Mobil 1 0w40 Users?

ukmastermind · 02-05-2013, 01:54 PM

Do I dare ask, what brand oil Z drivers use most?

Telephone · 02-05-2013, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

i ran mobil1's 0W-40 awhile back and noticed the oil warmed up much quicker in the mornings. buuuuuut i also noticed i burned more of it everytime i checked my oil level which is about once every two weeks.

i went back to 5w-30 and ill stay with it.

This is is good to know. I assume you're still using Mobile1?

fuct · 02-05-2013, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DR_

The Mobil 1 0w40 is their best oil. I wouldn't use any of the API certified (5w30) Mobil 1 oils in this engine because the low ZDDP and high iron levels often reported by Blackstone tests. If you want to stay the stock weight the Redline 5w30 is the best option.

this is true but the oil cannot go past 3k miles before its toast. also its 3 times the price of the mobil1 5w-30 im running.

as far as performance i see ZERO difference. as far as protecting the engine....... i hope its doing its job.

Teddy KGB · 02-05-2013, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by red6spd

Define 200+? 205 210 220 all normal good temps. 270 280 290 okay your having a problem.

200-210 on a cool day (50F) at 80mph on the highway. Any stop and go traffic (same temp) and I'm to 230-240 in a hurry. Warm day in summer and I'm lucky if the temps ever get below 230.

cv129 · 02-06-2013, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Teddy KGB

200-210 on a cool day (50F) at 80mph on the highway. Any stop and go traffic (same temp) and I'm to 230-240 in a hurry. Warm day in summer and I'm lucky if the temps ever get below 230.

I wouldn't sweat 230 honestly. Oil viscosity is tested at 210 degrees. My feeling is modern synthetic oil should hold fine at 230.

I always wonder, do the 3.5 maxima, Altima and FX/M37 ever have this oil temp "problem"? I think the oil temp gauge is making us z guys a little too conscious (myself included)..

Having said all that, being a car lover, there's nothing wrong with preferring a cooler oil temp.

DEpointfive0 · 02-06-2013, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cv129

I wouldn't sweat 230 honestly. Oil viscosity is tested at 210 degrees. My feeling is modern synthetic oil should hold fine at 230.

I always wonder, do the 3.5 maxima, Altima and FX/M37 ever have this oil temp "problem"? I think the oil temp gauge is making us z guys a little too conscious (myself included)..

Having said all that, being a car lover, there's nothing wrong with preferring a cooler oil temp.

Yes they do, my old Maxima would burn up oil, so I assume the new one will too!

I'll be adding an oil cooler sooner than later

2xtreme1 · 02-06-2013, 01:51 AM

When I got my oil change at the dealership not to long ago they used m1 0w-40 .

Sh0velMan · 02-06-2013, 11:19 AM

To my knowledge, only the VHR motors really have a serious oil temp issue.

The heads generate a lot of heat on the valve train and the only coolant up there is the oil itself.

There's a steel-on-steel junction in the valve train that heats up bad. Look at any disassembly pics of our heads, you'll see where the steel has turned blue from the heat near that junction.

ukmastermind · 02-06-2013, 10:52 PM

0w-40 from a dealership? Really? By your special request???

2xtreme1 · 02-08-2013, 04:20 AM

^ nope I didn't even ask honestly they offered m1 or Nissan Ester and Ester was going to cost like 40$ more so I went with m1 and service guy said he recommended m1 better then I noticed it was 0w-40

tower74 · 02-08-2013, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ukmastermind

Do I dare ask, what brand oil Z drivers use most?

Royal Purple 5w30....

Footloose301 · 02-08-2013, 12:23 PM

I use 5w-30 and oil temps hardly go over 220....

I do know that GTM packages 0w-40 with their forced induction kits.... Fwiw

Teddy KGB · 02-09-2013, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Footloose301

I use 5w-30 and oil temps hardly go over 220....

I do know that GTM packages 0w-40 with their forced induction kits.... Fwiw

0W-40 is a great oil. I'm sure 5w-30 is too. I ran stock, Nissan spec, for my first change. Since then, I've been using the M1. I just think I have a hot running car, and no matter what oil I put in the results will be the same.

Sorry I brought the whole temp thing into this discussion. Back on topic...OP, you're fine with whatever oil the manual says, but a lot of us use 0w40. It works great and lasts for quite a while...even when it's worked hard. The OA's don't lie.

MJB · 02-10-2013, 12:10 AM

What do you guys think... if your engine consumes a little bit of oil, switching to 0w40 might help?

DEpointfive0 · 02-10-2013, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MJB

What do you guys think... if your engine consumes a little bit of oil, switching to 0w40 might help?

If your engine is CONSUMING oil, you need a new engine... If your car is burning oil, nothing will help really, (To me consuming is done because of a broken piston ring or a valve leak or something, while burning is when the oil gets hot, and goes through the PCV system) so make sure you know which one it is

In theory going with a thicker oil will help if your car consumes oil... But going with a 0W, would probably be worse because it will consume just as much if not more oil because the thin oil can move anywhere

Old school thinking, car uses 5W30, when it hits 100k, move to 10W30 or 10W40

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ukmastermind Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 44 Drives: 09-370z-6spd-SPRT Rep Power: 15	Do I dare ask, what brand oil Z drivers use most?

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2xtreme1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Eastvale, California Age: 32 Posts: 494 Drives: 11' 370Z 7 A/T Sport Rep Power: 13	When I got my oil change at the dealership not to long ago they used m1 0w-40 .

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ukmastermind Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 44 Drives: 09-370z-6spd-SPRT Rep Power: 15	0w-40 from a dealership? Really? By your special request???

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2xtreme1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Eastvale, California Age: 32 Posts: 494 Drives: 11' 370Z 7 A/T Sport Rep Power: 13	^ nope I didn't even ask honestly they offered m1 or Nissan Ester and Ester was going to cost like 40$ more so I went with m1 and service guy said he recommended m1 better then I noticed it was 0w-40