Timeline for Oil viscosity 0w30 vs 5w30
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| Apr 28, 2022 at 11:31 | vote | accept | Einius | ||
| Jan 9, 2022 at 13:03 | history | bumped | CommunityBot | This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed. | |
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| Aug 12, 2021 at 11:06 | answer | added | F Dryer | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 2, 2021 at 18:44 | comment | added | jwh20 | My guess is that those different weights of oil have different temperature ranges associated with them. If so, then use the oil weight that fits the temperate range that you typically operate in. | |
| Aug 2, 2021 at 18:20 | comment | added | Einius | Owners manual says 0w30 5w30 0w40 5w40. So all of them are recommended. And for example 0w30 is only 50cent/litre more expensive than 5w30 it does not make any difference. So if 0w30 is only better or equal and no downsides compared to 5w30 I would like to go with 0w30. But if it has its' downsides... That is why I asked this question | |
| Aug 2, 2021 at 16:26 | comment | added | jwh20 | What does your owners manual say? I'd generally go with what they recommend especially if you have a warranty in effect. | |
| Aug 2, 2021 at 16:18 | history | asked | Einius | CC BY-SA 4.0 |