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Hi guys, ive searched around these areas but i cannot find a straight answer for which engine oil i should run in my RB25DE Skyline.

The car will be used on the street/daily and wont see the track (atleast for a while).

can you guys please recommend me which oil to use.

Thanks in advance :)

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depends on how much you want to spend. all you really need though is a 10w 30 semi synthetic oil, although you could use a basic mineral oil if you were strapped for cash, but i'd stick with the semi. if you want to go all out you could go a full synthetic, but to be honest, for a natro skyline i wouldn't bother. as for brand, that is really personal choice and everyone will have and opinion as to what is good.

you could have a read through this thread for some opinions

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/22458-the-goods-on-oils/

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I remember I read that thread when I was looking for what oil to get... what a marathon

I use Mobil1 fully synthetic ... forgot the numbers but its in a silver coloured container

10w 30 im quite sure it is though

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Any of the nulon range are good.

LOL^

I use penrite mineral 20 - 50 (60) Extra 10.

serves me well

but don't get their 20 - 60 stuff, i only use that thick cause my engines 33 years old.

Get the next weight range down or 2

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Any of the nulon range are good.

Yer im with Dan ive been using a full synth Nulon for the last two oil changes, seems to do the job quite nicely.

But yer in all honestly, and semi/full synthetic oil will be fine as Mark stated.

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yer like dan said, any of the nulon stuff is not to bad. I use a full synth in my 25de and it seems to be ok i cant remember exact numbers, but in all honesty as mark said before any semi/full synth oil of the right grade will be fine, its really just comes down to what branding u prefer :)

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thanks everyone for the help. so i should go ahead and get 10w 30 either fully synth or semi, in the brand of my choice. sounds easy enough :)

I remember I read that thread when I was looking for what oil to get... what a marathon

yer thats how i felt, just couldnt get a straight answer, plus everyone having different engines, eg N/A, turbo

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10W30 recomended for RB25DE, i go with Valvoline Synpowers for my last service found it quite good and after 5-6 months still has the rich honey like color to it after 2300km of driving. However never 100% impressed im going to try Royal Purple, a friend with a S15 uses it and recomends it for japs cars so ill give it a go.

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I Use mobil1 5w 50 .... planning to change on something else after the 100k service though

I only change every 6 months as well ... thats generally only about 5-6 thousand kms as well, i dont drive the skyline all that much .. its still very clean at the end of every oil change so i havent seen the need to change it more often

i think the motul stuff has been quite highly recommended as well

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we use mobil1 at the moment cos my dads been using it since his good old days

probably going to try something else though maybe a 10w 40 or 10w 30 fully synthetic. i dont really change my oil often enough though, should probably go for something a bit cheaper but still fully synthetic and change it more often .. im paying about 80 bucks for a bottle of oil atm with mobil 1 and ive seen some castrols go for a fair bit less ... or even the motuls were going for a decent price ..

that thread on oils confused the hell out of me lol

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I don't recommend nulon, mainly cause of the price. I believe cheap = cheap quality product.

I out nulon in the same basket as el cheapo gulf western.

lol, whilst I agree with you regarding how shit the Nulon oils are, Gulf Western's Sougi S6000 was every bit as good as Motul 300v (Group V Ester base stocks)... $60 for 5L too!

Just a damn shame they aren't making it anymore :(

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