Short trips in a Sentra 1.8

[luvs2drive]

My girlfriend came to me for a recommendation for oil to put in her car. Right now she runs the dealer crap and chages it after three months. She barely put 11,000km on the car in just over a year. Her trips consist of mainly 5-6 km one way to work in stop and go. I was thinking she is the perfect candidate for Mobil 1 10W-30. Will she be ok to run this oil in her car for 6 months (or in her case about 6,000km LOL) Thanks for the input.

 

[haley10]

I'm thinking the GC 0W-30 would be a better choice. You have the Winter cold starts to consider.

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

I don't know if extended OCIs are called for here. The short trips will cause fuel to dilute your oil. Synthetic oil will behave this way as well. An oil analysis will tell you if this is happening.

 

[luvs2drive]

Thanks for the GC definition, German Castrol is Syntec from what I understand. I'll go to WalMart and look for the Made in Germany label...my concern though is it's not labeled as a API Starburst oil. Warranty issue on such a new car. I am concerned about how long she can leave this oil in her car though 6mos ok? I hear TBN on this oil is pretty good. I'm trying to think along saving money.

 

[luvs2drive]

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Originally posted by haley10: I'm thinking the GC 0W-30 would be a better choice. You have the Winter cold starts to consider.

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GC??? I don't know what that is, and is it readily availble in stores in Canada?

 

[haley10]

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Originally posted by luvs2drive:

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Originally posted by haley10: I'm thinking the GC 0W-30 would be a better choice. You have the Winter cold starts to consider.

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GC??? I don't know what that is, and is it readily availble in stores in Canada?

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You can do a search and find tons of information on GC. GC=German Castrol. Definitely available in Canada. Lots of Canadian user's here on the forum.