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Hi,

My 09 car is due for a service soon, but wondering what oil do you guys use?

Nissan recommends mobil 1 0w-40 but what else is available in Australia that would be suitable?

I have also seen mobil 1 0w-40 for sale from the US. Is this the same as the Australian Mobil 1? Packaging is different but I would suspect its the same

Can anyone confirm.

Thanks

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Even at $100 for 5lt, Oil is cheap. Don't skimp, just use what Nissan reccomend. Why take a risk with other oil?

If you look at the UK forums there's some guys using motul oil 5W-50 and non nissan OEM transmission fluids.

I have just moved back from the UK so curious what's available in Australia and if anyone is using anything else.

Mobil 1 in the UK is about AUD 48$ for 5 litres, so $100 dollars is expensive!

I guess I better get used to the prices for oil and servicing here

Hey Snowy, is there a discernible difference in performance between 98 and P100?

Do you have to have a special tune for P100 if I'm already on a Willall Cobb tune for 98?

We actually tune the car on 98 and then run P100 for the extra safety margin as it's soley a race car. For a street car you would get a performance bonus if the car was tuned specifically for P100 over the 98.

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