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Originally Posted By: Clevy Originally Posted By: LemanJoe Ok. I need to reply to some. I am not ready (mentally) and do not have any time to argue with anybody's believes about engineering and oil viscosity effects. Yes, there are many cars running on 5w20 and lasting longer than 100k miles...

Ok. I need to reply to some. I am not ready (mentally) and do not have any time to argue with anybody's believes about engineering and oil viscosity effects. Yes, there are many cars running on 5w20 and lasting longer than 100k miles. There are at least a few billions people living on...

Originally Posted By: dernp Originally Posted By: LemanJoe Originally Posted By: wantboost my car calls for 5w20 but in hot summer months does that enough to protect motor??? How long are u looking to keep your car? If less than 100k miles and 5-7 years then "Yes." If longer, then "not sure."...

Originally Posted By: lawman1909 Police cars (mainly Ford) spec 5w20 for all season. So, a vehicle that is very often doing redline runs, idles excessively, and seems to be stomped on numerous times per shift, is able to reach 150,000 miles and then be passed on to taxis to be beaten up another...

Originally Posted By: AZjeff Originally Posted By: LemanJoe Like I said, it is very well documented that average car is build to last approx 100k plus some miles and 5-7 years. Could you provide links to these documents? Or 1 even? not busting you chops, very interested to read about this...

Originally Posted By: Wolf359 Originally Posted By: LemanJoe Originally Posted By: wantboost my car calls for 5w20 but in hot summer months does that enough to protect motor??? How long are u looking to keep your car? If less than 100k miles and 5-7 years then "Yes." If longer, then "not...

Originally Posted By: Quest Originally Posted By: LemanJoe How long are u looking to keep your car? If less than 100k miles and 5-7 years then "Yes." If longer, then "not sure." Anything beyond 100k miles is not on auto manufacturers' agenda. They want to keep making cars for you to buy. LOL...

Originally Posted By: wantboost my car calls for 5w20 but in hot summer months does that enough to protect motor??? How long are u looking to keep your car? If less than 100k miles and 5-7 years then "Yes." If longer, then "not sure." Anything beyond 100k miles is not on auto manufacturers'...

Originally Posted By: Lead Shoes Mexico is really becoming a smart move for car manufactures given its proximity to the continent, port cities, and the lower cost of manufacturing. Just remember that cash is king and people vote with their dollars in a capitalist economy. Mexico is very "smart...

Originally Posted By: LotI

My family used to own a used dealership and we sold off-lease TC's. Most of them were 20-30k miles cars with moderate-heavy uses from NY/NJ/Philly area. We have not had any complaints ever and no issues with reliability. Yet, we were very conservative in selecting them for our inventory. I...

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Originally Posted By: wemay Originally Posted By: LemanJoe Originally Posted By: wemay For non-turbo, Hyundai recommends the viscosities you mention so I'm assuming it's a 1.6, 1.8 or 2.4. They also recommend API SM / ILSAC GF-4 with an OCI limit of 7500 miles. You're ahead of the game with ANY...

Originally Posted By: wemay For non-turbo, Hyundai recommends the viscosities you mention so I'm assuming it's a 1.6, 1.8 or 2.4. They also recommend API SM / ILSAC GF-4 with an OCI limit of 7500 miles. You're ahead of the game with ANY certified API SN oil meeting viscosity...

Originally Posted By: il_signore97 Originally Posted By: LemanJoe OK. I just did it and a black monster jumped out of the glass jag and ate my keyboard. I told him to get away and he did. Thanks to your advice, now I have to type with my mouse. Joe Okay, now that was funny lol... And...

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4 Originally Posted By: LemanJoe I am not sure what you mean. I have seen, touched, and smelled various oils. 5w30 is a little heavier that 5w20 and 0w20. xw20's drain much quicker and so forth. What is your point? I tell that to everybody to get them over their...

Originally Posted By: deven If you fear warranty then why use an oil that is not API certified? It would negate warranty as well. Red Line is not API certified? I thought it was.

Originally Posted By: Merkava_4 Originally Posted By: LemanJoe I am a little scared by RL's 5w30 100C viscosity. Get yourself a clear glass jar and put it next to your computer. Fill it up half way with 5W-30. Shake it around a little bit. Now tell me how thick the oil looks like to you. I...

Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack I run Red Line 0w-30 in both vehicles listed below with excellent results. For a while I drove a 2nd generation Prius and used Red Line 0w-20, also with excellent results. The job required a lot of driving and when it was completed the car was put into delivery...

Originally Posted By: Oil Changer Why are you scared about RL's 5W-30 100C viscosity? Cause my buddy tried GC 0w30 in Subaru and it did not work that well: misses, hesitation, knock. He changed to M1 0w20 and everything was cured right away. GC is almost as thick as RL 5w30.