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Old 05-21-2008, 03:38 PM
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i have been using 10W30, but notice the Manual says 5W covers different temps
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been running Mobile 1 5w30 since my first oil change...
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10w 30 with 83k
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can we make 0w an option in this poll?
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Castrol Syntec 5w-30 for 10,000 miles now and it's running like a champ.
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I actually havent owned my car long enough to have to do an oil change yet (lol)

but when I do it will be 5W-30 like the manual suggests
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just look at the temps where you live and pick the one that better falls in that range? Winters in New Hampshire get brutal cold so I went with 5w-30 because it does better in the cold than 10w
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Originally Posted by 03aeroZ
castrol euro 0w-30
Where do you buy the Euro? I've looked everywhere around my area and no one even heard of it! Do you buy online?


I have to do an oil change soon, if I can't get it... I might just go with standard Castrol Syn 5w-30.. I've read an overall better consensus about Castrol than I have M1.
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for dallas, tx 10w30 fits for the temp we have in the summer
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Originally Posted by savvy
just look at the temps where you live and pick the one that better falls in that range? Winters in New Hampshire get brutal cold so I went with 5w-30 because it does better in the cold than 10w
same here in NJ.. Mobile 1 5w 30... was gonna switch but i'll wait till i go FI before i switch brands for the remainder of the car's life..
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