What oil do you use?

[lazyfcker]

I was searching the forums for what kind of oil ya'll use in your sr20det's and exactly how much(quarts)...I first 240sx with the ka i would use Castrol GTX High Mileage about 10w-40 weight and that motor had about 180,000. But i'm not sure which oil to use in the sr20 that i will be purchasing come first of the year.

If someone knows a link to a forum already posted like this please add link if i missed it.

[RogerHinga]

i use 15-50 mobile 1.. the red cap one.. but my car doesnt get used 2 often..

[deCksy]

i also run 15 50 mobil 1 or NEO.... depending on my bank. 3.5Liter of oil

[MeanGreenS13]

RedLine Racing Oil 10W40 Synthetic 3 3/4 Qt.

Redline MT90 Gear oil in transmission.

[teddy]

Amsoil 10w30 or Royal Purple 10w30. A little over 3.5 quarts.

[lazyfcker]

sorry about leaving out how often i will drive car....everyday but not much miles to just work and school (i live in small town) thanks for posting because i been wondering is it really worth buying that racing oil off some of these sites just for a street driven sr. would it make that much of a difference?

[Bosrudorfer]

Mobil 1 Synthetic 10w30.

[base9se]

Mobil 1 10W-30 Synthetic

[lazyfcker]

Thanks for the post

[compression]

mobile1 10w-30Surely you have a Walmart nearby, right?

The redline/royal purple products are for the hardcore racer that has his engine at redline most of the time. For the street, they are not worth the extra money.I do recommend a Nissan OEM oil filter part number 53J00.I had a fram, but it leaked, so off it came, plus I got a deal on a case of OEM filters.

[MeanGreenS13]

K&N HP1003 Oil Filter for me :-D

[jr_ss]

Mobil 5w-30

[lazyfcker]

[QUOTE=compression]mobile1 10w-30Surely you have a Walmart nearby, right?

Sadly i work at one haha.

[benemorius]

We can't tell you what oil to use. You need to determine which oil gives you the proper oil pressure on your engine. Your buddy's sr may need 40 weight oil to get the proper oil pressure, while yours may need 30. Start with 5w-30 or 0w-30 if you can find it. Go from there. If you don't have an oil pressure gauge, you're kinda screwed. 0w-30 is a safe bet for a daily driver, or 5w-30 if you have to. Stay away from race-oriented oils. Not because they're not worth the money, but because they're usually meant to be used in engines which get rebuilt every few races. They don't have the same detergents as normal oils.

[lazyfcker]

0w-30? i never seen any oil like that but then again i have never looked for oil of that weight or did you mean 10w-30? Well ill talk to him sat. on what oil he is oil in it now and he does have an oil pressure gauge. What should it be reading for a near perfect pressure?

[guyaverage]

You see 0w-xx oils more in the north. You probably wont see a whole lot of them anywhere down south, 10w30 is plenty thin for southern winters.

[Chingon]

We can't tell you what oil to use. You need to determine which oil gives you the proper oil pressure on your engine. Your buddy's sr may need 40 weight oil to get the proper oil pressure, while yours may need 30. Start with 5w-30 or 0w-30 if you can find it. Go from there. If you don't have an oil pressure gauge, you're kinda screwed. 0w-30 is a safe bet for a daily driver, or 5w-30 if you have to. Stay away from race-oriented oils. Not because they're not worth the money, but because they're usually meant to be used in engines which get rebuilt every few races. They don't have the same detergents as normal oils.

WTF??

[KADreams]

Mobil 1 Synthetic 0W-40 with a K&N filter, but I am thinking of switching to the new Mobil 1 Syn EP 10W-40.

[benemorius]

Unless you live in a place where winter ambient temperatures are almost hot enough to boil water, 10w-30 is not what I would consider thin enough. No oil is thin enough for a cold start in even the hottest climate on earth. If it were, it would be useless when the engine warmed up. We just have to make due with what we have. 0w-30 for teh win! I think you'll only find it in synthetic.

[slpr240]

castrol syntec 10W-40

[lazyfcker]

sorry to bring the thread back up but today i bought mobile 1 5w-30 synthetic......good idea?

[benemorius]

Yup. Check the oil pressure to be sure.

[lazyfcker]

at about what psi should it be sitting at on idle

[jr_ss]

I'm not too positive on the idle oil pressure for the 2.4 but it should be around 40psi. At cold start it should be around 60psi. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this is was I have experienced with a similiar engine.

Glenn

[FattyMcBaggins]

I would strongly recommend that people don't use Castrol products. Castrol doesn't pump their own oil, they buy from different people every month depending on who will sell them oil the cheapest, so their product's quality is different from bottle to bottle. They pretty much just slap their name on there. Mobil 1 is great stuff! Stick with the Mobil 1 synthetic. Pennzoil kind of has a reputation for breaking down really quickly, but I don't know if it's true or not. And also, Quaker State is now owned by Pennzoil, and uses Pennzoil stock, so they're pretty much the same. Hope this helps out a little bit.

[lazyfcker]

Wow i didnt know that about castrol thats crazy! Glad i bought the mobile 1 and to the post about the psi level its not the psi in a ka, i have an sr20det now.....

[benemorius]

Check an sr fsm for the oil pressure. I believe the ka is supposed to be >15 at idle and around 65 at 3500 rpm, but please don't take my word for it. That is off the top of my head and I don't think it's completely accurate.

[lazyfcker]

i download a fsm from zeroyon so ill take a look at it

[lazyfcker]

i didnt want to bring this up in here but im not certain which filter to use cuz all the post on oil filters are everyone has there own....so which one should i use....a dealership one or a mobile 1/ fram? the sr20 is a s13 redtop

[benemorius]

Yeah that's another discussion all to itself. Many many different opinions on that one. I would say oem or mobil 1 are fine. Stay away from fram. That's only my opinion.