2015 Nissan Rogue

[SwampSurvivor]

Originally Posted By: Pesca
I had a 2007-8 Rogue for close to 4 years, and used 5w30 and 5w-20, valvoline synpower and Pennzoil platinum.

I have done UOAs on these oils, so you can find them in the UOAs section to give you an idea, and decide from there.

Yes, the engine is noisy, very noisy when very cold, but there was nothing special to say about it in the UOAs.

I did one year OCIs and I am easy on my cars.

Hope this helps.


Is it related to the 2.0L that was in the Sentra for a while? I rented a 2012 and it sounded like a tractor until it warmed up ... which was about 50 miles on the highway.`

 

[Pesca]

No, same engine as the second generation: the QR25DE (or something close lol).

The 2.5l engine that you have also in the Altima.

At that time, you were not supposed to use 5w-20 in that engine, only 5w30, but when a member at Nicoclub did an UOA on the Fill factory and asked Nissan about it, we discovered that the car came with 0w-20 oil in it. So I decided to put PP 5w-20 (one of teh thinnest oil at the time) with no ill-effect, summer or winter.

The engine was rough and noisy after sitting all day in minus 30 celcius for about 5 minutes, a lot of lifters noise, but it is a known complaint.

 

[RoadRaceJosh]

The QR25DE in my Frontier is supposed to use 5w30 and I do.

The QR25DE also has solid cam followers. Hydraulic lifter bleed-down is impossible.

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted By: mailman74
A friend has a new 2015 Rogue owners manual says to use 0w20 or you can use conventional 5w30 which would you guys use ?

Much depends upon his driving habits and/or if Nissan calls for a 3750 mile severe service interval on the vehicle. If he falls within severe service and it's that short of an interval, I'd grab a conventional 5w30 and be done with it. If he's just doing a bunch of highway miles and is going for longer OCIs, the 0w-20 might make more sense.

 

[mailman74]

Originally Posted By: Garak

Much depends upon his driving habits and/or if Nissan calls for a 3750 mile severe service interval on the vehicle. If he falls within severe service and it's that short of an interval, I'd grab a conventional 5w30 and be done with it. If he's just doing a bunch of highway miles and is going for longer OCIs, the 0w-20 might make more sense.


Book calls for 5000 miles either oil.

 

[Garak]

Is that severe service, or have they just made a happy medium now?

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: Garak

Much depends upon his driving habits and/or if Nissan calls for a 3750 mile severe service interval on the vehicle. If he falls within severe service and it's that short of an interval, I'd grab a conventional 5w30 and be done with it. If he's just doing a bunch of highway miles and is going for longer OCIs, the 0w-20 might make more sense.


Best advise of the month.

 

[mailman74]

Originally Posted By: Garak
Is that severe service, or have they just made a happy medium now?


Happy medium

 

[Garak]

Well, then that splits it right down the middle. Either would work, and whatever works best financially for him. 5,000 miles shouldn't be a stretch on a conventional 5w30, nor would 5,000 miles on a very reasonably priced synthetic be exactly a monumental waste, either. I'd lean towards the conventional, at least at the outset. The winters don't exactly justify a 0w-20 on their own, either.

 

[Anthony]

Originally Posted By: bbhero
I would go with a 5w30. Seems interesting to me this motor used to be specified for 5w30 for years prior. The 3.5VQ in my car was allowed for even a 10w40 just a bit prior to my years car. My generation car it was changed to the 5w30 only.


This motor has been significantly revised from the 07-12 versions.
It also received VVT on the Intake, and exhaust side in the 13 Altima, and 14 model American built Rogue.