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August 24th, 2006 03:00 PM #11
If you plan to change at the prescribed intervals, then the question of synthetic versus non-synthetic is relatively moot. The non-synthetic will start to "go bad" a little quicker, but should be relatively okay by the oil change. I prefer synthetic, but only when I can afford it.
For our weather, 5w is okay. 0w is kind of risky if you're not sure about the engine's condition, as it might be too think. I usually run 5w - 10w on my cars. Anything higher will cause increased consumption and drag on your engine... trust me 5w feels a lot "lighter" than 15w.
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August 25th, 2006 02:17 PM #12
medyo OT: *fedski and peeps, maybe this informative link can help:
http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html
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August 26th, 2006 06:19 PM #15
I've used it on various cars for long periods of time. As long as the temperature range is wide enough, it'll suffice. Of course, I'm not the only person in the universe who uses it.
0w, however, is scary on engines that have too many miles on the clock and looser tolerances. Of course, I've never run an engine on oil that thin, so I can't say how dangerous it'd be... so I'll just state that it scares me.
Others, however, have run 0w40 Mobil 1 here for years with no problems.
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August 26th, 2006 06:30 PM #16Others, however, have run 0w40 Mobil 1 here for years with no problems.
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August 27th, 2006 08:07 AM #17
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August 27th, 2006 09:58 AM #18the first number doesn't really count... that's the winter rating. since there is no winter here it's more the 2nd number that is taken into account.
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August 27th, 2006 01:29 PM #19
Correct. It's the temperature range that makes the most difference.
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August 28th, 2006 10:50 AM #20right. So ideally it will be good to use 15w50 grade on tropical weather.
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