Female Z owner needs help please

marymx, Aug 13, 4:43pm
What sort of oil should i put into my 2002 350Z!
It has done 58000km, mainly highway commuting.
The manual recommends 5W-30 SJ, but i was going to use 5W-30 SN full synthetic. when i went to buy the oil, the repco man insisted i should use 10w-40 semi synthetic, which one is correct please!
thank you.
mugenb20b, Aug 13, 4:46pm
The manual.
morrisman1, Aug 13, 4:47pm
Nissan developed the engine and wrote the manual. The repco guy probably puts 10w-40 in his lawnmower so recommends it to everyone.

SN is just a newer and better specification of oil than SJ. SJ was perhaps the most modern at the time the car was made. Use the 5w30, doesn't necessarily have to be fully synthetic but if you give it a thrashing then it wouldn't hurt. You could extend your service intervals with synthetic oils as it doesn't break down like mineral oil does.
moosie_21, Aug 13, 5:24pm
By the book, they made the car, they know best!
moosie_21, Aug 13, 5:25pm
BTW, I'm looking at buying a 350Z in the future, how do they drive, would you recommend one etc.! Cheers!
incar., Aug 13, 5:31pm
castrol edge 5W-30
marymx, Aug 13, 5:32pm
Castrol edge 5w-30 as it is then.
Thank you for help!
marymx, Aug 13, 5:33pm
yup! totally recommended, it is great to drive, solid and stick to the road. very nice on the corner.
just a bit bumpy. definitely not a couch on the road. lol
marymx, Aug 13, 5:37pm
cheers!
incar., Aug 13, 5:48pm
supersheep have it
marymx, Aug 13, 5:51pm
i might get it from repco, they are doing 20% until 2/09/2012. $69.99 for 5lt.
any suggestion for filter! repco filter will do!
thunderbolt, Aug 13, 5:58pm
Ryco Filter, not Repco.
moosie_21, Aug 13, 6:21pm
Cool thanks for that. Yeah it's a sports car so don't expect a ride in a luxury car really, and I'm young and can live with the bumps as with my other cars!
serf407, Aug 13, 6:52pm
Think I would use Motul definitely or Valvoline maybe ahead of the Castrol.