Nissan Sentra's next oil change, questions/concern

[tomekkplk]

So it's time to do an oil change on 2 sentras that are in my family. Both run full synthetic oil 5w-30. One is a 2007 2.0 with 108k miles, the other is a 2004 1.8 with 107k miles. I've done some research but when I thought my research has come to a conclusion I get another answer going against it.

My question is, should I put in a high mileage oil in them? 100k miles doesn't seem like a proper time to switch over but I could be wrong. I've looked into Royal Purple (burned quickly after 2k miles), Amsoil, Motul, Pennzoil Platinum/Ultra Platinum and had good results (took longer to burn).

Neither car leaks, and I always use a quality oil filter (Wix/Purolator)
I've been looking into Mobil 1, or a possible "store brand" oil. I read about a "walmart" oil being approved by Blackstone labs for a guys GMC canyon. Not trying to dump extra cash on a product to have something cheaper be of the same quality.

Never ran any other weight oil other than 5w-30,
Any help is appreciated.

 

[simple_gifts]

Wecome fellow nutmeggr'; I would stick with what you have been doing. 100K isn't really high mileage these days regardless of what the marketers indicate.

How many miles between OCs?

 

[gallydif]

If neither car leaks or burns oil then NO. Keep doing what you're doing. Oh, and welcome! Yes, SuperTech is an excellent oil. Any SN, gf 5 oil is good for that matter even store brands. Right now there's a rebate running for PP- buy 5 qts get $10 back.

 

[NMBurb02]

Depends on how much they burn. If a negligible amount, I would stick with what you're doing. If you have to put in more than 1 quart during an OCI, I would consider switching to a high mileage oil.

 

[edyvw]

When I was dating my now wife, she drove 2005 Sentra Limited. She did oil cahnegs in Nissan, and when we started to date I started to change oil in her car. Switched from castrol Semi-Synthetic that burned a bit in Sentra to M1 5W30 full synthetic. Never burned a drop of oil. I used though OEM oil filters only!
I would stick to M1 5W30 Full synthetic. 100+K is nothing.

 

[CapitalTruck]

I couldn't quite make out your current situation. What do you run in your car now, and does it use oil (you said it doesn't leak, but does it burn)?

 

[53' Stude]

M1, PP or QSUD 5w30 get my vote

 

[Fordai]

Valvoline SynPower with MaxLife!

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Napa Synthetic is on sale this month for only $2.99 a quart. It's rebranded Synpower

 

[bbhero]

Hey edyvw.... you don't have to use the OEM filters for the Nissan Sentra

A Fram Ultra, tough guard, Carquest red, Mobil one filter would be fine. I agree with your oil recommendation here. Mobil 1 5w30 full synthetic is a fine choice.

I've have Havoline Pro DS in my Altima currently and its running very very good on this. For $20.99 that is a fine deal. I wonder if the Nissan 4 cylinder motors are has hard on oil like the V6s..

 

[bubbatime]

Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
Napa Synthetic is on sale this month for only $2.99 a quart. It's rebranded Synpower

THIS!! Napa Synthetic is great. Buy 2-3 cases and dont worry about oil for the next two years. At $2.99/quart , its a no brainer.

 

[tomekkplk]

Guess I rambled a bit, well the 2007 sentra was bought new and the 2004 had 44k miles on it when we bought it. I ran different brands based on sales and word of mouth.

The Royal Purple was the one that burned, sorry I may have worded it bad. The oil broke down? Basically turned black after 2k miles but the Pennzoil UP was still great at 3k.

Between the 2 sentras I seems like they prefer one oil vs another, just seeing what's best out there, everyone has their own they prefer based on past experience. If I can find the napa oil I'll give it a try, if not I'll give the valvoline synpower a try. I have a few blackstone containers so a check wouldn't hurt either

 

[edyvw]

Also, to mention, I ran M1 5W30 full synthetic in Sentra for 5K. Never burned a drop, always go to bit dirty color, but that should happen, means oil is doing its job.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted By: bbhero
Hey edyvw.... you don't have to use the OEM filters for the Nissan Sentra

A Fram Ultra, tough guard, Carquest red, Mobil one filter would be fine. I agree with your oil recommendation here. Mobil 1 5w30 full synthetic is a fine choice.

I've have Havoline Pro DS in my Altima currently and its running very very good on this. For $20.99 that is a fine deal. I wonder if the Nissan 4 cylinder motors are has hard on oil like the V6s..

LOL, i know. But when it comes to oil filter, I am always on the safe side. Not big difference in price IMO.

 

[AirgunSavant]

Try Kendall GT-1 fs $22 delivered to your door, 6 quarts too...

 

[bigt61]

SuperTech synthetic or Napa synthetic (while it's on sale) is all you need. Even those may be overkill as you didn't mention your OCI.

 

[bullwinkle]

Really hard to beat PYB, $15/jug at your local WM, outperforms some synthetics, low NOACK % to combat hot weather oil consumption.

 

[tomekkplk]

I bought 25qt of the napa synthetic, got a few other cars that need oil. I change it around 5k miles on my wrx but I go 7500 on the nissans.