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Options13 · 08-25-2010, 11:09 PM

ok so turns out the autoparts store around here stopped carrying high performance amsoil 10w-30.... or the lady is just an idiot...

i spilled about a quart of it, so i only have 3 quarts of high performance amsoil 10w-30 in my motor, i need 1 more quart, would i be ok buying redline high performance 10w-30?

they are both synthetic i believe...

e1_griego · 08-25-2010, 11:11 PM

Devin, you destroy my brain.

omgRWDgoodness! · 08-25-2010, 11:36 PM

I don't see how it would do any harm, as long as they are the same viscosity and both synthetic you should be okay. Props on using quality oil, too.

sil80 monster · 08-25-2010, 11:51 PM

wont matter

Options13 · 08-26-2010, 02:20 AM

alex! im just making sure, i don't want my sr to die, lol my friend at lithia said its bad to do it, so im just getting opinions, lol

dawagarage · 08-26-2010, 02:24 AM

yessir, although different oil brands will have different additives/detergents/etc, the fact that they are both the same viscosity will ensure they get the job done & in a harmless manner.

swestermann · 08-31-2010, 02:23 PM

no worries on mixing, both are synthetic

Chrischeezer · 08-31-2010, 02:35 PM

if your using amsoil... yeah anything else is just as good if not better lol j/k

should be using somthing alot thicker for an SR.. mobil1 15 50 ftw.

duynguyenn240 · 08-31-2010, 11:54 PM

just wandering what happen if you mix oil together but difference viscostiy would that harm your engine i been driving like that in my ka for like 15k and nothing wrong with it so far.

recklessrob · 09-01-2010, 12:29 AM

as long as the oils have the same basic api approval rating, you can safely mix them. /thread

gunmetalr32 · 09-01-2010, 01:00 AM

oil cocktails sounds like fun.

Brian04 · 09-04-2010, 05:45 PM

i've got a mixture of 5-30 and 10-30 in my KA. Still runs strong. Bitch has a leak, and i figure a little thicker oil couldn't hurt. Plus i have to refill it every month, so it's like i get constant oil changes.

=] My driveway on the other hand is not so happy.

h2v7 · 09-07-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by duynguyenn240

just wandering what happen if you mix oil together but difference viscostiy would that harm your engine i been driving like that in my ka for like 15k and nothing wrong with it so far.

holy shit oil change?!!?!??!?!??

slider2828 · 09-07-2010, 12:01 PM

15k no oil change.... wow... ok..... But realistically doesn't make a big difference, its just the filter needs to be changed..... it loses protection after awhile, but your engine by no means would stop running....

but maybe soon ahhaha

driftsilvias13 · 09-07-2010, 12:08 PM

As previously stated, it wont harm your engine to mix different brands or even different viscosity ratings of oil.

08-25-2010, 11:09 PM	#1
Options13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2007 Location: OR Posts: 1,825 Trader Rating: (43) Feedback Score: 43 reviews	mixxing oil ok so turns out the autoparts store around here stopped carrying high performance amsoil 10w-30.... or the lady is just an idiot... i spilled about a quart of it, so i only have 3 quarts of high performance amsoil 10w-30 in my motor, i need 1 more quart, would i be ok buying redline high performance 10w-30? they are both synthetic i believe...

08-25-2010, 11:36 PM	#3
omgRWDgoodness! Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Age: 34 Posts: 1,498 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	I don't see how it would do any harm, as long as they are the same viscosity and both synthetic you should be okay. Props on using quality oil, too. __________________

08-31-2010, 02:35 PM	#8
Chrischeezer Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: earth Age: 41 Posts: 1,406 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	if your using amsoil... yeah anything else is just as good if not better lol j/k should be using somthing alot thicker for an SR.. mobil1 15 50 ftw. __________________

09-07-2010, 12:01 PM	#14
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,040 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	15k no oil change.... wow... ok..... But realistically doesn't make a big difference, its just the filter needs to be changed..... it loses protection after awhile, but your engine by no means would stop running.... but maybe soon ahhaha __________________ Turn and Burn!

09-07-2010, 12:08 PM	#15
driftsilvias13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,297 Trader Rating: (54) Feedback Score: 54 reviews	As previously stated, it wont harm your engine to mix different brands or even different viscosity ratings of oil. __________________

08-25-2010, 11:11 PM	#2
e1_griego Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Independence, Ore. Age: 40 Posts: 2,722 Trader Rating: (24) Feedback Score: 24 reviews	Devin, you destroy my brain.

08-25-2010, 11:51 PM	#4
sil80 monster BANNED Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: chino hills, ca Age: 36 Posts: 312 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	wont matter

08-26-2010, 02:20 AM	#5
Options13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2007 Location: OR Posts: 1,825 Trader Rating: (43) Feedback Score: 43 reviews	alex! im just making sure, i don't want my sr to die, lol my friend at lithia said its bad to do it, so im just getting opinions, lol

08-26-2010, 02:24 AM	#6
dawagarage Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bremerton, WA Age: 40 Posts: 2,037 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	yessir, although different oil brands will have different additives/detergents/etc, the fact that they are both the same viscosity will ensure they get the job done & in a harmless manner.

08-31-2010, 02:23 PM	#7
swestermann Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ne kansas Posts: 18 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	no worries on mixing, both are synthetic

08-31-2010, 11:54 PM	#9
duynguyenn240 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: arlington Age: 36 Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	just wandering what happen if you mix oil together but difference viscostiy would that harm your engine i been driving like that in my ka for like 15k and nothing wrong with it so far.

09-01-2010, 12:29 AM	#10
recklessrob Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Orange County Posts: 49 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	as long as the oils have the same basic api approval rating, you can safely mix them. /thread

09-01-2010, 01:00 AM	#11
gunmetalr32 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oxnard,CA Age: 38 Posts: 3,077 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	oil cocktails sounds like fun.

09-04-2010, 05:45 PM	#12
Brian04 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 721 Trader Rating: (28) Feedback Score: 28 reviews	i've got a mixture of 5-30 and 10-30 in my KA. Still runs strong. Bitch has a leak, and i figure a little thicker oil couldn't hurt. Plus i have to refill it every month, so it's like i get constant oil changes. =] My driveway on the other hand is not so happy.