Subject	Question on oil weight
Posted by	CoHPhasor on March 30, 2010 at 10:52 PM
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Message	I want to change the oil in my newly acquired TTZ. I'm stuck on what to do about oil weight. The last owner ran 15-50 Mobil 1. I use it as a daily driver (6 mi commute) and I get off late at night. The avg nightly low here is ~40* F. I don't push the car much, but I do good warm-up and cool-down times. I think 15 is too thick on those cold nights, maybe a 10? (40/50) Thanks for the advice in advance!
Follow Ups	Question on oil weight - CoHPhasor 22:52:13 03/30/10 fwiw, I run 10-40 (n/m) - moxie (SF) 23:45:08 03/30/10 What brand 10-40? Mobil 1 only does it in high mileage. (n/m) - CoHPhasor 03:49:58 03/31/10 15-50 in the warmer months, 5-30 in the colder (n/m) - pearlzed(toronto) 00:09:27 03/31/10 Re: 15-50 in the warmer months, 5-30 in the colder - CoHPhasor 00:27:42 03/31/10 There was a post not too long ago about a link to an article - Black95 01:08:55 03/31/10 Interesting. I did a search as loose as "oil" and nothin :-\ (n/m) - CoHPhasor 01:31:01 03/31/10 Link to said article. - Ozone240 04:22:00 03/31/10 Thanks for that! 0W-40 it is! - CoHPhasor 07:43:39 03/31/10 its not all about viscosity - gt300zxtt 10:34:31 03/31/10 The fsm is talking about non-synthetic oils. - not4resaleZ 17:35:10 03/31/10 i don't know if that article is correct - vulcanrush 08:59:16 03/31/10 One other thing, I kno Mobil is good, how's Amsoil compared? - CoHPhasor 03:28:18 03/31/10 Check out this link... - kkrofft (OH) 06:17:32 03/31/10 So I been playing with oil weights - Carlos Ramirez 07:56:54 03/31/10 Thanks! Always appreciated. (n/m) - CoHPhasor 08:14:31 03/31/10 I just switched to the 0W-30 amsoil signature series in my - 5280Z_nightstalker 12:36:08 03/31/10 Motul for me. (n/m) - jschrauwen 09:22:51 04/01/10 most important = clean oil, change regularly... - pearlzed(toronto) 07:44:37 03/31/10 why do SO many people overthink this? 10W30 or 40, pick one - LJZTT 08:46:38 03/31/10 because of the heat the tt's generate - vulcanrush 09:06:18 03/31/10 LOTS of people run 10w30 on TTs, have for years. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 09:55:28 03/31/10 No doubt. Just change it regularly and you'll be fine (n/m) - The Hawk 10:12:20 03/31/10 my vq35de eats up a 30-weight, Bernie, just assumed - vulcanrush 10:19:49 03/31/10 Your problem is your engine not the oil... - Bernie (NoVA) 10:43:13 03/31/10 i don't think i have the vq35de with rev-up - vulcanrush 14:18:33 03/31/10 VQ ? VG - vorpalZ 10:48:57 03/31/10 My '91 QX4 doesn't use a drop. (n/m) - not4resaleZ 17:57:52 03/31/10 2nd. who cares...just use synthetic & change your oil - ZooterMcGavin (NoVa) 09:41:07 03/31/10 If you read my post, I said I used search. TYVM (n/m) - CoHPhasor 17:02:02 03/31/10 WRONG wrong WRONG WRONG WRONG. (n/m) - ZiNnYc 12:25:36 03/31/10 I run 20-50 (Royal Purple as well), which was recommended - HighPsi (NorCal) 09:45:32 03/31/10 same here (n/m) - ZonaZ 11:28:17 03/31/10 From what I’ve read it’s more about the flow - njz 11:38:53 03/31/10 I've been running Shell Rotella (diesel oil) 5w40 for a whil - zboost(NoVA) 11:59:11 03/31/10 I run Rotella as well 5w40 T6 HD (n/m) - toykoz32 12:50:56 03/31/10 bobistheoilguy.com - ZiNnYc 12:22:14 03/31/10 Re: bobistheoilguy.com - sample oil analysis - vulcanrush 13:07:14 03/31/10 vq != vg (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 16:34:06 03/31/10 um, it does in your post subject line :) - vorpalZ 18:59:38 03/31/10 I noticed that after the fact... - Barry (NJ) 09:02:39 04/01/10 Nissan recommends M1 0W-40 in their latest twin turbo car. - not4resaleZ 17:51:50 03/31/10 I thought that would be the best choice. - CoHPhasor 22:28:43 03/31/10
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