Re: Mobil One oil

From: jdbear@shaw.ca
Date: Mon Feb 14 2011 - 16:45:09 EST

Good to know Kenneth, thanks, I was just curious if it wouldn't`t hurt to
use a thicker oil in the 'Dog Days of Summer'.

~ Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Berntsen
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:15 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Mobil One oil

Hey Jay

I've got a 2000 with the 360 about to turn 170K and I still use the M1
10W-30 year round.

I'm down in TX. 

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Kenneth Berntsen

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:09:23 -0800, <jdbear@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Not using any oil at all, Brian. The owners manual for my 97 318 says
> to use 10-30
> year round , but I`d like to use a thicker oil for summer as it gets
> pretty hot here for 3months of the year.
> As I mentioned my auto stores only carry 5-30, 10-30, and 5-50 in M1
> full synth.
> I`d like to find 10 or 15-40, maybe I`ll have to go to Walleyworld
> in the next town.
> I`m thinking that a 20w50 would be a little thick for my app.  Thanks.
>
> Jay
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Brian
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:11 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: Mobil One oil
>
>
> Are you using oil or something to want to switch??  And why a thinner cold
> viscosity in the summer??  They make a 15W-40 if you really want to go
> thicker, or even a 10W-40.
>
>
>
> brian cropp
>
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>
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of 
> jdbear@shaw.ca
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 11:20 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Mobil One oil
>
>
>
>
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> Been awhile since I posted but I still check the DML everyday.
> I have a 97, Dak 318 and have used Mobil One full synthetic 10w30 since I
> turned 5000 kilometers,
> I now just turned 117,000 kilometers and was wondering if it would be OK 
> to
> use the same oil but a 5w50 for the summer,
> I'll still use the 10w30 for the winter.
>
> TIA
> ~Jay
>
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