I have 1050 on my Z right now. I changed the oil at 500 miles (reg oil) and I am gonna get the 1200 mile oil change and I am debating if I should go synthetic or not. I read alot about not going synth till 3000+ miles but I feel better having it in for the benefits. So should I stay with regular till my 3000ish oil change or should I go synthetic now?

Thanks in advance for your input

 

Some cars ship with it from the factory. All Vettes, AMG Mercedes, and Porsches if I remember correctly.

I think the ring thing may not have real science behind it, but it seems to be self perpetuating.

 

I would. The main dif with synth is it doesn't break down as easily and that's always good. Synth is not "man made" it's real oil, just think of it as pasturized

 

Do a search on this one and you'll find a lot of info, but a prevailing opinion was to hold off on synthetic until the second or third oil change. The synthetic doesn't create as much friction as dino oil and you need friction early to help seat the rings or something like that.

Additionally, unless you plan on taking this baby to the track on a regular basis, just stick with a good mineral based oil and have the oil changed promptly every 3000 miles or earlier if it would make you feel better.

Most of the people driving this car will not drive it hard enough to need synthetic oil.

 

I switched to synthetic on my 2nd oil change... no complaints, go for it if you want to.

 

But I got a free change from my WONDERFULL dealer (Maroone Nissan in Coral Gables) and so I'll wait till the next change...

I would have now but heck, free change, how can I say no?

 

I switched to Mobil 1 when I did my old change at 1300+ Miles. The ring seating using regular oil is OLD science. It really did applies when engine parts were not produced with CNC machining. (i.e. 70s - 80s). With current day manufacturing techniques (i.e. CNC machining etc.) the tolerances are a lot tighter both on the rings and the cylinder walls. Even the break-in period recommended is debateable.