snowbird in South Florida - what oil weight?

[greaseball]

Hi, snowbird for the winter..have a PT Cruiser Turbo, car stays here, just use it in the winter months. When the oil is changed should I use 10w30, or use 5w30? Up north I use 5w30 syn, but is due for an oil change. Should I use 10w30, because basically the weather is usually always above freezing. what do you Florida folks use?. thanks

 

[johnD2]

I run 5w30 ,and don't think twice about it.

 

[Chris Meutsch]

SPF 30 down there....

 

[Rand]

since the car isnt air cooled.. and its not cold(by northern standards) either is fine.

That being said many of the 5w30 will have approvals that are stricter and possibly relevant compared to some 10w30's.

 

[tasch72]

I'm not from Florida, but there isn't going to be a discernable difference between 10w-30 and 5w-30 above freezing viscosity-wise.

People have bench raced over VII's, base stocks, and approvals/licenses/certifications between the two viscosities, but I would be on team 5w-30 for the Dexos1 approval for the turbo support.

 

[wpod]

You are trying to get blood from a turnip , It isn't worth the time you spent thinking about it.

 

[JustinH]

Same as what you use at home. I moved from NY to South Texas and let the owners manual be your guide.

I run 5w20 year round in my Ford.

 

[CleanSump]

When I lived in Tallahassee it snowed and the orange groves down south froze every winter. That was about 1972.

 

[RyanY]

10w30 is on sale/clearance more often than 5w30, so I would go with that.

 

[SteveG4]

You're a-okay with a 5W-30 synthetic for the period encompassing late fall through early spring.

If it was summer... I'd think twice and likely move to an SN-rated 15W-40.

 

[addyguy]

I would def use a 10W-30 in a turbo in a warmer climate.

 

[ripcord]

Coke vs Pepsi

 

[nthach]

5W-30 - just because D1G2 oils provide better dynamics for turbos, and there isn’t a dexos-approved oil in 10W-30.

 

[tyman]

0w-08

 

[Mshuel]

Hi, snowbird for the winter..have a PT Cruiser Turbo, car stays here, just use it in the winter months. When the oil is changed should I use 10w30, or use 5w30? Up north I use 5w30 syn, but is due for an oil change. Should I use 10w30, because basically the weather is usually always above freezing. what do you Florida folks use?. thanks

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