what oil to use in my car?

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Mike

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I am driving a Nissan Maxima 2000, engine...VQ30DE, 185k miles. I went to E-Z Lube for an oil change, they put in 5w-30. Autozone says they should use 10w-30 or 10w-40. Is 5w-30 ok? Any advice would be great.
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Mike
The manual says 5w-30....but autozone says since it has so many miles on it then use 10w30 or 10w40.
 
Your owners manual to the car should tell you the recommended oil to use. I would trust the manual more then someone at the E-Z Lube
 
never put in 10w-40, that's an old oil grade that hasn't been spec'd for trucks since the mid-90's.

a long time back convention wisdom was 10w-30 in the winter, 10w-40 in the summer. that's a thing of the past. just run 5w-30 like the manufacturer spec'd.

I think its funny as hell that so many people disregard what a manufacturer says is proper for their vehicles. I mean come on, everyone has a degree in mechanical engineering ...right? everyone understands stress vs strain vs sheer....right?
 
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