# motor oil

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-oil/145059>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [November 11, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-oil/145059 "2006-11-11T13:32:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![altimaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@altimaman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/altimaman)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-oil/145059/1 "2006-11-11T13:32:16Z")

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what is a good motor oil to run? my car has 240xxx kms on it, but i am not sure of the best oil, right now i run castrol gtx or valvoline high milage, but is there something better?

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**Author:** ![GRIPPY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GRIPPY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GRIPPY)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-oil/145059/2 "2006-11-11T14:43:01Z")

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Id just continue with the high mileage stuff. A thinner oil will probably just mean youll start to burn some.

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**Author:** ![altimaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b782af/32.png) [@altimaman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/altimaman)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-oil/145059/3 "2006-11-11T19:42:21Z")

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good point

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**Author:** ![Caithness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Caithness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Caithness)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-oil/145059/4 "2006-11-11T21:52:37Z")

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I’d run a 15W 50 is you want to handle heat better…but I mean…it all really depends on smaller things.