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My Dodge Avenger is the same, but with 100F as the cutoff point. The 5W has more Viscosity Modifiers which interfere with lubrication while driving through deserts.

Multiply .00000001 mpg by the millions of cars Ford/Honda sell, and you'll get a +1 MPG in the CARB. That makes the government happy, and allows more low-mpg but very profitable SUVs to be sold. Anyway, I used 5W-20 in my Honda Insight, drove it 7500 miles, and found nothing wrong. The analysis...

Isn't 15W-40 recommended for these same engines in Europe?

(1) Why does 15w have extra additives? (2) It's been a while, but I think the 15W-50 I used in my old car had pumping down to -20F. That's cold enough for my home.

(1) It says "nearly all" (2) If you listen to a Jiffy Lube commercial, they define severe as stop-n-go, high speed, or hot weather. (3) In reality, only the stop-n-go would be severe. The high speed and/or hot weather has no impact and is defined as "normal"-7500-mile changes in car manuals...

CONCLUSION: xW-10 oil does not exist for street cars. Could I run the RedLine 0W-10 racer oil? Thanks.

I'd really prefer an answer, not your opinions. My Honda Insight manual allows 0W-10 oil in cold conditions (<0C).

I see RedLine has 0W-10 but only for racers. Any xW-10 oils for street cars?

HELP: Get a job where you have to drive ~300 miles a day. That's an oil change every 2 weeks! Once you get tired of that constant hassle, you'll quickly learn to extend your changes. I now do it every 10,000 miles (~1.5 months).

15W-40 is standard for European summers. 5W-40 for winter. Remember, Europe doesn't have CAFE so no need to use a thinner oil just to increase the MPGs.

There are 2 or 3 Honda Insight owners with >100,000 miles. They run 0W-20. You can track them down by going here: insightcentral.net [ February 06, 2004, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: rugerman1 ]

If this was me, I'd either: (a) Drive around in circles until the car was fully warmed up. (b) Take a long trip on the weekends to burn off the accumulated water from your short daily drives.

Why? How?

The units are parts per million. (Do the math). Here's some more info: BRAND: CASTROL VISCOSITY: 15W-40 The replacement oil is 5W-40...probably because it's winter in Germany now.

Nope. My car has a blown head gasket, but at 200,000 miles I figure it's better to just drive it until it's dead.

What happens to a car engine with a non-detergent oil?

Why? Whether the engine is going from 0 to 2000 rpms... or 2000 to 4000 rpms... I would not think it'd make any difference. Also, with 10000 miles in only 1/2 a year, it sounds like it's a highway car.

I'm posting this for a friend. Please comment and then I'll forward the comments to him. Thanks! . hi, see attachment, please. it is the result of an oil analysis after 15.000 km (13500-29000), the recommended oil change intervall for the prius by toyota, Germany. two main concerns...

Why?