Dodge Stratus oil question

[Frankie02]

Just bought my wife a 2005 Dodge Stratus and it has the 4cyl (2.4 liter) engine which is made by mitsubishi i think, anyway I usually run havoline oil, but Im not sure If I should run 5w-30 or 10w-30? Ive never had a vehicle with a 4cyl before always run 10w-30 in my v8 engines.

 

[JHZR2]

We run 5w-30 M1 in our 97 plymouth breeze, and it is excellent. 5w-30 is the reccomended viscosity.

That said, if you werent aware of the viscosity, i suggest you read through the owner's manual thuroughly.

JMH

 

[MGregoir]

The oil will either be 5W-20 or 5W-30, 5W-20 oils are good oils that perform as good as most 5W-30s and offer cold start benefits.

I would use Havoline DS in whatever grade recommended and follow the book. Havoline is good oil that holds its grade so 5W-30 if it is recommended will be fine, 5W-20 if it is recommended will be fine, and if it is 5W-30 recommended 5W-30 will be fine and 10W-30 will probably be good enough in your climate.

The knock against 5W-30 oils was they break down and come out of grade, but the newer ones, particuarly the Havoline conventional oils do not seem to.

 

[ThirdeYe]

Havoline DS 5W-30 is a great oil, use it with confidence. Showed very low wear in my Honda 1.8.

 

[Jaymus]

If you are sure that it's the Mitsubishi 2.4 liter engine, my g/f has an Eclipse with the 2.4 in it. I use Castrol GTX 10W-30 in it, just like everything else, and it has no problems. It's also over 150k miles.

 

[jazztrumpet216]

If it is a coupe, it is very closely related to the Mitsubishi Eclipse and has the Mitsubishi 2.4L in it. If it is a sedan, it is a completely different platform and it has the Chrysler 2.4L in it, which is a variant on the 2.0L Neon engine.