So I was thinking of running 0w30 Signature Series in the new Caravan instead of the 5w20 as the manual says that 5w30 can be run if 5w20 is not available but that 5w20 assures best cold weather performance and improved fuel economy Blah Blah Blah.
My dad has been running 5w30 conventional in his for the last 100K (60K Miles) but it did run 5w20 conventional when it was a fleet vehicle for the first 200K (120K miles).
There are limited UOA's here with GC's running a 30wt so it's hard to gauge which it seems to prefer. I did look through the UOA's for other PentaStar equipped vehicles but this might be skewed in different setups than the Caravans due to different operating conditions and transmissions. There seems to be 20wt, 30wt, 40wt's all used with about the same results.
Third thought is maybe I'll run the 0w30 in the summer and the 0w20 in the winter.
Thoughts? (Not looking to make this a thick/thin conversation, just what suits the engine best conversation)
My dad has been running 5w30 conventional in his for the last 100K (60K Miles) but it did run 5w20 conventional when it was a fleet vehicle for the first 200K (120K miles).
There are limited UOA's here with GC's running a 30wt so it's hard to gauge which it seems to prefer. I did look through the UOA's for other PentaStar equipped vehicles but this might be skewed in different setups than the Caravans due to different operating conditions and transmissions. There seems to be 20wt, 30wt, 40wt's all used with about the same results.
Third thought is maybe I'll run the 0w30 in the summer and the 0w20 in the winter.
Thoughts? (Not looking to make this a thick/thin conversation, just what suits the engine best conversation)
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