****! Used 5W-20 instead of 5W-30 what now?

[Ken42]

And what happened?
Inquiring minds want to know

Ken

 

[Thermactor]

You accidentally put 5w20 in? Yikes! Drain it ASAP, do a kerosene flush, and 10 ARX cycles!!

 

[Ken42]

quote:

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Originally posted by Thermactor:
You accidentally put 5w20 in? Yikes! Drain it ASAP, do a kerosene flush, and 10 ARX cycles!!

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KaaaaaaaaaBoooooom.....
The original post was September 17th 2005 I was just wondering what ever happened. Which more then likely was NOTHING.

Ken in Washington

 

[BrianWC]

Nothing happened, I'm sure. higher compression or not, that saab 2.3 isn't going to destroy 5W20. Big whoop.

 

[Steelhead]

with the EPA in control of our autos, 0w10 SZ rated oil may be the only thing allowed on store shelfs shortly

 

[oilyriser]

An extra 1/2 qt of 5w50 should bring it up to 9.9 cSt.

 

[BrianWC]

I ran 0W20 in my 2.0t...no biggie.

 

[BrianWC]

Perhaps he was buried under Pablo's rock...

 

[Max_Wander]

he thinks thats bad, i used 5w20 in a 300K+ mile camry once

dont sweat it, its not even turbo, around 10cst is ok in my opinion!

 

[fred0803]

You don't have a powerful engine. I have a 3.0 Duratec Escape that has more HP. It uses 5/20 Motorcraft. That is a fine oil. Relax and run it out normally. Your engine won't self destruct.

 

[BrianWC]

The point isn't power, it's tolerances and other factors of engine design. But still, I'm sure he was fine....

 

[Nebraskan]

this thread is kind of moot now,to the original poster, from so far back into 2005.
I have been known to custom blend what I was looking for in an oil, and they always seem to run fine and mix as well.

 

[Al]

He hasn't posted since 11-01-05. The thing might have blown up and got him.

 

[Doc8404]

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