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Engine Oil Recommendations For V36

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in V Series (V35, V36, V37 & Infiniti)

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I used Motul Chrono 300V 5w/30 for the first two service intervals

I won a shitload of Mobil 1 0w/40 in a competition so I'm using that for the time being, afaik it's fine & asked a few mechanics who work on 350/370z's say it should be fine with the VQ engine

I guess any fully synthetic with the proper viscosity range :P

it's fairly straight forward to change the oil in these cars so definitely DIY can save you a few bucks

fcruz3r Experienced

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i change every 5000km, so castrol edge - syn 5w30 is fine with me. I've never tracked my car ...so wouldn't know if theres any difference.

used motul chrono and royal purple before and cant honestly say i noticed the difference in 65/35 city highway driving.

look in your service manual for recommended viscosity on the HR engines

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Thanks I think I'll try the Motul 5W30 and then switch to the castrol afterwards, problem is I didnt even get a service book. This is my first import and assumed it would be normal.

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Thanks I think I'll try the Motul 5W30 and then switch to the castrol afterwards, problem is I didnt even get a service book. This is my first import and assumed it would be normal.

mine didn't come with a service book either...but every 2nd hand car i buy whether import or locally delivered...i always do the fluids and trans oil straight away....more for peace of mind

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When i was getting my v36 comlied i asked the garage to change the oil, they did to a Penrite 0w-40 full synthetic. I wanted them to use Mobil 1 fully syn but they couldn't get it and i lived too far away to buy it myself and drive it down there to give it to them but i will be changing it soon within the next 3k so not too much of an issue. I cant say anything bad about Penrite but I've always been a stickler for Mobil 1 but i also dont use my car on the track just drive to work and back so it never or rarely gets a flogging although highway driving is what i do a bit more of. :down:

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