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Old 10-17-2008, 07:08 AM
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I'm about to switch to synthetic oil and after looking everywhere I haven't been able to find any brand that sells 10w30 synthetic oil locally.

The only ones I
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Old 10-17-2008, 07:15 AM
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5W-40 would work great. There would be no advantage to running 10W-50. It could be possibly harmful too.
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5W30 would be ideal

10W50 is not good!
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try to find some 5w30
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