...I'm gonna use a synthetic 5w-20 on my next oil change!
Car is Mazda MX-6
KM'aage is: 280,000
Thoughts?
Car is Mazda MX-6
KM'aage is: 280,000
Thoughts?
i'm gonna do it.....
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Thinking.....Thinking.......DON"T DO IT
Bad idea-keep doing what is working well.
really? AEHaas' propeganda's really got me thinking now :S heeh jk its not propeganda, I just like to rev my engine at high speeds and always worried about the drag of higher visc. oils (30, 40)... but I'm probably freaking out for nothing.
AEHaas' info isn't propaganda. He does raise great points!
I tried M1 5w-20 SM on my 96 Saturn with 125K on it (see the UOA section). The issue is that the engine is too worn to use the oil successfully. Whether it's seals or blow-by or whatever....don't chance it, it isn't worth it IMO.
I tried M1 5w-20 SM on my 96 Saturn with 125K on it (see the UOA section). The issue is that the engine is too worn to use the oil successfully. Whether it's seals or blow-by or whatever....don't chance it, it isn't worth it IMO.
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Go head (pronounced hAy'd) ...you'll never know if you don't. (switching to JC Whitney mode) Unleash the hidden horses trapped within your engine. (switching to Sinban mode as he convinced the wine connoisseur to guzzle fine wine like it was Koolade®). Go on! You know you really want to.
[ June 13, 2005, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
Go head (pronounced hAy'd) ...you'll never know if you don't. (switching to JC Whitney mode) Unleash the hidden horses trapped within your engine. (switching to Sinban mode as he convinced the wine connoisseur to guzzle fine wine like it was Koolade®). Go on! You know you really want to.
[ June 13, 2005, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: Gary Allan ]
Does anyone make a HM 5w-20?
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Hmmm ...maybe if you added Geritol®quote:
Does anyone make a HM 5w-20?
Yes, it is called 10w/30quote:
Originally posted by MikeR:
Does anyone make a HM 5w-20?
Actually it is a contradiction. No 5w20 engine makes it to high mileage.quote:
Originally posted by MikeR:
Does anyone make a HM 5w-20?
But I guess two bottles of Maxlife Engine Protector would make a 5w20 into a sort of high mileage oil.
Which MX-6 ? Turbo, N/A four cylinder, or V6 ?
this would be the V6 , NA
If the engine is not leaking any oil, there should be no problem, assuming that the engine is spec'd for 5w20 oil. The Ford/Honda approved 5w20 blends seem to do as well as some synthetics in UOA results.
MX6 w/ 280000km - Perhaps an early 90's Mazda. That engine is most likely spec'd for 5w30 below 50 degrees F, and 10w30 above that temp. If you're going to experiment with 5w20 on that engine, I wouldn't do that in the summer, but perhaps in the winter considering you're in Toronto. I suspect that engine will be drinking 5w20 if you insist on using it.
V6 = 1993 + Recommended viscosities are 5W-30 or 10W-30.
As a 93 V6 MX-6 owner myself, I'd love to know if 5W-20 will make your HLAs noisy or silent
As a 93 V6 MX-6 owner myself, I'd love to know if 5W-20 will make your HLAs noisy or silent
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