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    #1

    what type of motor oil do you use?

    i am currently on 10w30 but i was hearing there are benefits to using thicker oil like 10w40, 20w50, etc.. in older engines.

    any truth to this?
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    #2
    I use an internal combustion otto-cycle motor

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      #3
      lol i meant motor oil

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        #4
        yeah, I use the one that came with the car.

        oil viscocity will depend on the temperature range in your locale.
        95 ES
        05 S60R

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          #5
          You'd only want to run a thicker oil if your rings are going out. Wouldnt burn oil as bad. Not solving any problems though.
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            #6
            20w-50 In Trinidad at 100 C

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              #7
              100ºc?????

              the ambient temp is boiling?
              Beater=/= Sleeper

              Originally posted by kozzman555
              kitty, you are a hilarious woman
              Originally posted by HopelessCow
              there is one thing i dunno what is that call,a thing look like a gun, u press the button and stick to the metal and it makes firework, do i need that thing?and what s the philip head screw drivers?
              Using Linux for anything serious besides server or software dev is like using a tin can and a string for telecommunications.

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                #8
                damn its hot down there!
                95 ES
                05 S60R

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                  #9
                  I use a GTX motor
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                    #10
                    As much as the advertisers out there would like you to think otherwise, there really isn't much difference between motor oil, provided it has the specifications required in your owners manual. Using higher viscosity oil will reduce your fuel efficiency and won't protect your car much better unless you live somewhere like Trinidad. If your car is burning oil and you're having to add frequently, using a higher viscosity can help.

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                      #11
                      1.8 lol, use 10-30 shell rotella w/ 1/3 lucas and all noises are gone for a while. everybody that I know swears by it. got it in my car.....does wonders

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                        #12
                        I use whatever got put in 8 months ago.

                        I'm a terrible person and I hate my car.

                        edit:
                        I think it was 10W30 btw

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                          #13
                          It's more important to change your oil frequently than the thickness of it. Just do it at recommened intervals. That's fine. Ofcourse, as stated, a car burning oil/passing the rings, etc, is cause for a thicker oil but high mileage alone doesn't require it. It's only slightly better and more fuel consumption. I'm not saying by that much either.

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                            #14
                            I have used Castrol syntec since the first oil change back in 96, I swear by it.

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                              #15
                              Okay, whats with the echo in here???

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