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Old 10-24-2004, 11:34 AM
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what oil is the best to use 20w 50 10w30 ect. just thought i would ask
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Old 10-24-2004, 09:13 PM
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I rock 10w30 in the summer and 5w30 in the winter....Mobil 1 Supersyn
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Old 10-24-2004, 10:04 PM
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last oil change i did i used 15w 40w mobil 1 synthetic, it got black and thin in less than 2000 miles. i check the oil
rather than going by milage for when to change it. this time i put in walmart brand 20w-50w cause the synthetic was a rip off and it looked like crap after less than 2000 miles. guess oil gets older quicker in a boosted car.
edit:i live in south florida and it's a hotter climate than up north where you'd need 5w-30w oil. the 20w-50w seems to work better, i can even hear the turbo spool louder after i did the oil change.
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Old 10-25-2004, 01:52 AM
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^^^^Like he said. You need to run a little lighter oil for the winter comming up. If you live in the south, then ---- it.
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Old 10-26-2004, 01:25 AM
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20w50 for me as well. Southwest FL.
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Old 10-26-2004, 05:39 AM
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20w 50 in the summer, 10w 40 in the winter, 5w 30 all seasons if no turbo is involved :P
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Old 10-27-2004, 06:21 PM
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15w 50 mobile 1
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Old 10-27-2004, 11:10 PM
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i always run castrol gtx, or syntec if im feeling rich, or sometimes the blend, but always 10w30.

we usually get about 80 degreee summers with some hotter days up to 100, and winters are pretty cold, it snows like 1 week a year if we're lucky.
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Old 10-30-2004, 04:49 AM
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5-30 Castrol Syntec (only because its free)

When I actualy buy oil, I use 0-20w Castrol GTX
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if you live in a hotter climate, only run synthetic oil
mobil1 15w-50w. i ran walmart supertech 20-50w and it absolutely sucked. synthetics the way to go. but a good oil like castrol non-synthetic will work good too.
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