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I'd read an owner's manual, but they usually recommend 10w30 or 10w40, depending on how cold and how hot it'll get where you live.
Tip number one: When you put the new filter on, get a little bit of fresh oil on your finger, and smear it around on the little rubber seal on the oil filter.
Tip number two: Put your filter on hand tight. Get it on there as tight as you can with just your hand, and then back it off just a little, less than a quarter-turn. It doesn't need to be gut-busting tight.
Tip number three: Clean up the oil pan plug bolt. Check it out-does it have any filings on it?
Tip number four: Check your work. Oil pan plug bolt in and tight (but not gut-busting tight)? Correct amount of oil poured back in? (That's 3.7 quarts, for my D15) Is the oil filler cap back on? Really, is the oil filler cap back on?
Flunky
PS-Ok, once I was a dumbass, and started pouring the new oil in without putting the plug bolt back. Boy, did I feel stupid. At least there were no witnesses, or else I would have to move to a different town.
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