# 2013 Nissan Sentra - Which oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [September 14, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003 "2018-09-14T20:20:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Gary13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Gary13](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gary13)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003/1 "2018-09-14T20:20:15Z")

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Is standard 5W30 safe for my 2013 Sentra?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003/2 "2018-09-14T20:30:24Z")

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What does your owners manual say? What does the oil cap in your engine say?

I think your manual says to use 0W20, NOT 5W30. It also say unapproved viscosities can damage your engine.

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003/3 "2018-09-14T20:54:55Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> I think your manual says to use 0W20, NOT 5W30.

It does

> [@Mustangman](#):
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> It also say unapproved viscosities can damage your engine.

Ironically it says this too 😉

@Gary13 Give that leftover 5W30 away to someone who needs it. Btw, I think 0W-20 only comes in full synthetic

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003/4 "2018-09-16T18:36:02Z")

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> [@pyrolord314](#):
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> Btw, I think 0W-20 only comes in full synthetic

There is 0w20 semi-synthetic, sold under the Honda label

I’m just stating that for informational purposes . . . I’m not suggesting OP buy it from the Honda dealer

Napa occasionally has their synthetic oil on sale, as does Costco. I sure as heck wouldn’t pay full price for engine oil. Why pay full price, if you can wait a few months, buy it on sale and stock up?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003/5 "2018-09-16T20:53:38Z")

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> [@db4690](#):
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> Napa occasionally has their synthetic oil on sale, as does Costco. I sure as heck wouldn’t pay full price for engine oil. Why pay full price, if you can wait a few months, buy it on sale and stock up?

Yup!  
Every 2 or 3 months, Costco has Mobil-1 on sale for a drastically-reduced price. That is when I stock-up for my friend, whose Rav consumes a qt every 1,000 miles or so.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-which-oil/125003/6 "2018-09-16T20:54:41Z")

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I stocked up a few months ago, as you did . . . 5w30, 5w20 and 0w20, for the various family cars I service at home