going back to conventional

[oilchangeguy]

Since I am old school 3k to 4k oci's, I am going back to conventional. Picked up 6qts Havoline 5w20 from Walmart for about 17 bucks. Havoline's website says the 5w20 and 5w30 conventional are actually
synthetic blends so I feel comfortable about switching.

 

[wemay]

3000 to 4000 mile oci? I would do the same with the vehicles in your signature.

 

[oilchangeguy]

Are there oil issues with these engines?

 

[AirgunSavant]

I run Pennzoil Conventional 5w20 out to 8k with no issues in newer vehicles.

 

[oilchangeguy]

Thanks!

 

[double vanos]

The performance gap between conventional and synthetic oil gets narrower every day.....

 

[oilchangeguy]

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted By: oilchangeguy
Are there oil issues with these engines?


No no not at all. Sorry if you understood my post that way. What i meant is that there is no special spec or approval needed. Like Dexos1 etc. You are good to go with any API SN/ILSAC GF-5. Heck, your manual probably says SM/GF-4 like mine do.

 

[dlundblad]

I would guess these vehicles have either an OLM or a much longer OCI than 3-4k?

 

[Roanoke6370]

NAPA Synthetic is on sale cheaper than conventional right now

 

[69GTX]

Originally Posted By: Roanoke6370
NAPA Synthetic is on sale cheaper than conventional right now


And with rebates, so are Pennzoil Platinum and Quaker State Ultimate Durability at approx $2/qt. It's easy to find a top synthetic cheaper than a conventional. I have too much of a stash of $2/qt synthetic to even think about going back to conventional for at least 3 years.

 

[bluestream]

Originally Posted By: oilchangeguy
Since I am old school 3k to 4k oci's, I am going back to conventional. Picked up 6qts Havoline 5w20 from Walmart for about 17 bucks. Havoline's website says the 5w20 and 5w30 conventional are actually
synthetic blends so I feel comfortable about switching.


Old School? You can do 3,000 on SE oil without problems...Today 5K is a walk in the park.

 

[wemay]

Some people don't want to hunt down sales or deal with rebates. They just want to go to the store, buy the oil and be done with it.

 

[4wd]

If you are dropping synthetic - you could just drop synthetic in your signature and that's a great oil too ...

 

[oilchangeguy]

 

[oilchangeguy]

 

[bbhero]

Which motor is in your Altima?? 3.5 or 2.5??

 

[Roanoke6370]

Originally Posted By: wemay
Some people don't want to hunt down sales or deal with rebates. They just want to go to the store, buy the oil and be done with it.


No hunting, drive to NAPA and buy it..

 

[BalticBob]

Originally Posted By: oilchangeguy
Since I am old school 3k to 4k oci's, I am going back to conventional. Picked up 6qts Havoline 5w20 from Walmart for about 17 bucks. Havoline's website says the 5w20 and 5w30 conventional are actually
synthetic blends so I feel comfortable about switching.



You are going back to conventional, but are still hanging on to a synthetic blend?
Let it go.....go straight conventional, cold turkey, no regrets!
Find a support group and go for it!
Your engine will thank you for being a recovering syntheholic.

 

[oilchangeguy]