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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:00 AM
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Which motor oil weight to use?
I'm about to change my oil with some mobil 1 synthetic and wanted to know if i should use 10w-30, 5w-30, or 5w-50. Thanks
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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For summer, I would use 10w-40 or 10w-30, in that order of choice.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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K, thx shoebox. For the winter what should i use 5w-30?
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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K, thx shoebox. For the winter what should i use 5w-30?
Yeah, if it gets reasonably cold where you are.
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:23 AM
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10w-30 summer 5w-30 winter
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Old Jul 6, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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I use 10w30 in the summer. I tried some 5w30 the other day, and I really don't like it for the summertime. I'd probably just use 10w30 year round.

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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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Well i live in california and it doesn't get to cold over so i will probably just use 10w-30 year around.
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