stupid question about oil?
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stupid question about oil?
Does it matter what weight oil we put in our cars.
10w 30
10w 40
etc..
someone just scared me saying I will blow mycar up for using 10w 30. I think hes full of s***t though.
oTher than the temps outside?
10w 30
10w 40
etc..
someone just scared me saying I will blow mycar up for using 10w 30. I think hes full of s***t though.
oTher than the temps outside?
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Not that big a deal. I use 20w50 in the summer, and 10w30 in the winter. Mazda recommended 10w30 for all year use. So, no, your car will not blow up.
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Originally posted by P'cola FD
Not that big a deal. I use 20w50 in the summer, and 10w30 in the winter. Mazda recommended 10w30 for all year use. So, no, your car will not blow up.
Not that big a deal. I use 20w50 in the summer, and 10w30 in the winter. Mazda recommended 10w30 for all year use. So, no, your car will not blow up.
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Thats what I thought but he is swearing to me that if you use anything other than 10w 30 your engine is gonna be history. I just wanted to triple check and ask you guys.
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Originally posted by Dragonz818
Thats what I thought but he is swearing to me that if you use anything other than 10w 30 your engine is gonna be history. I just wanted to triple check and ask you guys.
Thats what I thought but he is swearing to me that if you use anything other than 10w 30 your engine is gonna be history. I just wanted to triple check and ask you guys.
ALOT of 7 owner's use 20 W 50...can all of us be misled
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also the synthetic camp seems to be pretty strong these days. using 20w50 dino now, thinking about 15w50 synthetic mobil 1 like jonski for next change. that should do for the winter too.
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I was using 20W50 dino when I blew an apex seal last Christmas eve. (merry Christmas!) now, I'm scared to stick that shtuff back in. I was worried that maybe the oil injection system shooting in 20W50 upped the compression in the combustion chamber a little too much (vs. 10w30) and I kissed my seal bye bye. Does oil weight effect compression through the oil injection system? I would think a more dense oil would not compress as well.
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