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Originally Posted By: nap
10W30.
Use this.
10W30.
Use this.
Oil choice based on: Miami 2nd hottest city (avg high) in US
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Originally Posted By: Dave1027
You can use any oil on that chart because it never gets cold in Miami.
Likewise, there is no need for any of the thin oils shown, because "it never gets cold in Miami".
You can use any oil on that chart because it never gets cold in Miami.
Likewise, there is no need for any of the thin oils shown, because "it never gets cold in Miami".
Originally Posted By: gfh77665
Originally Posted By: Dave1027
You can use any oil on that chart because it never gets cold in Miami.
Likewise, there is no need for any of the thin oils shown, because "it never gets cold in Miami".
What does "thin oil" have to do with never getting cold in Miami?
Originally Posted By: Dave1027
You can use any oil on that chart because it never gets cold in Miami.
Likewise, there is no need for any of the thin oils shown, because "it never gets cold in Miami".
What does "thin oil" have to do with never getting cold in Miami?
For a 2.4L GDI (non-Turbo) in hotter climates, synthetic 5W30 is a no-brainer. Choose a quality synthetic Dexos1 Gen2 5W30 and you're good to go.
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The chart shows "2.4T" as the turbo variant's engine displacement. This is an error, it should read 2.0T.
The chart shows "2.4T" as the turbo variant's engine displacement. This is an error, it should read 2.0T.
Run what ever viscosity you want but Florida is not hot. It rarely ever gets to 100 F in Florida. If you want hot you need to go to Texas or Arizona.
I tend to be a thicker oil guy so I would have been using a 5w-30 no matter what the weather. Me (I) like Mobil1 5w-30 because it's ACEA A5/B5. I'm sure there are others...
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Originally Posted By: Snagglefoot
Run what ever viscosity you want but Florida is not hot. It rarely ever gets to 100 F in Florida. If you want hot you need to go to Texas or Arizona.
The avg high is only hotter in Phoenix.
Run what ever viscosity you want but Florida is not hot. It rarely ever gets to 100 F in Florida. If you want hot you need to go to Texas or Arizona.
The avg high is only hotter in Phoenix.
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Originally Posted By: ka9mnx
I tend to be a thicker oil guy so I would have been using a 5w-30 no matter what the weather. Me (I) like Mobil1 5w-30 because it's ACEA A5/B5. I'm sure there are others...
Yes, and it would work in both vehicles (see signature)
I tend to be a thicker oil guy so I would have been using a 5w-30 no matter what the weather. Me (I) like Mobil1 5w-30 because it's ACEA A5/B5. I'm sure there are others...
Yes, and it would work in both vehicles (see signature)
As wemay and I both know Miami is a sauna 24/7 from May-October. I ran 5w20 in a 4.6 Town Car for 300K miles with zero issues. I have zero plans to change from 0w20 M1 in my Tahoe. A/c is always constantly on.
I do a combination of highway and nasty gridlock. With the McArthur Causeway under construction it is more gridlock.
I do a combination of highway and nasty gridlock. With the McArthur Causeway under construction it is more gridlock.
I was running the original 5w-20 Mobil1 in my rebuilt 1958 Ford 300ci inline in the summer when I lived in Phoenix in 1980! It probably called for a straight 30 or 40.
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Originally Posted By: Snagglefoot
Run what ever viscosity you want but Florida is not hot. It rarely ever gets to 100 F in Florida. If you want hot you need to go to Texas or Arizona.
The avg high is only hotter in Phoenix.
I hear you, but the average temperature of your engine is 210 F. It thinks the weather in Miami is cold.
Originally Posted By: Snagglefoot
Run what ever viscosity you want but Florida is not hot. It rarely ever gets to 100 F in Florida. If you want hot you need to go to Texas or Arizona.
The avg high is only hotter in Phoenix.
I hear you, but the average temperature of your engine is 210 F. It thinks the weather in Miami is cold.
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Originally Posted By: ka9mnx
I was running the original 5w-20 Mobil1 in my rebuilt 1958 Ford 300ci inline in the summer when I lived in Phoenix in 1980! It probably called for a straight 30 or 40.
I used M1 5-20 in Maine in 1978 in a Dodge Slant 6 engine calling for a much heavier oil.
I was running the original 5w-20 Mobil1 in my rebuilt 1958 Ford 300ci inline in the summer when I lived in Phoenix in 1980! It probably called for a straight 30 or 40.
I used M1 5-20 in Maine in 1978 in a Dodge Slant 6 engine calling for a much heavier oil.
5W30 or 10W30 in both.
Originally Posted By: ka9mnx
I was running the original 5w-20 Mobil1 in my rebuilt 1958 Ford 300ci inline in the summer when I lived in Phoenix in 1980! ...
Was that a typo? The 300 in³ (and closely related 240 in³) I6 Ford engines came out with the 1965 model year. There was a 223 OHV I6 introduced about '54 to replace their earlier flat-head.
I was running the original 5w-20 Mobil1 in my rebuilt 1958 Ford 300ci inline in the summer when I lived in Phoenix in 1980! ...
Was that a typo? The 300 in³ (and closely related 240 in³) I6 Ford engines came out with the 1965 model year. There was a 223 OHV I6 introduced about '54 to replace their earlier flat-head.
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Originally Posted By: Tahoe4Life
As wemay and I both know Miami is a sauna 24/7 from May-October...
Amen!
As wemay and I both know Miami is a sauna 24/7 from May-October...
Amen!
Originally Posted By: gfh77665
10w-30 or SAE 30.
The "0" or "5" in Miami is irrelevent.
Most definitely a big +1 here.
10w-30 or SAE 30.
The "0" or "5" in Miami is irrelevent.
Most definitely a big +1 here.
I'd run a straight 30 grade a lot of the year... If for no other reason then that I could there
I have a 30 grade Warren Oil in the lady's Camry right now. Put it in in mid June. It'll stay in there until late September. Then after that I'm going to Motorcraft 5w30.
I have a 30 grade Warren Oil in the lady's Camry right now. Put it in in mid June. It'll stay in there until late September. Then after that I'm going to Motorcraft 5w30.
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