Whats your preferred Oil? Monthly Poll-March

[Poyzinous]

...this better steve?Quaker is my preference as noted by my bias to shell gas. Unlike their grocery products, their oil is good stuff, though I love chocolate chip granola bars... Mobil 1 is cool too, Valvoline has some catching up to do, what else? Amsoil and Royal purple are too pricey. I just use ester oil. Quaker has very good balances of molecular adhesion, viscosity properties, and additives not used as much in other oils that are beneficial to VQ engines. Anyway, click your preference and spread some comments.The truth is, as long as you use a 5W-30 oil that is at least semisynthetic, though full syn is better, you just have to use any major brand and you'll be fine. Of course, crusty oil found in shops that just recycle everything isn't a good choice, since it decomposes and breaks itself down under mere start ups, and it screws around with many sensors on the car, like the timing sensors and pcv valve, and makes your moving metal parts much more audible.

[telcoman]

...this better steve?Quaker is my preference as noted by my bias to shell gas. Unlike their grocery products, their oil is good stuff, though I love chocolate chip granola bars... Mobil 1 is cool too, Valvoline has some catching up to do, what else? Amsoil and Royal purple are too pricey. I just use ester oil. Quaker has very good balances of molecular adhesion, viscosity properties, and additives not used as much in other oils that are beneficial to VQ engines. Anyway, click your preference and spread some comments.The truth is, as long as you use a 5W-30 oil that is at least semisynthetic, though full syn is better, you just have to use any major brand and you'll be fine. Of course, crusty oil found in shops that just recycle everything isn't a good choice, since it decomposes and breaks itself down under mere start ups, and it screws around with many sensors on the car, like the timing sensors and pcv valve, and makes your moving metal parts much more audible.

You left my favorite out



I change my oil every 3k miles. Twenty five oil changes so far.

Telcoman

[kmckis1029]

RP All the Way...

went from dino oil to Mobile 1 to RP...

im just getting to 3000miles on my RP, the engine sound and heat up time has not changed... and my gas milage has went up 2 mpg... getting my car seviced next week... i could really probably get another 1k out of the oil... its amazing

[Jacko3]

May I repeat it again? Royal Purple is oil made from the heavens. Looks the same at 1,000 miles as it is at 2,000 miles. Almost as if the oil does not break down--no matter the abuse. Warm up is a complete stunner--fastest warm up ever, even when you don't drive the car for about two - three days. And then, when you gun the car, and start approaching 5,000 RPM, its like a very small booster rocket kicks in. I almost feel like drinking the oil when it is being poured into the car, because if it gives my car so much muscle and power, then it must give me muscle and power, as well---it is a purple can of purple spinach . I change my RP every 3,000 miles or less.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Im with Jacko all the way

[BrandAidDesignG35]

I've stuck it out with Mobile 1 since I bought it...

Perhaps I have a good reason now to switch to RP...

[joe603]

I've used RP for years! Terrific product!

[Poyzinous]

Keep voting! Theres a thousand more people here... i hope

[G37 Man]

I've been waiting for Jacko to do a Dyno test using RP, my G can't wait much longer!



I have to start my G up after letting it sit for a few days because of snow,the beast will awake and look for food!

[Yo G!]

Hi Guys,

I have an '08 G37S and like it a lot! I've owned several new cars over the years and have been working on my own cars since the early 70's.

Guys like to rant and rave about what they consider to be their favorite motor oil. Great! Everyone has their favorite. Some guys make a certain oil their favorite because their buddies chose that oil. Some do it on price. Some think they're playing favorites because of scientifically based research. I used to get caught up in that conversation quite a bit, but not any more. The reasons? Partly, it's due to a lack of interest. Very few of you will ever take your current car, whatever it may be, to your grave. Therefore, the $$ that you spend on expensive motor oils is really to help out the next guy who buys your car. Why would you want to invest a ton of $$ to help some stranger? Sure, you want the best for your car. This brings me to the second point--some of you are so caught up in changing your oil frequently (the Jiffy Lube commercials got to your heads) that, truly, it's unnecessaily wasting your $$ and it's hard on the environment. Car engines are made way better than they were 35 years ago, when we changed oil more frequently. My G37's maximum oil change interval is 7,500 miles and that's what I do. It saves me $$ and still meets Infinity's warranty guidelines. I shake my head when I see you guys throwing away your $$. Save it for your child's Harvard education, I say!

[kmckis1029]

i totally agree with you engines are made way way better than the old timers want to admit. im not as strict on my oils changes... so why not use the best oil you can afford... i change my oil between 3000-4000 miles... basicly when i get over 3000 i start scheduling in my mind to change my oil... sometimes its the next week after 3k or two weeks after 3k... be always before 4k miles.

i would assume you are not that hard on your car? 7500 mile change would probably be a diaster for my engine... im over 5krpms every chance i get... 0-60mph is very fun in the g35... what im saying is i think it depends on your driving style... people who just crusie in their g35/g37 can get away with a longer oil change interval... while others who like to feel that vq engine power need a shorter interval...

just my 2 cents...

[Poyzinous]

For the most part, you are right. For example, We just need to drink 32 ounces of water a day, but a professional athlete will drink that in 3 hours of gametime. If you drive your G calmly, you can go 5000 miles no problem. But if you have a heavy foot, like me, you change it sooner. I change my oil every 2,000 miles. Quaker State high horsepower synthetic blend. Its free, so I dont mind changing oil so frequently. And while new engines are built better than they were 20 years ago, you still want to use a product appropriate to what you drive. I've seen firsthand the consequences of people driving their car hard and doing 5,000 mile interval oil changes with cheap stuff. They complain about a loud engine operation, poor fuel economy, paying hundred in repairs to their timing sensors and pcv valves and a mess that goes on. What the audio equipment division has to do with warranty guidelines related to oil changes I dont understand Yo G!. But Infiniti does give recommendations as to how to maintain your car. Weather you care is up to the consumer. kmckis you're doing fine. Most of you do.

[Herkypilot]

I've been reading posts on this site about ester oil and "Nissan recommends...". My 2009 G-37 Owner's manual doesn't mention anything about ester oils or any RP/M1 oils whatsoever. It simply says it should meet API standards - which doesn't say what that standard is in print. It just has a picture of what you would see on the container: API service SM, Energy Conserving, SAE 5w-30. I have had quite a few vehicles that recommend 7K-7.5K miles between changes with normal use. I usually used dino oil and changed @ 5K because it was just easy to remember when to change. My last car was a VW TDI (diesel) which was very specific about the type of oil that must be used. Most stuck with the recommendation religiously as VW stated serious engine damage would occur if not used. The synthetic oil did allow for extended oil changes of every 10K and that's what I used. No problems with the 60k miles I put on it.

Bottom line that I use - stick with what the manufacturer is telling you - they tested the product with what they are telling you and that's what works. In this case, Nissan is telling us dino oil of the correct grade is what's called for. The change interval is left up to you to interpret according to how you drive. My 2 cents.

Herkypilot
Modified by Herkypilot at 2:33 AM 3/11/2009

[pfarmer]

Hi Guys,

Car engines are made way better than they were 35 years ago, when we changed oil more frequently. My G37's maximum oil change interval is 7,500 miles and that's what I do. It saves me $$ and still meets Infinity's warranty guidelines. I shake my head when I see you guys throwing away your $$. Save it for your child's Harvard education, I say!

While I change oil usually before about 4 k, I am doing so more out of insurance then out of need.

A study many moons ago on taxis indicated that with synthetic oil that they could go about 25k between full oil changes, however they did frequent filter changes. This of course means somewhere around 1 quart or so changed each time.

I figure one of the benefits in doing fairly frequent changes is that if any part gives up just a little bit of itself, that the frequent oil change will at least remove it from the system sooner than later, exposing the rest of the system for a much shorter time period. Consider external contamination as well. Say you drove down to the beach and kicked up a little sand and water and you had a dipstick not sealed in its slot. Changing oil would help catch this sooner.

I believe nearly anyone here probably could go much longer between changes and do changes as more of an insurance than out of necessity. Personally if I had a better place to work on the beast I would buy a bunch of filters and do frequent filter changes and follow a longer period between full oil changes while still satisfying Nissan recommendations which probably are partically based on the fact they will profit from a certain percentage of oil changes being done in their dealer shops using their products.

Perry

[Poyzinous]

insurance is good, perry. when you're talking about a $35,000 hunk of masterful metal and eloquent aluminum and a sizzling sensation of sensual spectacularity speeding smoothly so you feel like pure awesome, uh, you realize... mmm, I lost myself. I'm going for a thrilling drive. be back soon.

[silver37]

It (ester oil) is mentioned in the manual way at the back. I'll try to find the page tonight or tomorrow to let you know where to find it.

[pfarmer]

It (ester oil) is mentioned in the manual way at the back. I'll try to find the page tonight or tomorrow to let you know where to find it.

Maybe in the 09 manual. However in the 08 manual you will find the word polyester.

Perry

[pfarmer]

...this better steve?Quaker is my preference as noted by my bias to shell gas. Unlike their grocery products, their oil is good stuff, though I love chocolate chip granola bars...

Are you sure you just don't like their relationship to Jiffy Lube?

Perry

[Poyzinous]

i despise jiffy loob. Worked there for a day. my conscience tortured me. One of the guys who trained me worked there for a year (in the 80's) and told me about how they were sneaky then, and cheated people and pretended to use quality stuff. If I ran a jiffy lube, no one would complain about work. maybe.

[silver37]

The recommendation for using ester oil is found on page 9-3 of the 2009 manual...note #11 - "Nissan recommends Genuine Nissan Ester Engine Oil available at your Nissan dealer".

[pfarmer]

i despise jiffy loob. Worked there for a day. my conscience tortured me. One of the guys who trained me worked there for a year (in the 80's) and told me about how they were sneaky then, and cheated people and pretended to use quality stuff. If I ran a jiffy lube, no one would complain about work. maybe.

Keep in mind that Jiffy Lube, Shell Oil, Pennzoil (both gas and oil), Quaker State, and a few others are all one and the same. Jiffy Lube has been part of the Pennzoil/Quaker group since about 1990 and became part of the Royal Dutch / Shell group since about 2002.

Depending on location you will also find a connection to Union 76 and Circle K products.

Perry

[Poyzinous]

Whoever selected Crisco, please identify yourself.

[Rivalry]

Spit is the best lube.

[jardolei]

I use female juices every 500 miles..... its the best! As long as the car stays excited, the juice keeps flowing

[Poyzinous]

How very inappropriate, thank you.

[jardolei]

How very inappropriate, thank you.

Well it is a sexy machine....

[xjaywalker]

I have only had my G three weeks. Noticed a oil sticker reminder on the windshield for Valoline, which I was told was only the sceond time the oil was changed from new. The car only had 3750 miles on her so I when I change its going to be RP 5-30. Love the stuff.

[Poyzinous]

Congrats on your G coupe. And congrats to me on my 200th post. YAY! anyone want to congratulate me? Anyway, Valvoline isn't quite what they used to be, before Synthetics started to lead the way. And perry, I didn't know Jiffy loob was part of SOPUS... but surely the pathetic car maintenance group that has saturated america like a ravaging plague of criminally low recognition doesn't reflect SOPUS entirely. Anyway, I'll stick with Q full synthetic. And if one day I can get it free, I'll try Royal Purple. Unless one of you guys would care to give me a free sample.free cake!

[SVTCOBRA]

PW!

still using M1 here, changing every 3k to 4k miles!

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