hey you! called you a buncha times and left VM's! pick up yer phone!Sentientbydesign wrote:My dealership sells Motul. Not sure of the price.
I would do some research into Amsoil too. I think they have ester-based synthetic as well.
To piggieback Sentient's info, I can definitely vouch for esters and Motul specifically. I've run Motul 8100 for years and can verify the protection, longevity, smoothness and power. I haven't pushed it, but I know some Audi guys who have gone 15K on it, and had it tested with no issues. It's about twice the price of say M1 (~$10-$12/L), but if you're looking for the specific benefits it offers, it can't be beat. Besides, if you go ~2X the duration, it all evens out on cost.Just piling it on.PS - The brake fluid is great too.Sentientbydesign wrote:A little research shows that it's a group V synthetic.
Esters provide better lubrication because they are "magnetically" attracted to each other (molecules) and to the metalic surfaces in the engine.
Motul has some great info about esters
http://www.motul.com.au/fact_sheets/estel_oil.html
Essentially what the article says is that normal oil will only protect metal to metal contact while the engine is running. Ester oil, because of it's attraction to the metal surface, will continue to create a film on the metalic surfaces even when the engine is not running.
So in addition to it's ability to be "custom tailored" it prevents excessive start-up wear (this is usually where most of the engine wear comes into play).
Post Whore! Atleast you post up invaluable info hehehe.SteveTheTech wrote:Hey Jerry,
Some of the 37s that have a rattle on accel there is a reflash as part of the update with the ester. It rearranges the parameters for part throttle accell. No loss of power or any other driveability related issues with the reflash, in case your curious.
EDIT- this is my 1000 post. LOL I have still only been here for two months.
And I thought we were slow here at the VW dealer. Infiniti shops must be dead.SteveTheTech wrote:EDIT- this is my 1000 post. LOL I have still only been here for two months.