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Old 02-22-2005, 05:53 AM
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What type of oil should be used?
Im getting my oil changed today and am wonderingwhat type of oil I should ask my friend to put in?
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Old 02-22-2005, 06:03 AM
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The answer is in your owner's manual...
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Old 02-22-2005, 07:54 AM
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What kind of car do you have? If you don't use synthetic, consider Castrol GTX 5W - 30 and a Nissan filter.
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Old 02-22-2005, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mzmtg
The answer is in your owner's manual...

Or the sticky thread that asks "What kind of oil to use?"
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Old 02-22-2005, 04:43 PM
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Go to bobistheoilguy.com and read. Short answer - Mobil 1 synthetic.
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Old 02-24-2005, 04:58 PM
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5w-30 ......
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Old 02-25-2005, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Ammi
5w-30 ......
I'm not sure about the particulars in the manuals for various years of the Max, but the manual in my 04 G35 (which of course, is also VQ35 powered) calls for 5w-30, 10w-30, or 10w-40. In my studies of VQ used oil analysis results (my own and others), I've reached the tentative conclusion that the VQ prefers thick 30 wt oils or even 40s, from a wear reduction perspective. If, however, you're looking for ultimate race performance, you'd want the thinnest oil you can get away with to reduce fluid drag/friction.
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