A buddy of mine just picked up a 1990 Nissan 300ZX TT with 54k on the clock. It's in very good shape and will end up being a garage queen coming out on nice days in the summer.
I was looking in to what oil it should take and my answer is an HDEO like Rotella T6. I had an 87 300ZX Turbo with the VG30ET that seemed to like T6.
-Capacity is either 3-5/8 quarts or since it's a 1990, it might be a little larger. I know that later VG30DETT's were 3-5/8's.
-The owners manual call for an API SG oil which I think plays in to the oil they recommend.
-The under hood sticker says to use a 5W-30 from 60F and lower. It also says "On turbo engines, 5W-30 should be used only under extremely cold conditions". It then calls for a 10W-30 or 10W-40 from 0 and up.
My 2 cents is that T6 would provide the needed Zinc it might need and handle the turbo's well. But what do I know? I am looking to see if you guys can tell me if there is something better that this 27 year old beauty should get instead.
I was looking in to what oil it should take and my answer is an HDEO like Rotella T6. I had an 87 300ZX Turbo with the VG30ET that seemed to like T6.
-Capacity is either 3-5/8 quarts or since it's a 1990, it might be a little larger. I know that later VG30DETT's were 3-5/8's.
-The owners manual call for an API SG oil which I think plays in to the oil they recommend.
-The under hood sticker says to use a 5W-30 from 60F and lower. It also says "On turbo engines, 5W-30 should be used only under extremely cold conditions". It then calls for a 10W-30 or 10W-40 from 0 and up.
My 2 cents is that T6 would provide the needed Zinc it might need and handle the turbo's well. But what do I know? I am looking to see if you guys can tell me if there is something better that this 27 year old beauty should get instead.