Engine oil 2010 Turbo Navara
Submitted by pale ale on Thu, 2016-05-05 13:12
After a bit of advice from the mechanically minded.
My research has brought up various oil types for the D40 manual Navara. 5:30 or 10:40
Anyone here got some advice. I am in Karratha, so not likely to be in freezing conditions.
thanks
Yewiefish85
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15w 40, run this in my
15w 40, run this in my cruisers up in Hedland, do you know what oil is in there now?
pale ale
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unsure mate, is a new vehicle
unsure mate, is a new vehicle for me. Going up to Kunno for a fish and want to do an oil change before I go.
Yewiefish85
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Up our way I believe 15w 40
Up our way I believe 15w 40 works fine, most Diesel engines I have worked on (including marine) are running 15w40
Paj man
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Google
Penrite website has the recommendation for what oil to use in different cars. All else fails call up a Nissan dealership.
aka Nick
D_d_001
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critical info
do you have a dpf ?
edit: sorry see yours is a manual.
always used 5-40 in mine ...why not go lower for more protection starting. (for those cold winter nights up north ;)
Rob H
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Have a look in your handbook
Have a look in your handbook and you will likely find that along with the oils you have listed, a 15W40 is suitable.
The thinner oils , while suitable, are used to get better fuel economy.
Go to your local Caltex or BP distributor and buy a 20 litre drum, being aware though of whether your has a DPF.
Cheapest mainstream oils in 10 litres at Supercheap/Repco etc is usually about $60-$90
I buy Caltex Dello400 for $110 for $20 litres and you can use it in pretty much anything including my 200 series though it doesnt have a DPF.
Mining companies use this shit, because it works...
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Taffy
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Nulon 5/30 is what
Nulon 5/30 is what im Running, not as rattly on start up anymore compaired to the 10/40 i was running before
Beerbuoy
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Get on the Penrite site and
Get on the Penrite site and see what they recommend. If its a modern rice burner then it probably needs the 5/30 full synthetic. I have a BT-50 in Karratha and I use this with no problems. The old 15/40 is not suitable for the new highly strung deisels. Also like others said it is important to know if you have DPF. The penrite site will put you on the right stuff.
rj
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The type of oil is more
The type of oil is more important than the grade, either 5w30 or 10w40 will suffice - what you need to be looking for in the oil is that it is a low ash diesel oil - identified by the code C3. Ideally a fully synthetic would be best. This oil isn't cheap so don't pay attention to the weekend warriors that swear by the "I've always changed my oil every 5000km" as this is just a waste an overkill. 10,000km intervals will be fine, also use a good quality filter - genuine or AC Delco are good. Ryco are OK, the rest are generally rubbish. Depending on how many km on the car I would go the 5w30 (under 100,000). Good Idea to change the fuel filter (again a quality filter) every 10,000km if you are filling from suspect sources as well. Poor fuel/water in the fuel is more likely to leave you stranded on the side of the road and/or leave you with a really expensive repair bill than the oil.
Hope it helps
pale ale
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Thanks everyone for the info
Thanks everyone for the info
Wannafish
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if you have time go to
if you have time go to bobistheoilguy.com and have a good read (it may take a while). From my understanding after having a bit of a read a few years back, I believe something like 5w40 would be the way to go, but get some info and go from there!
Drew