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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 06:30 AM
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What's up guys I need to know if I can use 10-30 on my 95 ex I bought the oil for my lexus but id rather use it on my baby if I can. Thnx guys I tried searching but nothing came up.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:58 AM
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I'm running 10w-30 in my civic but I'm not sure that it's the right grade. No problems so far though.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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Cool thnx bro. How many quarts should I use I'm new to sohc I've had k20 and b20 but never d16lol I want to see what it can do
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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4qts and i would use 5w-30.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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I have always run 10w30 in my d16y8 and never had any problems. I ran 20w50 for a while once during the hot summer months when I was putting hard miles on it and I hated that oil. Live and Learn I guess.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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yeah I just bought a 5 quart jug from walmart for close to the same price as 4 individual quarts. Then you have some left over just in case
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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I use 5w30, my y8 seems to run better with it.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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5w30 is recommended by honda. 10w30 is fine but they say if the car has a hard time turning over when cold step down to the thinner 5 weight. once the motor warms up its the same viscosity anyways
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Double Tap
5w30 is recommended by honda. 10w30 is fine but they say if the car has a hard time turning over when cold step down to the thinner 5 weight. once the motor warms up its the same viscosity anyways
^^yep.^^ Although 5w30 is recommended, 10w30 is fine to run. I wouldn't run it personally, especially in the winter, but that's just me.
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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yeah the manufacturer says 5w30 and its four quarts
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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4 qts got it thnx guys I'm gonna use synthetic blend w a mobil1 filter.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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5w30 is right.
I was running 10w30 on my old d16z6 before I blew it out.

Went to the Honda Dealership a few weeks ago (with my newer d16z6) for a tune-up.. They used 5w30 and highly recommended it for future reference.
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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I use 10w30, 5w30 if I ever change the oil in the winter
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Old Oct 24, 2009 | 02:05 PM
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5w30. op lives in LA so 10w30 isn't a big difference since it's never that cold here.
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 07:38 AM
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5/30 is the recommended grade however if you're vehice has heavy wear and you are noticing some some oil burnoff it may be advised to try a 10/30 but to be honest these cars are not all that fussy compared to some others hope this helped
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Jtho5053
5/30 is the recommended grade however if you're vehice has heavy wear and you are noticing some some oil burnoff it may be advised to try a 10/30 but to be honest these cars are not all that fussy compared to some others hope this helped
I think he figured it out 3 years ago.
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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Yes it's an old thread thanks just trying to help thought somone may want some info from somone who has real experiance in the auto industry not just hear say bullshit when I'm looking for info I search old threads for help so I thought it would be good to have some info on the thread but thanks tips
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 09:23 AM
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I'm good at cars not computers sorry the post is old ha ha
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