New Owner of 2008 mazda 3
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10-40? Way too thick. The manual (page 8-18) lists 5w20 or 5w30 as being acceptable. Much info out there suggestive that 5w20 is chosen only to marginally boost EPA MPG data, and is not a good choice to help the engine last.
10-40? Way too thick. The manual (page 8-18) lists 5w20 or 5w30 as being acceptable. Much info out there suggestive that 5w20 is chosen only to marginally boost EPA MPG data, and is not a good choice to help the engine last.
5w-20 or 5w-30 doesn't really matter too much from what I've read, though if in a hot climate, 5w-30 would be a good choice imo. That's why I run it.
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RE: New Owner of 2008 mazda 3
so basically i should be runnin 5w30 and not 5w20? cuz in the EL right now im runnin 5w20. and i asked the people there and they said 5w30 soo which one should i be usinng?
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Either way it won't hurt. You'd still be running the 5w oil the engine requires. But, if you live in a hot climate, which you don't (Canada) but I do (Texas,) the 5w-30 is a good idea for better hot running protection.
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I am not a fan of 5w20, because of many articles I have read, like this one: http://bestsyntheticoil.com/dealers/...w20-cafe.shtml
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Yeah. UBM. That is a good read. You posted somewhere else I think on a different thread, but still a good read.
I edited that last one for you V!.
No offence intended. Texas, eh. Yep, hot there.
I edited that last one for you V!.
No offence intended. Texas, eh. Yep, hot there.
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Yeah. UBM. That is a good read. You posted somewhere else I think on a different thread, but still a good read.
I edited that last one for you V!.
No offence intended. Texas, eh. Yep, hot there.
Yeah. UBM. That is a good read. You posted somewhere else I think on a different thread, but still a good read.
I edited that last one for you V!.
No offence intended. Texas, eh. Yep, hot there.
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Maybe that's what I have to do to get rid of that annoying engine tick at cold start up. Use 5w30 instead of 5w20. Maybe the oil is drying up by the time I restart the car. (12 hours or more) Damn annoying tick anyway. However, the dealer won't do anything, and I ain't going to start a new thread on that one again. But, the edit part was another Bush/Oil joke that might offend some American users.....[
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RE: New Owner of 2008 mazda 3
It's still a 5 weight oil you'd be running. The 30 only means that it's modifier give the oil base ahigher resistance to heat, orthe thicker (viscosity)it will stay when heated up. 5w-30 will therefore withstand higher temperatures better than 5w-20, while appearing the same to your engine bearings, rings, etc. However, they both start out as a 5w base.
If I have interpreted the literature correctly, there should be no difference between the two during start ups.