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Nov 27, 2004 | 12:31 AM

TURBL0W

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Using wrong oil weight

What can happen if I used the wrong oil weight on my motor? I have a ls/vtec. Oil weight im using is 20w50.

Nov 27, 2004 | 01:10 AM

Slow_Em1

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Re: Using wrong oil weight (lsvtec_power)

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

Nov 27, 2004 | 05:29 PM

tymscholl

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Re: Using wrong oil weight (Slow_Em1)

my 02 accord requires 5w-20. some really thin stuff eh?

Nov 27, 2004 | 05:48 PM

drdisco69

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Re: Using wrong oil weight (tymscholl)

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.

Nov 27, 2004 | 11:08 PM

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Re: Using wrong oil weight (lsvtec_power)

can anything bad happen to my motor?

Nov 28, 2004 | 08:42 PM

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Re: Using wrong oil weight (lsvtec_power)

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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