Hello all,
I've been lurking around this forum for several weeks but finally decided to post after I pretty much gave up trying to figure this out on my own.
What I am hoping to do is consolidate down to 1 oil for all 3 of my cars. Not stuck on any one particular brand, but had been using Mobil 1 in my previous Imapala SS with good results.
I will apologize in advance, this is a fairly long post...
First car, new to us 2008 Infinity FX35. Had 13k on it when we got it 6 weeks ago. I changed the oil at 15.5k with Mobil 1 5W-30 synthetic just because I didn't really trust what the independent dealer had changed it with (or even if they had change it). Just a little over a thousand miles into this OC. Like I mentioned, I have been lurking on this forum for several weeks and based on what I am reading about the Nissan VQ engines and Mobil 1, I am definitely scared that I don't have the right oil in here for long-term results. We do several 10-15 mile trips each day in this vehicle and maybe some longer 30-40 mile trips on occasion. Since the Infinity's OLM simply appears to be based on mileage and no other factors like GM's does, I currently have it set to a 5k OCI.
Second car is my 17 y/o son's, 2004 impala with 3.8v6 with 85k. I have owned this car for a few years since it had roughly 25k on it and up unti this past OC I had pretty much used whatever 5-30 dino was on sale when it was time to change (based soley on OLM) and during that time it used roughly 1 Qt per OC. This past OC I switched to some PP that I got on sale for pretty much nothing and I am roughly 5k into it and as of last weekend it had not used a single drop. So needless to say I'm pretty pleased with these results, whether it was a simple change to synthetic that helped or the PP specifically I have no idea. Now given this is driven almost exclusively by a teenage boy, I'm looking for something that will give this car a fighting chance to last a few more years.
The 3rd and final vehicle will be a 2003 Silverado 4x4 with 5.3 and aaround 100k. This is actually my father-in-law's truck for past several years and he is itching to get a new truck and is pratically giving this one to me, so it's hard to turn down. I don't know of the OC history in great detail but I can pretty much say without a doubt that he simply drove it to the OLM said it was time to change and then took it to the local mechanic for a change. Guessing that guy put in whatever 5-30 dino and filter he had lying around. This truck will get similar usage pattern to car #1, multiple 10-15 mile trips daily and maybe occasional use (once or twice a year) hauling a pop-up camper or other small trailer.
So hopefully with all that background you all can help point me down to a single oil to use in all 3 and maybe even a suggested OCI for the FX35 based on usage.
Really appreciate any assistance.
thanks
Mike
I've been lurking around this forum for several weeks but finally decided to post after I pretty much gave up trying to figure this out on my own.
What I am hoping to do is consolidate down to 1 oil for all 3 of my cars. Not stuck on any one particular brand, but had been using Mobil 1 in my previous Imapala SS with good results.
I will apologize in advance, this is a fairly long post...
First car, new to us 2008 Infinity FX35. Had 13k on it when we got it 6 weeks ago. I changed the oil at 15.5k with Mobil 1 5W-30 synthetic just because I didn't really trust what the independent dealer had changed it with (or even if they had change it). Just a little over a thousand miles into this OC. Like I mentioned, I have been lurking on this forum for several weeks and based on what I am reading about the Nissan VQ engines and Mobil 1, I am definitely scared that I don't have the right oil in here for long-term results. We do several 10-15 mile trips each day in this vehicle and maybe some longer 30-40 mile trips on occasion. Since the Infinity's OLM simply appears to be based on mileage and no other factors like GM's does, I currently have it set to a 5k OCI.
Second car is my 17 y/o son's, 2004 impala with 3.8v6 with 85k. I have owned this car for a few years since it had roughly 25k on it and up unti this past OC I had pretty much used whatever 5-30 dino was on sale when it was time to change (based soley on OLM) and during that time it used roughly 1 Qt per OC. This past OC I switched to some PP that I got on sale for pretty much nothing and I am roughly 5k into it and as of last weekend it had not used a single drop. So needless to say I'm pretty pleased with these results, whether it was a simple change to synthetic that helped or the PP specifically I have no idea. Now given this is driven almost exclusively by a teenage boy, I'm looking for something that will give this car a fighting chance to last a few more years.
The 3rd and final vehicle will be a 2003 Silverado 4x4 with 5.3 and aaround 100k. This is actually my father-in-law's truck for past several years and he is itching to get a new truck and is pratically giving this one to me, so it's hard to turn down. I don't know of the OC history in great detail but I can pretty much say without a doubt that he simply drove it to the OLM said it was time to change and then took it to the local mechanic for a change. Guessing that guy put in whatever 5-30 dino and filter he had lying around. This truck will get similar usage pattern to car #1, multiple 10-15 mile trips daily and maybe occasional use (once or twice a year) hauling a pop-up camper or other small trailer.
So hopefully with all that background you all can help point me down to a single oil to use in all 3 and maybe even a suggested OCI for the FX35 based on usage.
Really appreciate any assistance.
thanks
Mike