So after days of searching, reading, and more searching on this great web site and forum, I have to post a new topic since I still haven't found the answer to my question.
I am the proud owner of an '06 350Z. At 4000 miles, I am due for my first oil change. With a K&N HP-1008 in hand, I am about to buy 5 quarts of gold GC at a local Auto Zone. Unless I overlooked something, GC only comes in 0W-30 viscosity. My owner's manual recommends 5W-40 for "all weather" driving and 10W-30 or 10W-40 for warmer weather. I live in San Diego now and will rarely see temps below 45 deg F all year round (25 deg F or so if I head to the mountains). So, a 20W oil is all I really need. Anyway, here is my actual question:
Until I am at temp, the oil running through my engine will be very thin (and against Nissan's recommendation). It's a new, solid engine, but is it really worth running such an unnecessarily thin oil just to get the notorius GC performance? Perhaps a Redline 10W-30 may be a good alternative (and one within Nissan's specs)? Aside from that, isn't having a smaller viscosity range more ideal anyway?
Any feedback- especially from VQ35 owners using GC- would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys for all the great information.
- Lukasz
I am the proud owner of an '06 350Z. At 4000 miles, I am due for my first oil change. With a K&N HP-1008 in hand, I am about to buy 5 quarts of gold GC at a local Auto Zone. Unless I overlooked something, GC only comes in 0W-30 viscosity. My owner's manual recommends 5W-40 for "all weather" driving and 10W-30 or 10W-40 for warmer weather. I live in San Diego now and will rarely see temps below 45 deg F all year round (25 deg F or so if I head to the mountains). So, a 20W oil is all I really need. Anyway, here is my actual question:
Until I am at temp, the oil running through my engine will be very thin (and against Nissan's recommendation). It's a new, solid engine, but is it really worth running such an unnecessarily thin oil just to get the notorius GC performance? Perhaps a Redline 10W-30 may be a good alternative (and one within Nissan's specs)? Aside from that, isn't having a smaller viscosity range more ideal anyway?
Any feedback- especially from VQ35 owners using GC- would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys for all the great information.
- Lukasz