Whitey Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Hey, what type of oil should I use in my ZD30? I can't seem to find any info anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumcajs Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Use any you can get your hands on suitable for ZD30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gottheshits Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cairnsGU Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I use Caltex Delo 400 multigrade and my pootrol love it... dronus4x4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cairnsGU Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Penrite 10w50 semi syc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto9018 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Delo400 is the go mate Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old troll Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 yep, Delo 400 works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettly Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Delo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Delo... same for a 2.8T ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Dello400. Grab it in a 20l drum to do a couple of changes. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonz_a_fun Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 Delo... same for a 2.8T ? Been using delo 400 for 3 years in my 2.8 it loves it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 At my last service, Nissan used Castrol Magnatec Pro 15W40. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wags83 Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Nissan themselves recommend using 10w40 b3 in the zd30 non crd and the zd30 crd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumcajs Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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