Used 5w20 synthetic motor oil for my first oil change.

[2013RogueSE]

Just did my first oil change to get out all the break in material out from the engine, but, I used 5w20 motor oil instead of the recommended 5w30. I thought all new cars took a 5w20 grade, I guess I was wrong. Should I dump this oil? Don't want the dealership to deny warranty if something happens. Car is running fine, actually feels smoother. I used Motomaster Formula 1 Synthetic oil which was on sale at Canadiantire. Would hate for a good oil go to waste. Will it be ok to keep it in for a short oci?

[ImStricken06]

no biggie.

[2013RogueSE]

I dumped the factory fill at 1500km. I'm thinking if I keep this in for 3000km and do another oil change with the right grade (5w30) it should be ok. By the way I used a motomaster oil filter as well, i think they are made by Fram. I noticed the car sounds much quieter after the change, could it be due to the oil being synthetic? I can hardly tell if it's on, acceleration noise is also much smoother. Great oil for the price, on sale this week for 18 bucks for 5 liters.

[2013RogueSE]

One question for all 2013 Rogue owners. I noticed there was no hood insulation in mine when I did the oil change. Is this normal for this model? Mostly every car I've owned has some form of hood insulation.

[ImStricken06]

money savings for the car maker. its simply a small fire blanket- nothing more. its not a big loss honestly.

[2013RogueSE]

money savings for the car maker. its simply a small fire blanket- nothing more. its not a big loss honestly.

Thanks for the info. I guess it's not a big loss but might of been a good sound insulator, no biggie I guess.

[ImStricken06]

money savings for the car maker. its simply a small fire blanket- nothing more. its not a big loss honestly.

Thanks for the info. I guess it's not a big loss but might of been a good sound insulator, no biggie I guess.

sound doesnt come in that way. it would have to come up through that blanket, through the metal hood, into the windshield...
sound comes through the firewall = and nothing more.

[Rogue One]

money savings for the car maker. its simply a small fire blanket- nothing more. its not a big loss honestly.

Thanks for the info. I guess it's not a big loss but might of been a good sound insulator, no biggie I guess.

sound doesnt come in that way. it would have to come up through that blanket, through the metal hood, into the windshield...
sound comes through the firewall = and nothing more.

Nothing more? What about the wheel wells? Isn't there a post about spraying Flex Seal or similar product to reduce road noise from there? And there's this thread on road/wind noise road-wind-noise-solution-t493362.html?hilit=BLANKET

@OP, my 2012 doesn't have the engine hood blanket, and I don't thing the 2011 I previously owned had one either. I think they were discontinued about the same time paddle shifters were eliminated. You may find this thread interesting need-help-burnt-hole-under-hood-t537090 ... it=BLANKET

[ImStricken06]

Nothing more? What about the wheel wells? Isn't there a post about spraying Flex Seal or similar product to reduce road noise from there?

we are talking about the hood/engine compartment. not the wheel wells lol . the fire retarder/blanket does nothing for the wheel wells- nor for noise reduction. the engine noise comes in through the holes in the firewall and the thin firewall itself.

regarding thew the wheel wells: that is a whole other topic. the noise you hear from the wheel wells is water droplets splashing against the wheel well area that are brought up by the tire tread - and the air that is moved through there - and the tire noise from the tread humming alone the road surface.

[Rogue One]

Nothing more? What about the wheel wells? Isn't there a post about spraying Flex Seal or similar product to reduce road noise from there?

we are talking about the hood/engine compartment. not the wheel wells lol . the fire retarder/blanket does nothing for the wheel wells- nor for noise reduction. the engine noise comes in through the holes in the firewall and the thin firewall itself.

regarding thew the wheel wells: that is a whole other topic. the noise you hear from the wheel wells is water droplets splashing against the wheel well area that are brought up by the tire tread - and the air that is moved through there - and the tire noise from the tread humming alone the road surface.

[2013RogueSE]

Here's the pictures of the washers I got, these are 100% oem but less than half the price, only 53 cents each.

[ImStricken06]

guys this thread is closed, as its been answered.

the rest of the chatter has been moved to its own thread: trunk-t583209.html
stay on topic, or start your own thread (if you can not find an already opened thread). i just dont have time recently to be tinkering around and dividing a thread into 2, 3 or more.