Putting in 10-w30 instead of 5-w30
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Hey guys, about 100 miles ago, I decided to change my oil. Went to autozone and picked up some mobil 1 synthetic oil, and the lady there said that if im not going to be in a below zero climate, I should use 10-w30 instead of 5-w30. First off, is this okay for my car? if it's not i'll drain the oil and replace, but if so, why is that okay for above zero climates?
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She's got it in reverse. The lower the number before the "w", the better (higher viscosity) it is for winter below zero weather.
For me personally, I only use 15w-50 on my car because i live in the tropics, and my car is twin turbo, perfect formula for SUPER HOT weather.
But then again, I think Lexus recommends 10w-30 or 10w-40 for their cars, even Supra TT in the US also use 10w-40. I think you should just stick to that.
For me personally, I only use 15w-50 on my car because i live in the tropics, and my car is twin turbo, perfect formula for SUPER HOT weather.
But then again, I think Lexus recommends 10w-30 or 10w-40 for their cars, even Supra TT in the US also use 10w-40. I think you should just stick to that.
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Right on my oil cap it says 5W30. I was tempted to use 10w30 'cause I just picked up a case for my girlfriends car but since it gets unhumanly cold here, I think I better stick to the 5W30
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Originally Posted by Blue98Gs3
Hey guys, about 100 miles ago, I decided to change my oil. Went to autozone and picked up some mobil 1 synthetic oil, and the lady there said that if im not going to be in a below zero climate, I should use 10-w30 instead of 5-w30. First off, is this okay for my car? if it's not i'll drain the oil and replace, but if so, why is that okay for above zero climates?
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Thanks a bunch guys. Yeah as I live only a lil ways from gammalex, it barely barely ever gets below freezing unless at the dead of night, and if that happens its a miracle for houston.
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Originally Posted by jtanoyo1
She's got it in reverse. The lower the number before the "w", the better (higher viscosity) it is for winter below zero weather.
For me personally, I only use 15w-50 on my car because i live in the tropics, and my car is twin turbo, perfect formula for SUPER HOT weather.
But then again, I think Lexus recommends 10w-30 or 10w-40 for their cars, even Supra TT in the US also use 10w-40. I think you should just stick to that.
For me personally, I only use 15w-50 on my car because i live in the tropics, and my car is twin turbo, perfect formula for SUPER HOT weather.
But then again, I think Lexus recommends 10w-30 or 10w-40 for their cars, even Supra TT in the US also use 10w-40. I think you should just stick to that.
and of course, for FI cars, i think 15w is good for your
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Originally Posted by rominl
blue is in texas, it hardly gets under zero, so no need to use 5
and of course, for FI cars, i think 15w is good for your![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
and of course, for FI cars, i think 15w is good for your
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Some of the perks of living in texas, always warm weather.
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Is there a Mobile 1 Synthetic Oil in the 5W-30 for higher mileage engines? Last time I went for oil change they put in Mobile 1 synthetic 5W-30 but I saw on there website that there are different types of oils that can be used with the same grading depending on engine/mileage
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