Oil Change - 5w-20 or 5w-30? What everyone is using?
#139
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Question: I live in Canada, in a city where the winters can either be mild or very cold (up to -42 deg. Celsius last year). Should I stick with 5w30 full synthetic, or switch to 5w20, or even 0w20 or 0w30 for the winters??
I drive an 08 AWD, has about 37k miles (58000 kms). My next oil change is scheduled for 40k miles I think.
I drive an 08 AWD, has about 37k miles (58000 kms). My next oil change is scheduled for 40k miles I think.
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Today for instance, during mid day it reached 96. That is basically the normal temps here. Would 5w-30 or 10w-30 be more suitable? During startup it's about 80 in the morning and climbs up to 96.
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Anyone switch to a "high mileage" synthetic oil after 75k+ miles? Just curious. I've been using Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 5w30 this whole time, but now i'm nearing 80k I'm wondering if the Mobil 1 5w30 Full Synthetic High Mileage will have any benefit. It's the same price.... lol
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Anyone switch to a "high mileage" synthetic oil after 75k+ miles? Just curious. I've been using Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 5w30 this whole time, but now i'm nearing 80k I'm wondering if the Mobil 1 5w30 Full Synthetic High Mileage will have any benefit. It's the same price.... lol