Was not sure where to put this topic so here goes.. I was frantically getting ready for my big camping trip I have a 2012 Nissan Pathfinder V6 and I tow a 5,000 pound (Loaded) camper. I picked up 6 quarts of my usual Valvoline 10w30 Synpower and my father offered to help me out and said he would get my truck ready for me oil change, ck coolant, trans fluid level, tires etc. my father knows cars and is quite good at working on them and since he is retired he has more time then myself. When I went to pick up my Pathfinder I noticed the 5 quart jug of Valvoline was empty but the sixth quart was not used (Takes aprox 5.5) and there was an empty bottle of STP synthetic oil treatment on the garage floor! .. Um .. Dad! .. Did you add this to my oil! .. Why yes son I use it in the old Buick and since you are towing I figured I would add this to your oil to thicken it.
Anyway I decided not to get mad after all he was trying to help and I had no time to dump out the mixture so we are on our trip now and the truck ran great on the way here. The question is do I just leave the mixture in for a normal 5,000 mile change or dump it out after my trip?
Anyway I decided not to get mad after all he was trying to help and I had no time to dump out the mixture so we are on our trip now and the truck ran great on the way here. The question is do I just leave the mixture in for a normal 5,000 mile change or dump it out after my trip?