# engine oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [November 2, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-oil/137226 "2009-11-02T08:30:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2005SE-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/c57346/32.png) [@2005SE-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2005SE-R)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-oil/137226/1 "2009-11-02T08:30:47Z")
hi everyone, what kind of engine oil does the 2005 altima SE R use for oil changes? synthetic or non? any specific brands do you guys use? ---
**Author:** ![crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@crow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crow)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-oil/137226/2 "2009-11-02T17:19:40Z")
What ever you like. 5w30-0w-30 in the cold months. and 10w-30 in the summer. I like Q horsepower. Others like German Castrol, alot of people like Mobile 1. The most important thing is to change it every 5000K, and stick to 5w-30. Even with the cheapest oil you can get you can’t go wrong if you change every 5000k. A cheap Synthetic brand like formula 1, Q horsepower, Penzoil, Valvoline etc. is Enough. I do 4-5 oil changes a year on average every 3 months. Wait until the VQ starts burning oil…keep an eye on it…1 to 1.5 quarts between oil changes for me. ---
**Author:** ![fetusXkush](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fetusxkush/32/5798_2.png) [@fetusXkush](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fetusXkush)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-oil/137226/3 "2009-11-04T18:08:57Z")
i would suggest starting to use synthetic but thing is once you start its highly recommended that you dont switch back to the lower grade. Synthetic Mobil 1 all the way!!!