I plan to now use Mobil 1 Synthetic for my GSR. It's a 96, do i use 5W30 or 10W30 some of my friends are saying one or the other. Which one do i really use?

 

5W30

 

why?

 

I use 10w30, personally. My motor tends to drink 5w30.

How many miles do you have?

 

5W30 is idea for the smaller engine, and since it's synthetic, it'll be fine. But if you do change to a non synthitic oil cause of the $$$ and u end up using bulk, the 5W30 is good for the summer cause it's not so thick, and 10W30 for the winter. But it doesnt really make that much of a differemce between 5 and 10. If i am rong, please correct me!!!!

 

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How many miles do you have?</TD></TR></TABLE>


118,XXx miles

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Spoon_b18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I plan to now use Mobil 1 Synthetic for my GSR. It's a 96, do i use 5W30 or 10W30 some of my friends are saying one or the other. Which one do i really use?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i want to know too, what's the diff and what to use on a GSR?

 

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i want to know too, what's the diff and what to use on a GSR? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I know my brother runs 5W30 in his gsr and it's a stock 1994 with 250,000 miles. and it still runs excellent.

IT's just 5Weight or 10Weight. I think one is heavier then the other.

 

Mine drinks 5W30 like it's going out of style. I switched to castrol syntec because I heard it tends to burn a lot less than mobil1. I'll let you know how it worked out in 2000 more miles.

 

5w30 is what is in the manuel. there really isn't that much of a different, just one is thicker.

I use 5w30

 

5 is the consistancy when it is cold and 30 is the consistancy when it is hot. same goes for 10 cold and 30 hot. So really the 5w-30 is more ideal for winter b/c it will flow easier when cold and get ot he top of the motor to lubricate the cams quicker. Once the are hot they are the same consistancy. Some ppl who live in really cold climates even use 0w-30.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcdelsol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">5W30 is idea for the smaller engine, and since it's synthetic, it'll be fine. But if you do change to a non synthitic oil cause of the $$$ and u end up using bulk, the 5W30 is good for the summer cause it's not so thick, and 10W30 for the winter. But it doesnt really make that much of a differemce between 5 and 10. If i am rong, please correct me!!!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

i tohught it was 5w30 for the winter and 10w30 for the summer...that's what i do and a lot of other ppl...like the guy who posted above me

 

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i tohught it was 5w30 for the winter and 10w30 for the summer...that's what i do and a lot of other ppl...like the guy who posted above me </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, 5W30 can withstand colder temps so it depends on the climate where you live. In the summer I use 10W30 and in the winter I use 5W30.

 

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Yes, 5W30 can withstand colder temps so it depends on the climate where you live. In the summer I use 10W30 and in the winter I use 5W30.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

This site gives you all the info you could need...

http://www.atis.net/oil_faq.html

 

I bought my car when it had 132,000 miles on it. Drop in Mobil 1 5w-30 on it. Now it has 189,000 miles without any failure. No problems at all. Haven't had any leaks.

My friend who has a newer year integra than me. My integra year is a 90 and his is a 95. He had about 2 oil leaks and has 145,000 miles on his car. Running on regular 10w-30 oil.

 

i use 15w-50.

 

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How many miles do you have?</TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly why im switching..

Although my friend with an A4 swears by 0w40..

 

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Me too. It says it's the high-performance vehicle oil. I beat on my car a lot so I figure this is what I should get. Would the type of oil affect how well VTEC works? I know that VTEC relies partly on oil pressure, so maybe I'm using too thick of an oil because I have to really listen for the 5800 secondaries sometimes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by whtteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">5 is the consistancy when it is cold and 30 is the consistancy when it is hot. same goes for 10 cold and 30 hot. So really the 5w-30 is more ideal for winter b/c it will flow easier when cold and get ot he top of the motor to lubricate the cams quicker. Once the are hot they are the same consistancy. Some ppl who live in really cold climates even use 0w-30.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I didnt know that..... I guess you learn something knew everyday!!!

 

i just changed from castrol GTX high mileage to moble1 syn with 148k on the clock. i used 10W30. ive put about 250 miles on her since and most of that was high rpms no burn yet. and o boy it feels much smother in the lower rpms

 

MObil 1====best oil in the world!! I love it, hasn't done me wrong yet.

 

if you have more than 80K miles use 10w30. Doesn't burn as bad as 5w30

 

you can also use 10w-30 in the winter too just as long as you're not in areas below 20°F. 5w-30 is just ideal for places under 20°F. 5w-30 is preferred for fuel economy so i just use 5w-30 all year.