I know nismo u might trip on this thread and move it but i was getting no love in the oil and lube department, so I'm asking you guys.

I read the Manuel and it says dont use full synthetic in the car and just use reg oil because the cylinders have some sort of coating on it. Well i know some of you do regardless, and I'm at 15k now on my car, and i really am considering going fully synthetic, so what do you guys think??

 

i just put synthetic oil in my car for the 18k oil change and i haven't had any issues with it... the car actually performs smoother ever since i put synthetic oil..

 

well ive only got about 6k on my car, but i use fully synthetic oil and i got it done at the dealership.....i know they arent the brightest group of people but im sure they would know not to put synthetic if it hurt the car....just my two cents

 

I just did a quick search in the manual and for my '06 I can't find anything on synthetic oil. Only comment is on page 9-5 stating "Nissan recommends mineral based oils." Maybe there's a difference between the '05 and '06 manuals????

 

I used synthetic oil in my 04SL Mobil1 with no issues .. I will use it in my 07SL.. The 07 Manual doesnt even mention mineral base oil any more .... That I could find... Call your dealer ... mine said OK ..

All of the TOP shelf cars come with Mobil1 from the factory .....

For what its worth ..

John ..

 

I haven't changed over yet, but will in about 800 more miles to full, and the dealer will do it, they even have it as an option..

go for it..

 

belal242 - I am one who is rather 'dino-oil oriented'. I have driven several Maximas for over 200,000 miles each on dino. Many years ago, I drove lots of other vehicles over 200K each with dino. I am convinced dino is perfectly fine for normal driving.

But if one lives in a very harsh climate, or in an area with brutal traffic, or is an aggressive driver, synthetic might be the better option.

As for your situation, I (for reasons I have listed here many times over the years) would never switch to synthetic until I had at least 10K, preferably more, on the odo. As you are now at 15K, the engine parts are fully mated, the break-in is complete, and I would see no reason to delay switching to synthetic if that is your desire.

 

Thanks guys, and thanks for not closing the thread to the powers above. I think i will be switching over soon, and in terms of costs i might end up paying a little extra i hope with the stealership now, but so be it, less times i have to come in, so from 3500 miles to about 8-10k. Have a good one guys off to cali for a lil vacation.

 

Where in Cali are u headed?

 

OK guys - one more time. Nissan does NOT say not to use synthetic oil. As odinala states: "....Nissan recommends mineral based oils".

Nissan recommends mineral based oil because the EPA requires them to recommend whatever oil they use in the engine to certify the mileage(mpg) and emissions. The EPA does this so manufacturer's won't use expensive and exotic lubricants to certify their engines and then put cheap dino oil in the crankcase for consumers who may have trouble duplicating the performance of the certification tests. Hence the requirement that whatever you use to certify, you must recommend in the manual.

There is absolutely NO discouragement of synthetics. Hope this helps.

Mike

 

So what do you use Mike?

And i was in the bay area (union city)

 

[QUOTE=belal242]So what do you use Mike?

I use synthetic. GC for right now. Have also used Amsoil.