XerOne Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Hi, I was wondering what the differnce between oil grades, and what would be best for my vehical? I live on the northern oregon coast USA and it gets to about 20-25 degrees ferenheit here in the winter. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerOne Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 soo... nobody has any idea huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 in the summer. No fancy sythetics, just check it and change it often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96pfinderSE Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 use what skill said but put some lucas oil treatment in it. it will help you car in cold start and makes it not so bad (cold star). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I'm in the Puget Sound area, so we have roughly the same weather, but you're probably a bit warmer in winter. I'd go with 10w-30. From everybody that I've talked to, and what I've read, that's a good "in the middle" weight for us since we have pretty much a mild climate year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I run 5W30 in mine. Used to live in the desert southwest but now in cold and miserable northeast. Perhaps I should change. Anyway, check under your hood... literally. Mine has a sticker on the bottom side of the hood indicating the recommended oil weight for certain temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 5w30 is what Nissan calls for. i run 10w30 in mine though. it starts just fine below zero... i have a bit of synthetic oil in it and will make a complete switch sometime in the near future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I'm in central Cali, and I run 10W 40 Valvoline all year round.... call me lazy, or a creature of habit. It's over 100 in summer, and gets to just about freezing, sometimes below in winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edta1 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Is it ok to mix grades of oil? What about Synthetic with regular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Is it ok to mix grades of oil? What about Synthetic with regular? I wouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hey K9sar, you are right, you should change... Your location, not the oil. How you could ever go from the South West to the North East I'll never understand. It woulds take a shotgun, handcuffs and about 400 horsepower to get me there and I'd be sreaming and fighting the whole, just to head back south after I chewed through the leg shackles... LOL, stay warm Bud !! Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaritimeMan Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 I run 10W-30 syth. Dunno, thats just what I run, usualy Mobil 1. Do a search for "Oil Poll" A while back there was a poll on what types of oil guys were using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 Born and raised in the northeast. My company sent me to NM for a few years because the people they had out there couldn't tell their butts from a praire-dog burrow Once the job was done, I moved back to my home area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 i wouldn't mix different weight or different brands. i do mix mobil with mobil1 of the same weight with no negative effects. it's all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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