Originally Posted By: rslifkin
Wow. I can get T6 for $20/gallon at WalMart, or $23 at an auto parts store here.
I bet your oil change with T6 could double!! that is why they call it a Heavy Duty Engine Oil and it is considered a syn which is an extra!!!
would the T5 10w30 be a good choice for my Supercharged 3.3l Nissan Xterra 4x4 auto trans? It is a daily driver with a one way commute of ~12 miles mix of city/freeway. Vehicle does some occasional 3000# towing, and some beach driving. We live in the PNW where the winters can get a 2 week stretch of temperatures in the teens, but usually in the 30's for the colder months. I believe the manual recommends API SL 5w30 year round, but 10w40 can also be used as a recommendation
Originally Posted By: hooligan24
would the T5 10w30 be a good choice for my Supercharged 3.3l Nissan Xterra 4x4 auto trans? It is a daily driver with a one way commute of ~12 miles mix of city/freeway. Vehicle does some occasional 3000# towing, and some beach driving. We live in the PNW where the winters can get a 2 week stretch of temperatures in the teens, but usually in the 30's for the colder months. I believe the manual recommends API SL 5w30 year round, but 10w40 can also be used as a recommendation
I think T5 would be a great option if you want an HDEO in a 30 weight... After I put in new valve lifters I'm going to switch back to T5. I had a noisy lifter and switching to 15w-40 quieted it down.
Originally Posted By: dparm
Really? T5 is more than T6 in Canada? Weird.
The T-5 prices quoted are most likely for 0w-40 or 0w-30, that is the most common T-5 up here. I went to the local UFA yesterday and the price difference between T-5 10w-30 and T-5 0w-40/30 was close to $10 more for the 0w-40 and 0w-30. Do not quote me on this...but I have a feeling that the T-5 0w's have PAO basestocks. I say this for 2 reasons, first the price difference and second the specs of these 0w's are better looking than Esso XD3 of the same 0w flavor.