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Use 10-30 oil for a 1998 Accord? (83K miles)
Hi,
When I went to my usual mechanics this pass weekend to change oil, he asked me to start filling 10-30 oil from now on. (was 5-30 before) He said it makes no difference since my car is old and has significant mileage on it. Is he right? So should I start to fill with 10-30 oil from now on? My 98 Accord has 83K miles on it, and I live in Sunny California. Thanks, EH |
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Gary wrote:
> 83k is not significant. 283k is significant. Use 5w30...can use 5w20 also, > that is what my Honda said. > I use 5w30 myself if its burning a quart between changes, going with 10w *might* slow that down. it wont hurt. |
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eh wrote:
> Hi, > > When I went to my usual mechanics this pass weekend to change > oil, he asked me to start filling 10-30 oil from now on. (was 5-30 before) > He said it makes no difference since my car is old and has > significant mileage on it. Is he right? So should I start to fill with 10-30 > oil from now on? > > My 98 Accord has 83K miles on it, and I live in Sunny California. > > > Thanks, > EH > --------------- He must be a ___________ (fill in the blank with Dodge / Ford / Chev/ etc.) mechanic. Use 5w-30 or 5w-20 until you hit 400,000 miles, then check back with us. He was probably just out of the CORRECT stuff. 'Curly' |
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