10w-30 vs. 5w-30 synthetic oil?
Nov 3, 2007, 10:43 AM
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10w-30 vs. 5w-30 synthetic oil?
My friend was sponsored by vavloline and has tons of cases of synthetic oil that he gave to me. Problem is, is that it's 10w-30 not 5 I was curious if you can run 10w-30 in the evo I mean Its still 30 weight but I'm nervous. Any info would be great thanks!
Nov 3, 2007, 10:46 AM
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umm the factory recommends 10w 30. Just look at your oil cap lol In colder weather you could use the lighter weight
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Nov 3, 2007, 10:48 AM
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You can start by reading your owner's manual...
10-30 is fine if you live an area that doesn't get extremely cold. I don't remember what the exact temp is, again refer to your owner's manual, but for the most part if you're in a part of the country that sees snow in the winter (which you are) I would save it for the summer and use 5-30 in the colder months. Although, for awhile I ran 10-30 year round in my DSM's 4g63 and I didn't have any cold start problems.
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10-30 is fine if you live an area that doesn't get extremely cold. I don't remember what the exact temp is, again refer to your owner's manual, but for the most part if you're in a part of the country that sees snow in the winter (which you are) I would save it for the summer and use 5-30 in the colder months. Although, for awhile I ran 10-30 year round in my DSM's 4g63 and I didn't have any cold start problems.
-Mike
Nov 3, 2007, 11:00 AM
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You can start by reading your owner's manual...
10-30 is fine if you live an area that doesn't get extremely cold. I don't remember what the exact temp is, again refer to your owner's manual, but for the most part if you're in a part of the country that sees snow in the winter (which you are) I would save it for the summer and use 5-30 in the colder months. Although, for awhile I ran 10-30 year round in my DSM's 4g63 and I didn't have any cold start problems.
-Mike
10-30 is fine if you live an area that doesn't get extremely cold. I don't remember what the exact temp is, again refer to your owner's manual, but for the most part if you're in a part of the country that sees snow in the winter (which you are) I would save it for the summer and use 5-30 in the colder months. Although, for awhile I ran 10-30 year round in my DSM's 4g63 and I didn't have any cold start problems.
-Mike
Nov 3, 2007, 11:04 AM
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Based on what I know, 5W-30 would give your engine better lubrication on start up when the engine is cold. The 5W just means that the oil is lower in viscocity when cold.
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10w30 daily driving, 5w30 for the colder months, and 15w50 for road track use only(to keep your oil temps down from extended road racing-just make sure you change it after the track day).
