ozzypriest

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I've been complaining about a rough idle for a while now, like really rough - shaking, vibration, etc. My VQ was starting to feel like my old LSX engine. I've used Mobile One for a couple of oil changes; went to my local Nissan place, paid through the nose for Nissan Ester, put it in the car and guess what - smooth as butter. Valve train noise really quieted down, too. Engine feels and sounds great after the change. I will never put Mobile One in this car again - I suppose I may try Motul, Redline or Amsoil (because it just kills me to pay 12/qt for motor oil) but I will have to say that the Nissan Ester really did the trick - am very satisfied, even with the ridiculous price. Oil filter was 5.99. Now that's acceptable. Oh, and they said they'd do my 7500 mile service for $45 - as opposed to infiniti, who wanted 115, or something along those lines.

Mike

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Rather than give the Ester oil credit, I'd say the Mobil 1 is the culprit.

ozzypriest

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I agree - very well could be - that's why I"m going to try something else next, I think, and see how it feels right away. And I am going to pay attention to how the engine feels and sounds as I go through the months...

blnewt

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Been using Mobil1 for the last 11k, Started using it at 1k and never had any noise issues or oil consumption. But if I do I'll keep the Ester in mind

cdso

Saw one guy post in another thread that he tried the Pennzoil Ultra. I think he said it seemed a little quieter, but he didn't have much valvetrain noise to begin with. Might be a cost effective alternative? I think he said it was like $28 for 5 qts at Walmart. I think I'll switch over to the ester at some point soon just to kill the valvetrain noise.

Can you extend the change interval with the nissan ester?

Mysticalism

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You should give Eneos a try, i put it in my car and my car feels really smooth

ozzypriest

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That price is preferable to 5 X $12, that's for sure. I'm open to options even though I really believe Nissan is just trying their utmost to preserve the engine with the ester, and not make a buck.

I hear good things about most of the high-quality synthetics - Motul, Amsoil, Redline, ^^Eneos, etc. - even stuff like Penzoil Platinum and oils of that ilk. This engine is finicky, I think, and really likes the good stuff. My L76 did well with just about anything. A pretty bullet-proof engine - sometimes simpler is better, you know?