kenju4u

Hey guys just wondering what type of oil should be used for my 97 with 95,000 miles on it. I had been putting it in 5W-30 up till now but today i got my oil change done and the guy told me to put in 10W-40 cause its a older car with high mileage. What do u guys think? is this good?

dwapenyi

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If you want 10W then use 10W30, not 40. I tend to use 10W30 because the smaller viscosity range should give me a more durable oil. Less VI improvers need to be added to the oil to hurt its performance. You sacrifice a wee bit of gas mileage, though compared to 5W30. But if I really want great gas mileage, I'd buy a small 4 banger or go 55 mph.

DW

Jatan

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Summer - 10W30 (Temp. outside doesn't go below 20F)
Winter - 5W30 (You can also use this all year, but you have to use it in winter time since it goes below 20F)

- Jatan

iwannabmw

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Unless your car is burning tons of oil, the 10W-40 isn't necessary yet. 5W-30 winter and 10W-30 summer for conventional oils is probably the best way to go for you. If using a good synthetic, either one is acceptable year round.

kenju4u

cool...right now i have 10W-40 in there...just got it yesterday. It should be ok till next oil change right? Next time i'll get 10W-30. Thanks guys!

rmb

Keep using what the manual states, 5w30. The worse case is it'll burn more of it. When oil consumption becomes a problem, then worry about changing viscosites...

But the diff between 10w30 and 5w30 really isn't worth worrying about.

-RMB