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Use only the oil weight on the oil cap or owners manual if the cap does not list the oil weight. Most older vehicles called for eather 10w30 or 5w30 depending on the ambient temp. In the past 10 or so years, manufacturers updated engines for better fuel efficiency by tightening tolerances in the engines, thereby needing a lighter oil weight to provide sufficient lubrication for the parts So manufacturers started requiring 5w20 oil in their engines. I work as an Auto Care Technician at Walmart, and we will NOT do an oil change for any weight other than the recommended weight by the manufacturer. If it calls for 5w20, we use 5w20, regardless of what the owner wants. This is to avoid any possible engine oil related problems. People will blame someone else if they have a warranty issue the dealer refuses to honor for whatever reason, and it would go back to the last place the vehicle had the oil changed at. So therefore at Walmart, we follow the manufacturers recommended oil weight for all oil changes.
Hello! 5W30 shouldn't make much of a difference ...If the ticking sound is coming from the lifters I would change the oil and filter again...The cost isn't that much...It sounds as if the vehicle isn't driven much and may be gunked up...Add a bottle of Seafoam to the gas tank when you fill up (great product) and it will clean out the gunk...Guru...saailer
you can but not recommended. the reason for the thinner oil is the tolerances in the bearing races on these engines are very tight, requiring thinner oil. 5w30 is ok for sure if you are going synthetic.
No. The first number refers to the thickness or viscosity of the oil when it is cold. A mixture of 5 and 10 isn't going to hurt anything. It'll be a little thicker in the morning when you first start the engine. It's more important to be the same on the second number because that's the viscosity when the oil is warmed up,which is most of the time. Hope this helps.
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