The Winter months are almost hear. Winter oil changes are upon me. My question is for my kids autos whom are at college.
First we live in the armpit of Texas/Oklahoma so the winter months are not drastically brutality cold. But there are times when the temps drop below zero for weeks at a time.
The wife's & I autos are garage kept (38-45*F) during the winter months. Only exposed to the cold while at work 8-15 hours at a time. They both are filled with 5W year round.
My question is for my kids autos 2012 Ford Edge 3.5L V6 / 2008 F150 5.4L 3V w/257K miles on her. Both these autos are exposed to the winter elements 24/7. Both kids live off campus (4-7) miles. Both depend on their autos like all of us.
As a father I am Constantly worried about them and their well being & yes the health & dependability of their autos plays into this as well.
For both these autos winter oil change would I be better of using a 0W for the winter months or stay with the 5W since they both stay out in the winter elements 24/7 and are started every morning? The coldest we have really ever seen in our area is -10 along with wind chill conditions & yes the wind does blow here.
Any advice would be appreciated.
First we live in the armpit of Texas/Oklahoma so the winter months are not drastically brutality cold. But there are times when the temps drop below zero for weeks at a time.
The wife's & I autos are garage kept (38-45*F) during the winter months. Only exposed to the cold while at work 8-15 hours at a time. They both are filled with 5W year round.
My question is for my kids autos 2012 Ford Edge 3.5L V6 / 2008 F150 5.4L 3V w/257K miles on her. Both these autos are exposed to the winter elements 24/7. Both kids live off campus (4-7) miles. Both depend on their autos like all of us.
As a father I am Constantly worried about them and their well being & yes the health & dependability of their autos plays into this as well.
For both these autos winter oil change would I be better of using a 0W for the winter months or stay with the 5W since they both stay out in the winter elements 24/7 and are started every morning? The coldest we have really ever seen in our area is -10 along with wind chill conditions & yes the wind does blow here.
Any advice would be appreciated.