I have a question, or rather a series of questions for anyone who feels like answering.
I own a 2010 Nissan Versa with the MR18DE and 4 speed automatic transmission(not CVT) with about 56k miles on the odometer. My daily commute is only about 5-10 miles usually only getting the water up to temperature. 70% of my driving is in town, stop and go traffic, at speeds around 25-35MPH. The rest is short distance driving on the highway at 50MPH. Summer temperatures hover around 98*F and can get up to 110. Winter temps hover around 40*F and dip below 0*F. It's very windy, dry, and dusty during the summer.
My owners manual calls for SAE 5w-30. Previously I had the dealership change the oil every 4k miles since they were running a special for a nine dollar oil change. Which amounted to a cheap generic filter and what was supposedly "Mobil 1 synthetic blend". I recently changed my oil with Mobil 1 extended performance 5w-30 with a Mobil 1 filter. Already I've noticed a slight bump(1-2 MPG) in mileage and a significant reduction of lifter noise. Right now I'm just planning on changing the oil and filter every 6 months.
My question I suppose is if I would see any benefit switching from 5w-30 Mobil 1 Extended performance to 0w-30 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy? Or is there another brand of oil and filter that you guy's would recommend over Mobil 1?
Thank you for your time. I'm still trying to educate myself about the properties of oil and car maintenance in general. It's a bit more complicated than I previously thought.
I own a 2010 Nissan Versa with the MR18DE and 4 speed automatic transmission(not CVT) with about 56k miles on the odometer. My daily commute is only about 5-10 miles usually only getting the water up to temperature. 70% of my driving is in town, stop and go traffic, at speeds around 25-35MPH. The rest is short distance driving on the highway at 50MPH. Summer temperatures hover around 98*F and can get up to 110. Winter temps hover around 40*F and dip below 0*F. It's very windy, dry, and dusty during the summer.
My owners manual calls for SAE 5w-30. Previously I had the dealership change the oil every 4k miles since they were running a special for a nine dollar oil change. Which amounted to a cheap generic filter and what was supposedly "Mobil 1 synthetic blend". I recently changed my oil with Mobil 1 extended performance 5w-30 with a Mobil 1 filter. Already I've noticed a slight bump(1-2 MPG) in mileage and a significant reduction of lifter noise. Right now I'm just planning on changing the oil and filter every 6 months.
My question I suppose is if I would see any benefit switching from 5w-30 Mobil 1 Extended performance to 0w-30 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy? Or is there another brand of oil and filter that you guy's would recommend over Mobil 1?
Thank you for your time. I'm still trying to educate myself about the properties of oil and car maintenance in general. It's a bit more complicated than I previously thought.