2013 nissan altima 2.5 s oil capacity

Hi all,

i just had my first oil change done at 6000KM. Right now in calgary the temperatures are crazy cold. I noticed when my car was parked out in the cold it took a long time to warm up etc with the factory oil that it came with.
For my oil change i asked them to put synthetic i wasnt sure if it came with synthetic or not. anyway they ended up putting 5W30 and i know manual calls for 0W20. i had to go to work and didnt argue whatever.

My car seems get to warmer VERY VERY quickly now since the oil change, but is it OK for my car to have 5W30 oil>>>???

5w30 is just fine, nothing to worry about. Being a 30 it MAY hurt your milage a tiny bit, like less than 1 MPG. It will not hurt your car at all.

thanks, with the factory oil during summer i was getting about 950KM in a tank, and during winter it was less, considerably like around 700KM, but now with the new oil car feels so smooth, more powerful and gets warmer quicker and better mileage!

Cars generally get worse MPG in Winter. Fuel has some additives to keep ice from forming and cold air is more dense, you you need more fuel to mix with it.

just got my 2nd oil change at the dealership. first was done at 3000 miles went in with 6500 miles. when the car was done the guy made me aware that these cars require synthetic oil and he guessed the person who serviced the car the first time "didnt know" and gave me a regular oil change last time
i dont have to get my next oil change until another 5000 AWESOME!

just got my 2nd oil change at the dealership. first was done at 3000 miles went in with 6500 miles. when the car was done the guy made me aware that these cars require synthetic oil and he guessed the person who serviced the car the first time "didnt know" and gave me a regular oil change last time
i dont have to get my next oil change until another 5000 AWESOME!

They do not require synthetic, they recommend 0W-20 for the i4, which used to only be available in synthetic, but now is available in a blend as well as high quality conventional. The manual clearly states 5W-30 conventional is also acceptable for the i4, and recommended for the V6.

I always use synthetic and believe in it's qualities, but it is by no means required by Nissan. As you can see from Throckmorton's various links, this has come up countless times.

They do not require synthetic, they recommend 0W-20 for the i4, which used to only be available in synthetic, but now is available in a blend as well as high quality conventional. The manual clearly states 5W-30 conventional is also acceptable for the i4, and recommended for the V6.

I always use synthetic and believe in it's qualities, but it is by no means required by Nissan. As you can see from Throckmorton's various links, this has come up countless times.

Which oil company makes 0w-20 conventional oil? I am not aware of any who do make it.

On these new engines, I believe you're much better off sticking your preferred brand of synthetic 0W-20 in for 7,500 miles at a time. Mobil 1 is only $23 at wal-mart now.

5W-30 is fine in the engine, but I would've made them put synthetic in for sure. These engines come off the assembly line with synthetic in them. I wouldn't want to switch to conventional just because some oil change tech messed up.

A 2.5 i4 NA Altima does not REQUIRE full synthetic oil.
You can use a synthetic blend.

Which oil company makes 0w-20 conventional oil? I am not aware of any who do make it.

My bad, I jumped the gun on this one, under further research it does appear nothing but blends and synthetic class oils are made in 0W-20. (Synthetic including III)