5w-30 too thin?

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Feb 28, 2007 | 10:53 AM

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dpf22

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Feb 28, 2007 | 10:59 AM

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SpooledupRacing

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when I use synthetic it will be ELF oil.. because that is abotu the ONLY 5 rating PURE synthetic oil!

Feb 28, 2007 | 01:35 PM

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My5ABaby

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So you run 5w20 year round in Houston?

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Originally Posted by rotarygod

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.

As good a reason as any I guess.

Feb 28, 2007 | 02:08 PM

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rotarygod

Rotors still spinning

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Yep that's exactly it. I'm sick of seeing tons of misinformation with no reasons to back it up other than opinions so what better way to prove something works than to do it yourself!