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View Poll Results: Syn Oil weights
0W-20 2 0.58%
0W-30 16 4.68%
5W-20 8 2.34%
5W-30 105 30.70%
10W-30 62 18.13%
10W-40 80 23.39%
15W-40 31 9.06%
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Old 04-09-2007, 05:51 PM   #46
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Castrol Syntec 5W50 year 'round.

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Old 04-09-2007, 08:26 PM   #47
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i use valvoline 5w30 in northern virginia.. no problems and i get it changed every 4-5k
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Old 09-20-2007, 11:52 PM   #48
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i use Elf full-synthetic 5w-30 year round... GREAT OIL!!!
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Old 09-21-2007, 02:01 AM   #49
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Castrol Syntec 5w30, Sometimes Mobil1 synthetic if it's cheaper.
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Old 10-12-2007, 05:32 AM   #50
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20w-50, the purple stuff!

Just changed oil today, will see how things are in this always 80 something degree weather. Also change fuel filter with minor improvement on fuel flow, car seems smoother now.
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Old 10-12-2007, 06:17 AM   #51
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Mobil1 0w40
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Old 10-12-2007, 03:05 PM   #52
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Castrol Syntec 5w30 here in Colorado.
seems to work fine.
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Old 10-24-2007, 08:51 PM   #53
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i was on 5w - 50 valvoline


now im on 0w - 40 castrol


coz its winter here y´know
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Old 11-01-2007, 02:49 PM   #54
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you forgot to put down 20w-50, that's what i use
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:54 PM   #55
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castrol sport 0-40 all year round
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Old 12-05-2007, 02:02 AM   #56
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I use mobil 1 synthetic 5w-30
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Old 01-31-2008, 05:28 AM   #57
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I use 5w-30 elf evolution sxr. i live in WA state. It is a European oil company, they have higher standers than we do in the US so it is a better oil. I not only use it but i recommend it to all my friends and customers at work. here is their website.

http://www.elfoils.us/lub/lubusa.nsf/home?readform
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Old 02-02-2008, 12:34 AM   #58
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5w-40 Royal Purple
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Royal Purple 10-30 cause it was on sale a while back, LOL!
Mobile 1 the rest of the time, usually 10-40. Damn oil, never on sale
lately...
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Old 02-13-2009, 07:34 PM   #60
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10w40 mobil fully sinthetic
temps vary from about -3 to +30 at the extremes year round.
I'm in the UK its a pretty standard oil used over here
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