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Old 11-27-2004, 12:31 AM
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What can happen if I used the wrong oil weight on my motor? I have a ls/vtec. Oil weight im using is 20w50.
Old 11-27-2004, 01:10 AM
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thats a little on the thick side...you'de only want that for cross country driving, being that the oil wont thin out as quickly as 5w30. use 5w30...honda uses it for a reason
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my 02 accord requires 5w-20. some really thin stuff eh?
Old 11-27-2004, 05:48 PM
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Yeah, the new stuff is thinner. How about oil for an Insight: 0w-20. There are plain 0 weight racing oils too, just like water.

5w-30 is what you need.
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Default Re: Using wrong oil weight (lsvtec_power)

can anything bad happen to my motor?
Old 11-28-2004, 08:42 PM
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no nothing bad will happen to your motor. honda allows the use of 20w-50 in other parts of the world.
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