Put 5w30 in my DOHC Neon and it ticked like crazy. Put 10-30 and wit got
real quiet.
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From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: DML: is this the end of the Dakota?...Mileage
>
> "Jay & Dana" <jay&dana@telus.net> wrote:
>
>> So in my 97, 318, which recommends 10w30, that I've used since day one, (
>> Mobil 1), you guys say that using 5w30 in the colder temps won't hurt the
>> engine what-so-ever ? (gets to -20 degrees C here alot during the
>> winter,
>> Canada you know!)
>
>
> I wouldn't expect it to be a problem. The 5w30 will actually flow
> better than the 10w30 when cold, which is an advantage for startups in
> those cold temps, and will flow the same as the 10w30 at running
> temperature. The only thing you potentially give up is a little
> longevity since the viscosity modifiers have to work harder to take a
> 5w to 30w than they do to take a 10w to 30w, but for a difference that
> small and normal oil change intervals, I'm sure this is completely
> negligible. A lower viscocity oil will supposedly not cool the
> valvesprings as well as a higher viscocity would, and lower viscocity
> will tend to drop oil pressure, but neither should not be a problem in
> this case since both oils will have the same viscocity at operating
> temp.
>
>
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