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Re: What kind of oil?
Steve Bigelow: I copied the numbers directly out of the owner's manual.
I'm curious -- how old are you? |
Re: What kind of oil?
Harvey J Cohen commented:
>Many cars manufactured in the past few years (2000 >and beyond) specify 5W-20 oil not because of expectation >of operation in cold weather but due to tighter manufacturing >tolerances. What difference does that make? The original poster asked about a 1988 car. |
Re: What kind of oil?
Harvey J Cohen commented:
>Many cars manufactured in the past few years (2000 >and beyond) specify 5W-20 oil not because of expectation >of operation in cold weather but due to tighter manufacturing >tolerances. What difference does that make? The original poster asked about a 1988 car. |
Re: What kind of oil?
Harvey J Cohen commented:
>Many cars manufactured in the past few years (2000 >and beyond) specify 5W-20 oil not because of expectation >of operation in cold weather but due to tighter manufacturing >tolerances. What difference does that make? The original poster asked about a 1988 car. |
Re: What kind of oil?
"Cinder Lane" <Cinderlane@webtv.net> wrote in message news:19832-416A4231-94@storefull-3138.bay.webtv.net... > Steve Bigelow: I copied the numbers directly out of the owner's manual. Please don't stop there.....exactly what owners manual gives these wild specs? Seems like a wild descrepancy on 10W-30 and 5W-30. |
Re: What kind of oil?
"Cinder Lane" <Cinderlane@webtv.net> wrote in message news:19832-416A4231-94@storefull-3138.bay.webtv.net... > Steve Bigelow: I copied the numbers directly out of the owner's manual. Please don't stop there.....exactly what owners manual gives these wild specs? Seems like a wild descrepancy on 10W-30 and 5W-30. |
Re: What kind of oil?
"Cinder Lane" <Cinderlane@webtv.net> wrote in message news:19832-416A4231-94@storefull-3138.bay.webtv.net... > Steve Bigelow: I copied the numbers directly out of the owner's manual. Please don't stop there.....exactly what owners manual gives these wild specs? Seems like a wild descrepancy on 10W-30 and 5W-30. |
Re: What kind of oil?
Seth wrote: > > "jimjim" <jim@jim.poo> wrote in message > news:wCkad.78655$DV3.76825@bignews5.bellsouth.net. .. > > Most honda engines that I've seen recommend 5W30. I use 5W30 during the > > colder months and 10W30 during the hotter months. > > Older ones maybe, but the newer ones specify the lighter weight (such as the > 5W-20 in my '01). Which is simply to help attain fuel economy requirements... -- JT Just tooling through cyberspace in my ancient G4 |
Re: What kind of oil?
Seth wrote: > > "jimjim" <jim@jim.poo> wrote in message > news:wCkad.78655$DV3.76825@bignews5.bellsouth.net. .. > > Most honda engines that I've seen recommend 5W30. I use 5W30 during the > > colder months and 10W30 during the hotter months. > > Older ones maybe, but the newer ones specify the lighter weight (such as the > 5W-20 in my '01). Which is simply to help attain fuel economy requirements... -- JT Just tooling through cyberspace in my ancient G4 |
Re: What kind of oil?
Seth wrote: > > "jimjim" <jim@jim.poo> wrote in message > news:wCkad.78655$DV3.76825@bignews5.bellsouth.net. .. > > Most honda engines that I've seen recommend 5W30. I use 5W30 during the > > colder months and 10W30 during the hotter months. > > Older ones maybe, but the newer ones specify the lighter weight (such as the > 5W-20 in my '01). Which is simply to help attain fuel economy requirements... -- JT Just tooling through cyberspace in my ancient G4 |
Re: What kind of oil?
On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:34:38 -0400, Cinderlane@webtv.net (Cinder Lane)
wrote: > If the previous >owner had been using SYNTHETIC oil, then you must continue with >synthetic oil. Is that still true? Last I was driving my 1987, around 1999, I was pouring in partial synthetics made by several manufacturers that were OK to blend with normal. I haven't been into oil, recently, to know what's what. I recall that back in the day, you had to beware of mixing the synthetics with the conventional. J. |
Re: What kind of oil?
On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:34:38 -0400, Cinderlane@webtv.net (Cinder Lane)
wrote: > If the previous >owner had been using SYNTHETIC oil, then you must continue with >synthetic oil. Is that still true? Last I was driving my 1987, around 1999, I was pouring in partial synthetics made by several manufacturers that were OK to blend with normal. I haven't been into oil, recently, to know what's what. I recall that back in the day, you had to beware of mixing the synthetics with the conventional. J. |
Re: What kind of oil?
On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:34:38 -0400, Cinderlane@webtv.net (Cinder Lane)
wrote: > If the previous >owner had been using SYNTHETIC oil, then you must continue with >synthetic oil. Is that still true? Last I was driving my 1987, around 1999, I was pouring in partial synthetics made by several manufacturers that were OK to blend with normal. I haven't been into oil, recently, to know what's what. I recall that back in the day, you had to beware of mixing the synthetics with the conventional. J. |
Re: What kind of oil?
"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message news:155mm01hddhedf6boi2ofqg8387n1slk5l@4ax.com... > On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:34:38 -0400, Cinderlane@webtv.net (Cinder Lane) > wrote: >> If the previous >>owner had been using SYNTHETIC oil, then you must continue with >>synthetic oil. > > Is that still true? No. > > Last I was driving my 1987, around 1999, I was pouring in partial > synthetics made by several manufacturers that were OK to blend with > normal. I haven't been into oil, recently, to know what's what. I > recall that back in the day, you had to beware of mixing the > synthetics with the conventional. > > J. > |
Re: What kind of oil?
"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message news:155mm01hddhedf6boi2ofqg8387n1slk5l@4ax.com... > On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 21:34:38 -0400, Cinderlane@webtv.net (Cinder Lane) > wrote: >> If the previous >>owner had been using SYNTHETIC oil, then you must continue with >>synthetic oil. > > Is that still true? No. > > Last I was driving my 1987, around 1999, I was pouring in partial > synthetics made by several manufacturers that were OK to blend with > normal. I haven't been into oil, recently, to know what's what. I > recall that back in the day, you had to beware of mixing the > synthetics with the conventional. > > J. > |
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