new 3.0ltd nissan oil

I dont know who makes the Nissan oil but the nearest I can find that matches the 10W40 semi synthetic spec is Mobil Synth S or Super S. I have rung the Mobil distributor in WA and apparently synth s and super 10W40 are the same oil in different pakages.

Check out the mobil website www.mobil.com.au and check the specs against the Nissan product.

These are some comments from a Shell tech on diesel oils - diesel oil

If you do lots of travelling and during that time the engine requires an oil change I feel it's easier to choose an oil readily availably from where you buy fuel - Shell, BP, Mobil. If you use Penrite, Valovline etc - they may not be availably when on the road somewhere.

I prefer to use Shell Rimula X (15W-40) which is the CH-4 rating - probably an over-kill for my 2.4L Hilux but it performs well. The Shell Helix Plus 15W-50 is a semi synthetic which is aslo suitable for diesel engines too.

Oils are a bit like tyre choise - it's what turns you on, so use it.

Hi Toohey,

I noticed Shell now market a Rimula Ultra 10W40 synthetic diesel oil, available in 20L, 200L and bulk supply. Refer link pg6.

Shell Product Data Guide

Regards,
Hugh

thanks for the reply banjo
that sounds like a full synthetic the nissan one is semi.
cheers toohey

The 10W40 rating is the important bit according to Nissan. I use Castrol Magantec (though I never was a big fan of Castrol oils in my rally car) I find so far the Magnatec does not give me the gumming problems I used to complain of back then.

Magantec seems to be mineral (with an added synthetic ester), not sure if that classifies it as semi-synthetic??? I will leave that to the froth and bubble marketing guys to say :-)

Dave O

thanlks swine hunter
but i reckon it would be aussie' made.
cheers toohey.

Hi Swine Hunter,

I don't know why they wouldn't use a French oil given that the ZD30 is a Renault engine.

Hugh

" don't know why they wouldn't use a French oil given that the ZD30 is a Renault engine"

Well said.

The Nissan Oil is made by Shell. That's a Dutch company right?

Seems about right for this day and age. French engine in a Jap car probably assembled somewhere else like India or Korea, using a dutch oil produced in Japan and labelled by a seperate Japanese company.

Spot on -could put you house safely on them using the cheapest bulk delivered oil ! and .....Magnatec rears its pretty head again !

gid'ay lucy
castrol magnatec is'nt a semi synthetic,if this mob of mongrels is bs'n me i'll bloody well sue em'(s##t i'm driv'n this donk on the seat of me pants now) by the way hows the gvm go'in mate.
cheers toohey.

Hey! Toohey

I just cut and pasted the following pertinent points from the URL I'll post below it.

CASTROL MAGNATEC

Product Description

Castrol Magnatec contains a synthetic ester that is unique to Castrol. The molecules of this ester cling to engines surfaces like a magnet, leaving a continuous film of oil on the engine parts long after conventional oils have drained away to the bottom of the engine. Castrol calls this Unique Molecular Attraction (UMA).

Product Features & Benefits

Every car engine type can experience the benefits of using unique, revolutionary Castrol Magnatec including:

 Dramatically reduced engine wear at start up and warm up, helping to extend the life of the engine.
 Instant protection from the moment you turn the key.
 Improved engine cleanliness through excellent detergency chemistry with an ultra refined and synthetic base oil mix

http://www.castrol.com/castrol/productdetailmin.do?categoryId=8000009&contentId=6008598

The words Synthetic ester and Synthetic Base oil mix , indicate semi synthetic to me, what do you reckon.

GVM - The Troopy is going to the Engineers on Monday for a Brake Fail/fade test using some electronic wizardry that allegedly takes about an hour to fit up and complete.

If it passes he reckons it can be raised to 3500Kg as opposed to 3150kg that it is currently plated for.

I'll keep you posted on how it pans out.

You won't always find out who made something by doing this. Perhaps for oil it may work.

well i think the yanks are hiding something,they have found oil on mars,this nissan semi synthetic is green so it ain't castrol magnatec.
cheers toohey

thanks angus
cheers
toohey

Yep, thats the information I have as well.
It is a Shell product according to those I have spoken to.

Also, though Nissan recommends 10W40 oil for the ZD30, there are still a heck of a lot of places don't seem to know this.

94 3.0td patrol??? that's unique.

Leroy

Where did I say it was a Patrol ??? Just saying what I use in my vehicle

And I was refering to the question asked!

Leroy