base and more Mo, Z, and Ph. For DD I still wouldn't use dino oil as it won't be synthetic. You still want the motor to not wear out.

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13 370z-

nis350

I am referring to just DD. Tracking is a completely different ball game and I do believe that you should use the best oil there is due to the extreme condition. I don't know exactly how a good dino comparing to a synthetic under normal driving condition with relatively short change interval. I use M-1 full synthetic just in case and it is just a few dollars more per change (diy).