C COLEKO Joined Nov 15, 2008 Messages 2 Location CALIFORNIA Sep 25, 2009 #1 My friend gave me some mobil 1 synthetic 5w30 and was wondering if it would be ok to run in my 97 Dodge ram 1500 with 112,808 miles on it? I usually run the recommended 10w30.
My friend gave me some mobil 1 synthetic 5w30 and was wondering if it would be ok to run in my 97 Dodge ram 1500 with 112,808 miles on it? I usually run the recommended 10w30.
S sciphi Joined Mar 24, 2007 Messages 10,007 Location Upstate NY Sep 25, 2009 #2 You're A-OK. It's not a concern.
A AmericaWestCMH Joined Jul 23, 2005 Messages 175 Location Houston Sep 25, 2009 #3 Makes no difference. They're both 30wt at operating temp, but you'll get slightly better cold-start performance with the 5w. Last edited: Sep 25, 2009
Makes no difference. They're both 30wt at operating temp, but you'll get slightly better cold-start performance with the 5w.
S speedyswede Joined Nov 7, 2007 Messages 198 Location Southeastern, PA USA Sep 25, 2009 #4 I switched from 10W30 to 5W30 year round @ over 200k miles...no issues whatsoever.
C COLEKO Thread starter Joined Nov 15, 2008 Messages 2 Location CALIFORNIA Sep 25, 2009 #5 Ok thanks everyone. Im going to go change my oil now with the 5w30.