Recent content by Nessism

I used Peak, MaxLife, and Transmax ATF in my Sentra and it shifted like [censored]. Upshifts flared and/or slow shifting. Left the MaxLife in it because I was getting sick of changing it and 20k miles later it started shifting normal again. The trans doesn't seem to like ATF that's to slippery...

I don't profess to know what all manufacturers do when it comes to oil, but I did work at Nissan for 21 years and have some knowledge regarding that company's oil history. Back when Nissan Motor Corp (USA Nissan distributor) started selling oil under their own brand, the Japanese insisted on a...

Originally Posted By: stygz Would the 7500 mi o/c be considered extended using a syn oil? Why does it seem such a push to use the severe service schedule? I consider my driving normal. I may tow twice a year. I dont idle the vehicle and do a mix of hwy and city. Actually a do some idling every...

Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac Originally Posted By: Nessism The 3.5 is prone to sludging so keep on top of the changes. It isn't I spent 21 years working in Nissan North America's Service/Quality department. All the warranty engine pulls would come back for tear down analysis so the...

Almost positive Nissan uses regular conventional oil for the factory fill. Nothing special. Change it per the service manual schedule and you should be fine. The 3.5 is prone to sludging so keep on top of the changes.

What's the issue with this oil and wet clutches? Too much moly?

Few of my recent bikes...

Metric Vintage 1980 Suzuki GS1000S Actual, I have two of these. One restored and one in process.

Originally Posted By: OtisBlkR1 Im a little different, I do 600mi on Dino and stay under 6,800RPM for break in. works for me Too late for that! Last weekend I did some third gear roll-ons; pulled it up to near redline several times at full throttle. Old beasty pulls like a freight train. My...

Went though the engine on my '80 Suzuki GS1000, installed new rings, lapped the valves, new seals, etc, and was wondering what the general consensus is in terms of how long to run the initial oil fill before changing? Have Motorcraft 15w40 diesel oil in the engine now with about 150 miles on it...

Originally Posted By: BlazerLT Originally Posted By: wildjyoung I was running a combination of Mobil 5000 10W40 thinned with 1 quart of Marvel Mystery Oil. Based upon the difference between my first sample and second I think I am going to stop using Marvel Mystery Oil in every oil change. It...

I used to own both an '84 VF500 and an '87 VFR700. I loved both of those bikes for different reasons. The 500 had a noisy valve train which I suspect was a symptom of the problem although I never experienced any actual running problems. The second generation V4 engines, like the VFR, fixed the...

I don't understand what you would change oil wise due to these factors: High RPM, plain bearing crank, placement of camshafts, dry/wet sump. Please explain.

Redline is good, except when it's bad.

Adjusting valves is easy. I don't understand all the worry. One tip: before you remove the cams use some sort of scribe/paint mark on the cam chain and sprockets to assist in getting the engine timed properly again. Just double check your cam timing per the manual and everything will be fine.