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Old 12-08-2006, 01:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Oil For Winter

Hi. I have an EX Coupe... and Im planning to change my oil, myself...

Im wondering if what kind of oil am I using? like weight wise...

I heard for winter you have to go with heavier weight... is that true?

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i would stick with the 5w 30 of a good oil... maybe mobil 1...the car is not designed for thicker oil..
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Stick with the 5w-30, thinner oil flows better in winter, thus getting to vital parts quicker on start up and preventing damaging start up wear, especially during winter.

Just use a good quality oil and good quality filter, this is more important!
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Old 12-09-2006, 04:47 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Maybe I'm missing something here, but he has an R18, so he should be using 5W-20 oil, should he not?
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yeah stick with 5w-20...

engine is designed to have 5w-20 in it...not anything else for most efficiency
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