5w-30 too thin?
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5w-30 too thin?
alright so i got lazy and i decided to take my car to the dealer for an oil change they put in 5w-30 and said it would be fine.. i live in southern ca where night temp drops to 50ish no where close to 0c... but yeah do u think it would be fine if i just replaced it every 2500 miles?
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I think u will be fine but to be honest I would be running a 10W40 or higher
if u really dont feel good about it or you have some reservations toward it just chenge it out or if it were me I would bring it back and explain to them u perfer something a bit heavier with a better protection range
if u really dont feel good about it or you have some reservations toward it just chenge it out or if it were me I would bring it back and explain to them u perfer something a bit heavier with a better protection range
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Originally Posted by My5ABaby
The heaviest a dealer has is 5w30?
From the FAQ...
In starting and operating temperatures below 20F, use 5W30
In starting and operating temperatures between 0F and 80F, use 10W30.
In starting and operating temperatures above 30F, use 20W50
From the FAQ...
In starting and operating temperatures below 20F, use 5W30
In starting and operating temperatures between 0F and 80F, use 10W30.
In starting and operating temperatures above 30F, use 20W50
i would prefer 20w50 i use it in a tII an works just fine for the past year or so.......
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i have an 87 n/a and my shop gave me 10w-30 but im pretty positive "all data" tells you that not that everyone just has all data but hell autozone could tell you what oil you need (because they use all data to)
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Originally Posted by My5ABaby
I use 20w50 year round. Regardless of what Autozone or whomever says, I'm going to go with what's printed on my hood and in the Owner's Manual.
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I switched to Royal Purple 5W20 because people here said I shouldn't! After learning about oils and how/why they work the way they do, I decided to switch. I'm not scared. It's been over 5 years, 50,000+ miles and still going strong! Synthetic oils are fine and as long as your engine has oil in it, it's fine. Tons of bad info going around when it comes to oils (among other things) and rotaries.