What kind of oil
08-19-2007, 09:28 PM
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What kind of oil
Ok, i have a question, my motor burns oil at high rpm's
the guy before me used mobil1 5w-30 full synth
i was wondering, is there really a difference with the 10w and 5w?
what do u guys use? i was thinking maybe mobil 1 synthetic blend 10w30 or maybe ams oil 10w30, or i will continue to use 5w30..
just wanted to see what you guys or girls ran out there..
oh! and i heard that the motor wont rev as fast, run as good with 10w30 compared to 5w30
the guy before me used mobil1 5w-30 full synth
i was wondering, is there really a difference with the 10w and 5w?
what do u guys use? i was thinking maybe mobil 1 synthetic blend 10w30 or maybe ams oil 10w30, or i will continue to use 5w30..
just wanted to see what you guys or girls ran out there..
oh! and i heard that the motor wont rev as fast, run as good with 10w30 compared to 5w30
08-19-2007, 09:47 PM
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Re: What kind of oil (4dr93civic)
I always ran 10w30 (mobil 1) in both my civics w/o any problems.
My friend runs 15w50 in his and he hasn't had any problems...and he's had his at least a year now and beats the **** out of it daily (GSR 6th gen hatch).
It's a matter of letting it warm up longer b4 you "rip madd VTAK."
How high RPM are we talking about - what motor?
My friend runs 15w50 in his and he hasn't had any problems...and he's had his at least a year now and beats the **** out of it daily (GSR 6th gen hatch).
It's a matter of letting it warm up longer b4 you "rip madd VTAK."
How high RPM are we talking about - what motor?
08-19-2007, 09:52 PM
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Re: What kind of oil (CapnKrunch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CapnKrunch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use Castrol GTX 10w30 on my d16z6 and have no problems.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm thinking of switching to that. I just bought a good 3 oil-changes worth today (to do the one "change flush", then replace).
Sorry to get off topic.
I'm thinking of switching to that. I just bought a good 3 oil-changes worth today (to do the one "change flush", then replace).
Sorry to get off topic.
08-19-2007, 09:53 PM
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Re: What kind of oil (CapnKrunch)
someone correct me if im wrong but dont 10w30 and 5 w30 have the same viscosity till about 30ºf, and at operating temp they dont have any difference in viscosity
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08-19-2007, 10:00 PM
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jdm b16...anyways I don't notice a difference no, but I just do it because it gets pretty cold here in the winter. I don't know if it really matters but it's just what I do.
08-19-2007, 10:07 PM
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Re: What kind of oil (TooManyTickets)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TooManyTickets »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">someone correct me if im wrong but dont 10w30 and 5 w30 have the same viscosity till about 30ºf, and at operating temp they dont have any difference in viscosity</TD></TR></TABLE>
Ha, yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right.
Thin oil for cold start, thick for running - at standard operating temp they act teh same in terms of viscosity/lubrication.
Everybody in my area runs 15w50 or 10w40..but there's very few 4 bangers and even less Hondas.
In any event, 10w30/5w30 should act the same once the car is warmed up.
Ha, yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right.
Thin oil for cold start, thick for running - at standard operating temp they act teh same in terms of viscosity/lubrication.
Everybody in my area runs 15w50 or 10w40..but there's very few 4 bangers and even less Hondas.
In any event, 10w30/5w30 should act the same once the car is warmed up.
08-19-2007, 11:21 PM
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i have strait 30 weight. because my baby keeps leeking everywhere until i change the rear main seal, but i cant because i would want to to do a clutch and bearing job too. my dad does it all. so he want to do it all at once. and im BROKE! i did do a mobil 1 syn blend 3 months ago.
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