Maybe A stupid question... About OIL
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Many car manufacturers are now specifying 5w-20 here in the states to try to improve fuel economy, but to me and many others, this seems too thin, especially for a performance-oriented engine. Without even asking, I can almost assure you that even though the R/A might call for 5-20 here, in europe it's probably 5-30.
I would also certainly stay away from conventional oils (believe it or not, but Mobil1 and american Castrol Syntec is petroleum-based).
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i work at a dealer and mitsu calls for 5-20 in the car actually. believe it or not.
theres actually a bulletin that says "The owner is not required to use fully synthetic oil for this vehicle. The owner's manual suggests: 'To better protect your engine and turbocharger, use fully synthetic engine oil.' However the factory fill is petroleum based oil..."
so the car originally came with non-syn oil. jic you really wanted that much detail
theres actually a bulletin that says "The owner is not required to use fully synthetic oil for this vehicle. The owner's manual suggests: 'To better protect your engine and turbocharger, use fully synthetic engine oil.' However the factory fill is petroleum based oil..."
so the car originally came with non-syn oil. jic you really wanted that much detail
I have been lied to by dealers/garages in the past with some pretty catastrophic results and I cringe anytime someone besides me touches my car for service. I know just enough mechanics to be dangerous, and paranoid at the same time.
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i do not want to start the whole syn. versus regular oil thing, but.............
.....you should use syn.
just shop for it and you can find what you need at a reasonable price.
wal-mart , target , k-mart and lots of places frequently have "oil sales".
i never buy oil when i need it.
i buy when i see it cheap , so i have it when i need to do my oil changes.
.....you should use syn.
just shop for it and you can find what you need at a reasonable price.
wal-mart , target , k-mart and lots of places frequently have "oil sales".
i never buy oil when i need it.
i buy when i see it cheap , so i have it when i need to do my oil changes.
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Yeah that makes sense. Also I know that sythetic oil changes last longer so in the long run you break even.
Last edited by rams3234; May 21, 2009 at 09:58 PM. Reason: Person's Post that I was responding to got deleted.
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