Question about oil
03-19-2005, 11:45 AM
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Question about oil
Hi, i ever use mobil1 0w40 but my car consume much oil.
My car have 54.000 milles, and now i move to Esso ultron 5W40 is a good oil choice for a high mileage car ????
Sorry for my stupid post but i read many of posts about oil and cant extract a clear conclusion.
Another question ever change my oil at 4.500 milles is a good range ???
Excuse my broken english
My car have 54.000 milles, and now i move to Esso ultron 5W40 is a good oil choice for a high mileage car ????
Sorry for my stupid post but i read many of posts about oil and cant extract a clear conclusion.
Another question ever change my oil at 4.500 milles is a good range ???
Excuse my broken english
03-19-2005, 02:28 PM
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Your driving conditions in Spain is most likely vastly different from ours here. I would strongly suggest you follow what your owner's manual says is the best choice for your particular circumstances.
My opinion is that Spain is not particularly cold, so I'm not so sure that using a 0W40 all the time is such a good idea. I know that 5W40 is one oil that Honda says we can use all year round here but it is hard to find for us.
It would seem to me that 54K miles cannot be considered high mileage.
When you say your car consumes much oil, what do you mean in terms of L/1000 miles?
And as far as change interval, again, what is recommended in your owner's manual based on the type of driving that you do. We have 2 differenct "schedules" here. One for "normal" and one for "severe". Each catorgory has a set of parameters that govern which schedule we should use. 4500 miles does not seem unusual unless your car is being used as a weekend track car.
My opinion is that Spain is not particularly cold, so I'm not so sure that using a 0W40 all the time is such a good idea. I know that 5W40 is one oil that Honda says we can use all year round here but it is hard to find for us.
It would seem to me that 54K miles cannot be considered high mileage.
When you say your car consumes much oil, what do you mean in terms of L/1000 miles?
And as far as change interval, again, what is recommended in your owner's manual based on the type of driving that you do. We have 2 differenct "schedules" here. One for "normal" and one for "severe". Each catorgory has a set of parameters that govern which schedule we should use. 4500 miles does not seem unusual unless your car is being used as a weekend track car.
03-20-2005, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by xviper,Mar 19 2005, 03:28 PM
My opinion is that Spain is not particularly cold, so I'm not so sure that using a 0W40 all the time is such a good idea.
as for the oil, id stick with the 5w40 for average driving. if your car is run hard(track event) and you feel you need lighter oil, i would look at other options such as water wetter in the coolant and even an oil cooler
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