The more mileage a car has, the thicker viscosity oil I should use?

For example if my car has 0- 60,000 miles Is hould use 5W-30.





If my car has 60,000 -120,000 miles I should use 10w -30 and so forth.





Is this true? I have a 2001 Maxima with 109,000 miles. I just bought it used.The more mileage a car has, the thicker viscosity oil I should use?
Maurice, Unless the engine leaks or uses an unusual amount of engine oil do to warn parts stick to the recommended 5W-30 oil viscosity for the following reasons: 80% of all engine wear occurs during cold starts. It's to your motor's advantage for the oil pump to force the greatest volume of oil to critical frictional surfaces quickly. The oil pump can not force thicker oil through the same size oil galleries as fast.





Low viscosity oil actually cools the moving parts of the engine faster than higher viscosity oil. If Nissan recognized that higher viscosity oil should be used as mileage increased that fact would be in the manual in the glove compartment.





Some will advise jumping into 10W-40 which is not an energy saving motor oil. No American built car or truck manufacturer ever recommends using this oil.





It's somewhat difficult to believe but the Joe Gibbs Nextel Cup Racing Team uses a full synthetic racing oil - 0W viscosity for qualifying, 0W-20 when restrictor plates are used during races and 5W-20 when restrictor plates are not used when racing. Check this out on the Joe Gibbs Racing Oil site.





If an 850 horsepower motor lives for 500 miles at 9,500 RPM's at the end of the straightaways, your car will be more than adequately protected with the factory recommended 5W-30.The more mileage a car has, the thicker viscosity oil I should use?
really if you do a oil change an dit uses any oil between oil changes you can go up in weight might slow down the oil burning i run 10w40 all the time but yes as the car gets older you need to up the weight but you dont have to but sometimes it stop or slow the lost down id try 10w30 first any brand and drive it if it uses oil then go up to 10w40 i wouldnt go over that... really you can use any oil and wouldnt hurt
NO.





Stick to the factory recommendation. PERIOD.


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My 94 civic has 188K miles and I still use factory 5w30. And it doesn't even burn one drop between oil change.





Running ticker oil is a good way to ruin your engine (as they don't flow as well).


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People use ticker oil because the older engine with larger gap will burn more oil. But that's because the engine was already neglected and the engine is worn. Ticker oil is a BAD band-aid. It may SEEM to help with burning oil, but it ACTUALLY lubricates the engine less and accelerates the engine wear.








Good luck.......
No!!! Use the oil that the manufacturer suggests in the owners manual. If you have no idea go with 5W30. The thick oil will kill the engine in the winter if you are not careful.
if the motor is leaking just replace the seals and gaskets.if the motor is burning oil get a small rebuild kit or change the motor.always stick to factory specs
Viscosity should depend on where you live. Hotter climate = less, cold = more.