how many quarts of oil should i use, the manual says 3.4 quarts, so should i be exact or will 4 quarts be safe, i have a 91 n/a

Its easier to add then subtract.

Put in 3 and start it and let it run for 30 seconds. Then check th oil level with the stick and add oil until it sits perfectly at the "H".

Thanks, should i use 10w30 regular or high milege

10w30 and 4 Quarts With New Filter

i cant wAit to run 10w30 again even in florida haah its been in the 20s here... cmon its effing florida i want 60s

this year was the first year i actually had to chagne to 5w cause i heard a lifter tick on startup..

and like he sadi above me 4 with a new filter

^^ you might want to go thicker not thinner oil for noisy lifter tick

it started when it got cold the swapped to the thinner and it stopped..... both are 30 wieght oils when warm... the first number is simply the weight of the oil when its cold.... so on a cold startup i am easily alble to get oil to the top of my motor quickly..... a thicker oil when its cold out takes longer to get to the top of the motor....

alright2020 wrote:it started when it got cold the swapped to the thinner and it stopped..... both are 30 wieght oils when warm... the first number is simply the weight of the oil when its cold.... so on a cold startup i am easily alble to get oil to the top of my motor quickly..... a thicker oil when its cold out takes longer to get to the top of the motor....

YES.

alright2020 wrote:it started when it got cold the swapped to the thinner and it stopped..... both are 30 wieght oils when warm... the first number is simply the weight of the oil when its cold.... so on a cold startup i am easily alble to get oil to the top of my motor quickly..... a thicker oil when its cold out takes longer to get to the top of the motor....

FINALLY! Someone who researched/learned about motor oil weights!!!!

Ace2cool wrote:
FINALLY! Someone who researched/learned about motor oil weights!!!!

Lol I know right.

Do the TT's take the same amount as the NA motors with a new filter?

Ace2cool wrote:
FINALLY! Someone who researched/learned about motor oil weights!!!!

Yeah no kidding.

thejoker82 wrote:Do the TT's take the same amount as the NA motors with a new filter?

no each turbo takes one quart so you need 6 total......

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alright2020 wrote:i cant wAit to run 10w30 again even in florida haah its been in the 20s here... cmon its effing florida i want 60s

this year was the first year i actually had to chagne to 5w cause i heard a lifter tick on startup..

and like he sadi above me 4 with a new filter

did 5w-30 quite them down? i heard to run thicker oil

franklin93zx wrote:no each turbo takes one quart so you need 6 total......

what? mine takes 4 and some change with a filter.

300zx4life wrote:
did 5w-30 quite them down? i heard to run thicker oil

Read the rest of the thread, and then read a bit about viscosity and temperature. Or if you ask nicely, I'm sure someone will explain it to you.

car nut wrote:Or if you ask nicely, I'm sure someone will explain it to you.

Swear to God, this link really needs to be stickied somewhere

http://www.ferrarichat.com/for...icles

thanks for that article ive never seen or heard of it before he seems like a smart guy. so what do you guys run for daily driving your Z's?

Mobil 10w30

have u ever had lifter tick at all

no, not even a hint. i have a pretty low mileage car (60k) though, so i am sure that has something to do with it as well as using a high quality oil.

Z31toZ32 wrote:no, not even a hint. i have a pretty low mileage car (60k) though, so i am sure that has something to do with it as well as using a high quality oil.

60k very nice and now that I think about it i believe it started making the noise when i switched to nissan 10w-30 i believe the past owner ran castrol....hmmm

Z31toZ32 wrote:Mobil 10w30

Do you drive your car year round?

Year round, 5W30 full synthetic

does anyone here run 0W-XX anything?

Doubtful unless they live in Alaska.

It IS better for your car, since the oil is less thick on start, BUT you'll have to specially order it. Talk to Anthony (PEZi-somethingoranother). He's the Amzoil dealer for NICO. He'll hook you up with a discount.

NINJA EDIT: Here's his profile: zer...21965

Just send him an email asking what kinds of deals he can get you on oil/filters

Ace2cool wrote:It IS better for your car, since the oil is less thick on start, BUT you'll have to specially order it. Talk to Anthony (PEZi-somethingoranother). He's the Amzoil dealer for NICO. He'll hook you up with a discount.

NINJA EDIT: Here's his profile: zer...21965

Just send him an email asking what kinds of deals he can get you on oil/filters

sweetness

Ace2cool wrote:It IS better for your car, since the oil is less thick on start, BUT you'll have to specially order it.

You don't have to special order it, I'm pretty sure that's what they call "fuel saver" oil or whatever. I don't think it would be necessary for any Z in the continental U.S.