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Vg33E Synthetic Oil 5W30 or 10W30?

#1 User is offline   tekazgtr1984 Icon

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Posted 04 November 2009 - 08:37 PM

Doing an oil change this weekend, prepping the R50 for nasty winter... *shudder*

I know the manual says 10W30 is the best oil for the VG33E but I've also heard of people going with 5W30, especially in Canada what with the colder temperatures in winter. I would think the difference to be negligible but I just thought I'd throw this out there. :shrug:
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:15 AM

I use 5W30 Mobil 1 in all my Pathfinders in the winter, VG and VQ. If ever your questioning the use of synthetic or 5W30 in the winter, leave some 10W30 and 5W30 outside and first thing in the morning try to pour both out. The same can be done for synthetic vs conventional oil. Synthetics (from my experiences) will always flow better despite have the same weight designation.
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 10:14 PM

How cold does it get up there?

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 12:02 AM

View Postdankman911, on 06 November 2009 - 01:14 AM, said:

How cold does it get up there?

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I'm near Canada boarder and it can get really cold. -30 F plus or minus a few, for days/weeks at a time.
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 04:09 PM

F*ck the stupid manual! I just spoke to my buddy (certified Nissan mechanic) and he puts 5W30 in his '97. I shall follow suit. :aok:
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Posted 06 November 2009 - 04:49 PM

yep same for me...mobil 1 high mileage (non syntetic) 5w30 year long... with a fram high mileage oil filter that releases oil additives over time... http://www.fram.com/...igh-mileage.php

My engine has 200K on it it runs like new...

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Posted 06 November 2009 - 07:59 PM

Yeah our vg33 has 245,000 on it and my dad runs 5w50 in the winter and 20w50 in the summer. Both synthetic.
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Posted 07 November 2009 - 11:59 AM

View Postadamzan, on 06 November 2009 - 10:59 PM, said:

Yeah our vg33 has 245,000 on it and my dad runs 5w50 in the winter and 20w50 in the summer. Both synthetic.


Man, the mileage is high on your dad's '00, eh? I remember when you told me it hit 200k... That doesn't seem like very long ago. :shrug:
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 11:39 PM

View Posttekazgtr1984, on 06 November 2009 - 07:09 PM, said:

F*ck the stupid manual! I just spoke to my buddy (certified Nissan mechanic) and he puts 5W30 in his '97. I shall follow suit. :aok:



:tired: 5W30 IS what the manual recommends...
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Posted 14 November 2009 - 10:23 AM

View Postdankman911, on 14 November 2009 - 01:39 AM, said:

:tired: 5W30 IS what the manual recommends...


Not up here. Mine reads 10W30. :shrug:

In any event, 5W30 is a better option, anyway. :D
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Posted 14 November 2009 - 08:03 PM

View Posttekazgtr1984, on 07 November 2009 - 02:59 PM, said:

Man, the mileage is high on your dad's '00, eh? I remember when you told me it hit 200k... That doesn't seem like very long ago. :shrug:

Yeah it gets driven a lot. Engine is still mint though.

View Posttekazgtr1984, on 14 November 2009 - 01:23 PM, said:

Not up here. Mine reads 10W30. :shrug:

In any event, 5W30 is a better option, anyway. :D

5w30 Is the reccomended for our 00 and my 95 with the vg30e which is basically the same engine. I run 5w50 in the summer though.
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