What kind of oil?
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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.
>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.
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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.
>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.
#34
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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.
>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.
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Re: What kind of oil?
"Cinder Lane" <Cinderlane@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
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Re: What kind of oil?
"Cinder Lane" <Cinderlane@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
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Re: What kind of oil?
"Cinder Lane" <Cinderlane@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
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Re: What kind of oil?
Seth wrote:
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> "jimjim" <jim@jim.poo> wrote in message
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> > 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...
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Re: What kind of oil?
Seth wrote:
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> "jimjim" <jim@jim.poo> wrote in message
> news:wCkad.78655$DV3.76825@bignews5.bellsouth.net. ..
> > Most honda engines that I've seen recommend 5W30. I use 5W30 during the
> > colder months and 10W30 during the hotter months.
>
> Older ones maybe, but the newer ones specify the lighter weight (such as the
> 5W-20 in my '01).
Which is simply to help attain fuel economy requirements...
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JT
Just tooling through cyberspace in my ancient G4
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Re: What kind of oil?
Seth wrote:
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> "jimjim" <jim@jim.poo> wrote in message
> news:wCkad.78655$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
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Re: What kind of oil?
"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
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> 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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Re: What kind of oil?
"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
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> 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.
>