First I'll apologize now for asking a Q surely asked and answered a 1000 times before..
That being said I have actually "tried" to gather info on my own so as to make a good, educated decision on what oil to use in my RODEO..
However I've just not found enough specific info to make a determination I'm 100% happy with...
FIRST, I tried my Owners Manual only to find those two specific pages MISSING....
I've tried the SEARCH function here and even after a number of diff attempts (and words, like OIL, ENG OIL, RODEO OIL, OIL CHANGES, ETC, ETC) I ended up with nothing?
I went to BOB THE OIL GUY's forums and can't even find a "SEARCH" function (although it may be for registered users only of which I am waiting acceptance)? Did find some good info though in the OIL UNIVERSITY and have at least some thoughts from that..
Assuming the FIRST number determines how oil flows when it's at ambient temp, it "seems" to me that a 0-XX, or 5-XX would be best?
That being said would CASTROL SYNTEC, or the SYNTEC BLEND 5-30 be a good choice? Maybe a 5-40 is best?
Would reg old Castrol, or another brand oil give me good results? While I've used CASTROL for many years I'm not against using something else since apparently my choice of 20-50 WT oil all these years has been wrong anyway..
I'm changing oil in all three vehicles next weekend so I'm hoping to have enough info by then to make my "educated" decision..
Vehicles will be a 95.5 RODEO W/3.2 SOHC, a 2001 RODEO W/3.2 DOHC, and my Wife's 2001 NISSAN X-TERRA also with a 3.2 (IIRC?) V-6..
TIA for any/all assistance you all may care to share..
That being said I have actually "tried" to gather info on my own so as to make a good, educated decision on what oil to use in my RODEO..
However I've just not found enough specific info to make a determination I'm 100% happy with...
FIRST, I tried my Owners Manual only to find those two specific pages MISSING....
I've tried the SEARCH function here and even after a number of diff attempts (and words, like OIL, ENG OIL, RODEO OIL, OIL CHANGES, ETC, ETC) I ended up with nothing?
I went to BOB THE OIL GUY's forums and can't even find a "SEARCH" function (although it may be for registered users only of which I am waiting acceptance)? Did find some good info though in the OIL UNIVERSITY and have at least some thoughts from that..
Assuming the FIRST number determines how oil flows when it's at ambient temp, it "seems" to me that a 0-XX, or 5-XX would be best?
That being said would CASTROL SYNTEC, or the SYNTEC BLEND 5-30 be a good choice? Maybe a 5-40 is best?
Would reg old Castrol, or another brand oil give me good results? While I've used CASTROL for many years I'm not against using something else since apparently my choice of 20-50 WT oil all these years has been wrong anyway..
I'm changing oil in all three vehicles next weekend so I'm hoping to have enough info by then to make my "educated" decision..
Vehicles will be a 95.5 RODEO W/3.2 SOHC, a 2001 RODEO W/3.2 DOHC, and my Wife's 2001 NISSAN X-TERRA also with a 3.2 (IIRC?) V-6..
TIA for any/all assistance you all may care to share..