Recommended viscosity for X-Trail

[ILuvDetailing]

Am having my ride serviced at Nissan UN for its 1000km pms. Ok na ba yung Caltex mineral oil na 20W50 yung viscosity? May free kasi akong 4li of Caltex Motor Oil, sayang naman kung di ko nagamit.

[kiper]

Hindi na kailangan ng change oil sa first 1,000 kms. Hintayin mo na sa first 5,000 kms.

Ano ba ung recommended oil weight sa X-trail? Sa Escape kasi 5W-20 (4cyl) & 5W-30 (V6) sobrang bigat na nyang 20W50 for X-Trail 4cyl. Babagsak fuel economy nyan.

[jackaroo]

I've asked 2 nissan dealers on what oil they use on the xtrail:
1) Nissan Gallery- Caltex 15w40 diesel oil
2) Nissan Commonw- Valvoline turbo formula 15w40 API SJ/CF
Both claim these were supplied by Nissan Phil.
Guess the common factor is 15w40, mineral oil for either gas or diesel.

I've supplied Citgo 15w40 diesel oil and Conoco 10w40 Api SL, both were ok for warranty purposes. Manual actually prefers 10w30 but they don't use it.

[vinj]

15W-40 is the usual oil recommended for our climates.

What type of Caltex? Havoline Formula or "5 Star". Check also the API ratings of the oil (SL, SJ, etc).

[ILuvDetailing]

Well may bibigay na free motor oil yung Nissan UN, I guess yung Caltex Havoline Formula yung bibigay nila. Any suggestions?

[ILuvDetailing]

Kiper: Baka ma void yung warranty pag di ako nag pa pms sa 1st 1000km

[vinj]

If it's from Nissan, it's most likely their in-house Caltex oil (which was only made for Nissan AFAIK)... Its grade/API rating is between the cheap Caltex 5 Star and the Havoline Formula. Yung packaging niya is similar to the 5 Star can.

If thats the case, pwde na yan... you'll be changing at 5K anyway.

[ILuvDetailing]

Just called Nissan, the free motor oil they are giving is the Caltex with 15w40 viscosity. Have 2 Service coupons for free 1 Gal. motor oil, sayang naman kung di ko magamit. Ok na ba to?