First brand new vehicle-2011 Altima 2.5SL

[ltslimjim]

Originally Posted By: FZ1
Just vary your highway speed on your commute,like 55-65 vs. stating at the same speed the entire cimmute.


Yeah, that should be enough. No cruise control foot. Try a lot of pulse and glide.

 

[mobilaltima]

i also was going to use oem nissan oil filters on my car as i just switched to synthetic 2,000 miles ago, but then i read and saw a pic that they are made like a FRAM with the cardboard end pieces, so it changed my mind. ive been running the purolator pure one filter/mobil 5W30 syn. oil with great results, and ive heard its a great filter for the money.

 

[Merkava_4]

What does Nissan specify for the viscosity? That's what I'm curious about.

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: hisilver
I am also a fan of the "break it in hard" method. My first sportbike I hammered on it from mile 1 with lots of engine braking. Ran fantastic always. I know this is not a bike but same theory. Put pressure on the rings to seat them and several heat and cool cycles strengthen the pistons/rods (which would happen no matter how you drive).



Your lucky you didnt have a smoker,or high oil consumption.

 

[Striker]

Is it OK for me to do a lot of city driving as well? Not that I do, but since my owners manual (and you guys) are saying don't drive at consistent speeds, I figured a few city runs ought to help.

 

[Grambo]

My brother has a 2010 altima coupe, i called nissan and they said that they run mobil 1 as their synthetic change option. So i went to advance auto parts and i picked up the 5 quart and filter special. and i got 5 quarts of mobil 1 5w30 EP and M1 filter forget the name off hand believe m1-108 or 110 and it has been running great. Its been close to 6500 miles now and little to no consumption. Just make sure you check your fill periodically. The qr25 is a great motor but as like all other nissan engines just watch out for consumption.

 

[ChrisJH]

I just picked up a new G37, and its interesting to see the break in process (per the manual) is exactly the same.

I assume your Altima has the CVT? A neat trick I was using was to use sport shift to manually put the car in different gears at the same speed (obviously not 2nd gear at 70mph, but 5th 6th or 7th at 65mph provided a good variety of RPMs), but I dont think the CVT really has anything like that.

City driving is probably best, but I wouldnt want to make it really short distances. My normal commute is 3 miles each way but Ive been purposely getting on the highway and driving a couple exits in the wrong direction then coming back and continuing my normal 3 mile commute, just to make sure the car is warmed up.

 

[SLCraig]

Originally Posted By: lexus114
Originally Posted By: hisilver
I am also a fan of the "break it in hard" method. My first sportbike I hammered on it from mile 1 with lots of engine braking. Ran fantastic always. I know this is not a bike but same theory. Put pressure on the rings to seat them and several heat and cool cycles strengthen the pistons/rods (which would happen no matter how you drive).



Your lucky you didnt have a smoker,or high oil consumption.


It's not luck. I have broken in 2 cars with a lead foot, neither of which burned any abnormal amount of oil, or had any engine problems whatsoever. I think the granny break in is really lame. Drive it how you want to drive it always is what I say.

 

[Grambo]

i wish my brother got it standard, but yeah its the cvt its just revs and revs but i will tell you one thing it is extremely smooth. the sport shift is not fun in this car if you want to drive (sporty) get a standard imo, unless its the smg system from bmw, or Nissan's GTR'S pure bliss dual clutch transmission controlled by paddles, and yes i know no human can shift faster then a computer. My mom has a g37x and ive used sport mode and its okay not great. To get back to the oil go with M1 5w30 EP for your altima my brother's car loves it.

 

[ChrisJH]

I dont mind the G37 sport mode. It beats the heck outta the "sport mode" in the wifes Acura TL. What a POS that is

Yes, its not a dual clutch setup but its at least pretty responsive and the paddles make me feel important hehe.

 

[Grambo]

what is with all of this break in stuff, just change it with the synthetic of your choice in my case i used M1 5w30 EP, with great results it was also a brand new motor. The engine does not need to been driven like stole to break the rings in i don't know where guys came up with that? the compression rings and oil scraper ring will set themselves throughout normal driving. I guess you can chalk it up to the internet today.

 

[ChrisJH]

Originally Posted By: Grambo
what is with all of this break in stuff, just change it with the synthetic of your choice in my case i used M1 5w30 EP, with great results it was also a brand new motor. The engine does not need to been driven like stole to break the rings in i don't know where guys came up with that? the compression rings and oil scraper ring will set themselves throughout normal driving. I guess you can chalk it up to the internet today.


Actually no, if you read the thread you'll see some people have said break-in should be "drive it like you stole it". The break in the OP and I are referring to is what Nissan actually puts in its owners manuals. And yes, normal driving is what will do it, the claim in some posts of this thread is that above normal driving is what you want to do instead.

Nissan specificall says no over 4K RPM and no steady speeds for 1200 miles.

Its probably not a huge deal with the 2.5L, but the 3.7L in my G has been known to have valvetrain noise which Nissan says doesnt harm the engine, but in the interest of keeping all my ducks in a row I will be sticking to whatever they are putting down on paper.

Within reason, of course.....I still cant bring myself to paying the dealer 50.00 to have an oil-jockey change the oil on my new car, but I will be using 5W-30 synth that the manufacturer says is a direct substitute for the Nissan Ester stuff that Nissan is pseudo-requiring.

 

[Grambo]

whatever floats your boat

 

[Striker]

All nissan/infiniti cvt units feature the same sport shift modes and I would also gamble and say they both have the same amount of delay (very little)

So you're saying get on the highway and simply go into the sport shift mode and do go down a gear and vise-versa?

 

[sangyup81]

Originally Posted By: Striker
All nissan/infiniti cvt units feature the same sport shift modes and I would also gamble and say they both have the same amount of delay (very little)

So you're saying get on the highway and simply go into the sport shift mode and do go down a gear and vise-versa?

That and you could find some poor sap to drive circles around

 

[Scotty59]

Never abuse or run hard a cold engine, however after they are warm run the , you know what out of them. Best break in procedure there is. Read this:http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

 

[Grambo]

i just wanted to add my 2 cents because i have the line of nissan motors and im running mobil one in all of them, brand new vq37hr,qr25 and vq35de non rev up. All i Wanted to add was that i used mobil 1 5w30 EP after factory fill and it runs wonderfully. didnt mean to be intrusive. The nissan FSM describes your statement on running at low rpm and what i said if you drive the car normally and you don't redline it you'll be fine.

 

[ChrisJH]

Ive chosen SynPower 5w-30 for the oil in my VQ37VHR, only because of the sale that Advanced just had and the fact that Valvoline has said it meets the Nissan Ester requirements. I now have 5 gallons of it

but if the VQ doesnt seem to like it Ill just use it in the wifes car instead.

Oddly enough, I talked to my dealer and he said that for 2011 the *requirement* for Nissan Ester was dropped. My owners manual still recommends it though (using the same text as how they recommend only Nissan ATF, Nissan coolant, etc)

 

[ChrisJH]

Originally Posted By: sangyup81
Originally Posted By: Striker
All nissan/infiniti cvt units feature the same sport shift modes and I would also gamble and say they both have the same amount of delay (very little)

So you're saying get on the highway and simply go into the sport shift mode and do go down a gear and vise-versa?

That and you could find some poor sap to drive circles around


Heh, I bought my G37 400 miles from home. On the way back I was using the sport shift trick to get different RPM ranges, and I was stopping at every other service area to drive around the parking lot in circles and figure eights. So, that poor sap was me!

 

[Striker]

I've never had good luck with mobile one products and refuse to put it in this motor.

What's another good, 100% synthetic fluid?