Newbie- which oil for short interval

[Nissan man]

I am presently using Mobil1 SS 10W30 in my Nissan SE-R Spec V. I will be going on a long road trip in the first week of July so want to start on fresh synthetic oil for my 3500+ mile road trip . My dilema is I am due for an oil change in the first of May. I don't want to waste $$ for synthetic for such a short <2500mi interval. I want to use Dino oil, but should I use Mobil or Penzzoil? I don't know if there will be clash in additive packages when I switch back to Mobil1 SS in July. Any input would be greatly appreciated. BTW, love this site....very informative. Thanks Newbie

 

[davefr]

Why not stick with Mobil 1 and go the full 6000 miles? That's not too long based on the UOA's I've read. Besides that, highway miles tend to be kindler/gentler on oil than mixed driving.

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Originally posted by Nissan man: I am presently using Mobil1 SS 10W30 in my Nissan SE-R Spec V. I will be going on a long road trip in the first week of July so want to start on fresh synthetic oil for my 3500+ mile road trip . My dilema is I am due for an oil change in the first of May. I don't want to waste $$ for synthetic for such a short <2500mi interval. I want to use Dino oil, but should I use Mobil or Penzzoil? I don't know if there will be clash in additive packages when I switch back to Mobil1 SS in July. Any input would be greatly appreciated. BTW, love this site....very informative. Thanks Newbie

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[Nissan man]

I suppose I could just do my regular oil change with Mobil1 SS and drive on it to my location and change before I come back to Ontario. An option...

 

[3 Mad Ponchos]

I agree with Dave, just drive the 6k. Cheers, 3MP

 

[Al]

Road trips are very very easy on oil. It almost doesn't matter when you change. Except I would just stay with the Mobil 1. Your only problem is warranty. As long as you "cocument" that you changed that's all that's necessary. 6 months or 7K is fine especially with a trip. I don't recognize your screen name but I post as 'adc100' here: http://www.b15sentra.net/forums/index.php?s=7ca84acfa81384e57d7e12c24a42358d

 

[Nissan man]

I've decided to push the oil and do the change when I get into Nova Scotia.

 

[Nissan man]

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[Al]

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Originally posted by Nissan man: Perhaps you recognize Sentra-volution!

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O.K. Glad to see you here.