So I am in Europe and with winter breaking I was looking for a 0w-XX oil as my car just went across 5000 miles since last oil change.
It is just over 10,300 miles and had its first change at 1060 miles and its second at 5041 miles.
I did not want to go as thin as a 0w-20 (not recommended here in germany by most, even in the winter, due to almost daily multi mile excursions to 100mph for some and I am one of them).
Also I am in an area of relatively mild winter. This is not the Alps. So far not a single night below freezing yet.
This is for a 2023 Armada with the famous VK56VD, which in recent years is now OEM recommended in USA for 0w-20, in Germany for 5w-30 and used to be recommended 5w-40 in GE, until recently.
This is a 32 valve, all aluminum 5.6 liter V8, with forged rods, pistons, crankshaft, titanium valves, closed deck, factory Molybenumsteel cylinder sleeves 400 hp.
So being it is winter here now, I was looking for a 0w-30 or a 0w-40 . Like my old go-to Mobil 1 0w-40,
The Nissan OEM 5w-40 is in it now, put in by a local Nissan dealer (though they recommended 5w-30 as hier first choice but I wanted to run the original VK56 oil grade in it, which here in GE was 5w-40 a few years back)
Thing is, I was at the PX and the only 0w-XX oil I could find at first was 0w-20 and that was "Mobil syn", not Mobil 1.
We all know Mobil's premium PAO oil is Mobil 1 so IMHO this is a bit of an economy oil made to meet 0w-20 spec and likely with a marginal HTHS value.
I wasnt interested in that.
All other oils, such as Castrol and Mobil 1 were available only in a 5w-30 or 5w-40 grade.
A german auto parts store was roughly in the same boat except for some European oil that I did not know from Adam.
Was about the leave the PX, but spotted Royal Purple at 0w-40, which was what i had been looking for.
Same price as Mobil 1 and the high end syn Castol that was also available in a 5w-40 and ina 5w-30.
Feels odd to me since I was never an RP guy, but this is what I got.
Also the filter I needed was not available at the PX, got a Bosch 2041 filter at a german auto store, which fits the VK56VD up until model years 2018 or 2019 in a Nissan NV van..
Of course mine is a 2023, but their fit chart did not go past 2018 since vehicles with this engine have not been sold in GE since...
It says "premium" on the box, but i believe thats just marketing.
It was a semi syn filter material.
The specs I find are real good though; for filtration: 99 % at 20 microns, if Memory serves, according to a recent spread sheet i found on here.
Still not sure, if it is really a "Premium" filter, seems more like a decent mid range to me, since Bosch has a filter thats a step up from "premium".
But this is the only filter that fits the motor that I could get at the german parts store ( and they had to order it and it came in that afternoon), and I told them to pick the "best" one regardless of price. But there was only an Army of one.'
One thing that makes me a bit nervous it was listed on thier data base as "fits Armada up to 2018".
Sure its been the same engine since then, but for the life of me I have not been able to find any reference that says 2023 Armada.
Which asks for Nissan filter part number 15208-9E01A.
However this part number 15208-9E01A is listed as "replaces" among others, Nissan part number Oil filter 15208-9E000.
And 15208-9E000 is what the Bosch P2041 is listed as crossreference fit, on another site.
Also the Mobil 1 filter M1-110 is listed as cross referenced to Nissan 15208-9E000 AND 15208-9E01A (my OEM part) .
And 15208-9E000 crossrefences to Bosch P2041.
But that same chart does not cross reference M1-110 to Bosch P2041.
I have a Fram Ultra XG7317 that I bought in the US for this engine, somewhere in the house in a moving box, which I trust more form fit and specs, but I cant find it.
I invite comments on either my Oil or filter choices, since I am not feeling so warm and fuzzy on the choices I made, pushed by local availabilities.
And with freezing weather around the corner, I do not wish to delay the oil change much longer.

It is just over 10,300 miles and had its first change at 1060 miles and its second at 5041 miles.
I did not want to go as thin as a 0w-20 (not recommended here in germany by most, even in the winter, due to almost daily multi mile excursions to 100mph for some and I am one of them).
Also I am in an area of relatively mild winter. This is not the Alps. So far not a single night below freezing yet.
This is for a 2023 Armada with the famous VK56VD, which in recent years is now OEM recommended in USA for 0w-20, in Germany for 5w-30 and used to be recommended 5w-40 in GE, until recently.
This is a 32 valve, all aluminum 5.6 liter V8, with forged rods, pistons, crankshaft, titanium valves, closed deck, factory Molybenumsteel cylinder sleeves 400 hp.
So being it is winter here now, I was looking for a 0w-30 or a 0w-40 . Like my old go-to Mobil 1 0w-40,
The Nissan OEM 5w-40 is in it now, put in by a local Nissan dealer (though they recommended 5w-30 as hier first choice but I wanted to run the original VK56 oil grade in it, which here in GE was 5w-40 a few years back)
Thing is, I was at the PX and the only 0w-XX oil I could find at first was 0w-20 and that was "Mobil syn", not Mobil 1.
We all know Mobil's premium PAO oil is Mobil 1 so IMHO this is a bit of an economy oil made to meet 0w-20 spec and likely with a marginal HTHS value.
I wasnt interested in that.
All other oils, such as Castrol and Mobil 1 were available only in a 5w-30 or 5w-40 grade.
A german auto parts store was roughly in the same boat except for some European oil that I did not know from Adam.
Was about the leave the PX, but spotted Royal Purple at 0w-40, which was what i had been looking for.
Same price as Mobil 1 and the high end syn Castol that was also available in a 5w-40 and ina 5w-30.
Feels odd to me since I was never an RP guy, but this is what I got.
Also the filter I needed was not available at the PX, got a Bosch 2041 filter at a german auto store, which fits the VK56VD up until model years 2018 or 2019 in a Nissan NV van..
Of course mine is a 2023, but their fit chart did not go past 2018 since vehicles with this engine have not been sold in GE since...
It says "premium" on the box, but i believe thats just marketing.
It was a semi syn filter material.
The specs I find are real good though; for filtration: 99 % at 20 microns, if Memory serves, according to a recent spread sheet i found on here.
Still not sure, if it is really a "Premium" filter, seems more like a decent mid range to me, since Bosch has a filter thats a step up from "premium".
But this is the only filter that fits the motor that I could get at the german parts store ( and they had to order it and it came in that afternoon), and I told them to pick the "best" one regardless of price. But there was only an Army of one.'
One thing that makes me a bit nervous it was listed on thier data base as "fits Armada up to 2018".
Sure its been the same engine since then, but for the life of me I have not been able to find any reference that says 2023 Armada.
Which asks for Nissan filter part number 15208-9E01A.
However this part number 15208-9E01A is listed as "replaces" among others, Nissan part number Oil filter 15208-9E000.
And 15208-9E000 is what the Bosch P2041 is listed as crossreference fit, on another site.
Also the Mobil 1 filter M1-110 is listed as cross referenced to Nissan 15208-9E000 AND 15208-9E01A (my OEM part) .
And 15208-9E000 crossrefences to Bosch P2041.
But that same chart does not cross reference M1-110 to Bosch P2041.
I have a Fram Ultra XG7317 that I bought in the US for this engine, somewhere in the house in a moving box, which I trust more form fit and specs, but I cant find it.
I invite comments on either my Oil or filter choices, since I am not feeling so warm and fuzzy on the choices I made, pushed by local availabilities.
And with freezing weather around the corner, I do not wish to delay the oil change much longer.

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