What Oil?

[Whitey]

Hey, what type of oil should I use in my ZD30? I can't seem to find any info anywhere.

[Rumcajs]

Use any you can get your hands on suitable for ZD30

[gottheshits]

Whitey please use the search before posting next time.this topic has been covered to death. Insert smiley face here as I can't find them.

[cairnsGU]

I use Caltex Delo 400 multigrade and my pootrol love it...

[cairnsGU]

Whitey please use the search before posting next time.this topic has been covered to death. Insert smiley face here as I can't find them.

lol...

Pretty sure theres not a lot of information to search on here yet......lets change that tho

[dav]

Penrite 10w50 semi syc

[matto9018]

Delo400 is the go mate

Cheers

[old troll]

yep, Delo 400 works for me

[brettly]

Delo!

[Tonka]

Delo... same for a 2.8T ?

[dronus4x4]

Dello400. Grab it in a 20l drum to do a couple of changes.

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[tonz_a_fun]

Delo... same for a 2.8T ?

Been using delo 400 for 3 years in my 2.8 it loves it

[Ray!]

At my last service, Nissan used Castrol Magnatec Pro 15W40.

Cheers

Ray

[Wags83]

Google "netlube" followed by a brand of oil, eg castrol penrite. Put your vehicle details in the drop down boxes on the site, and it shows every oil needed to suit diffs, motors and gearboxes for that particular model. Even tells you how many litres recommended.

[tim]

Nissan themselves recommend using 10w40 b3 in the zd30 non crd and the zd30 crd 

[Rumcajs]

On 4/24/2019 at 1:15 PM, tim said:

Nissan themselves recommend using 10w40 b3 in the zd30 non crd and the zd30 crd 

No one knows why but they also put emphasis on that it must be semi-synthetic whatever that suppose to mean,  technically 100% synthetic motor oil is a myth! Jusk ask a petro chemical engineer who is willing to divulge this scam or just read about on Wikipedia! All  widely available 'synthetic' motor oils are based on crude oil with higher end processing/refining so most of the impurties from crude are removed and special additives to improve the concoction are added.

 

It must be said that engine oils today are mostly suited to latest designs combustion precesses therefore older design like ZD30 will not benefit from latest oils indeed there are downsides. High quality mineral or blended (semi-synthetic) oils are better for ZD30.

I'm trialling ULX110 which is special blend mineral oil with some fancy organic additives. I was happily using Caltex Delo 400 variety before, all 15W-40 and no issues.

Regards

 

Edited May 7, 2019 by Rumcajs