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Puget Sound Fairlady Z's (or any northern regions) What weight Oil are you guys using in your Z's? 10w30 or 5w30?

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Old 02-27-2012, 05:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What weight Oil are you guys using in your Z's? 10w30 or 5w30?
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5w30
I used to 10w30 for my 350z.
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Any benefit to switch to 5w30?


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I believe Nissan recommends 5w30. I think this gives us better mpg.
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