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Is 10w30 good to use?

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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 12:35 PM
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Is energy conserving oil good to use since it supposedly increases mpg?
 
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 12:36 PM
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Also the oil i used is pour point is the same as the 5w30 pour point -36.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Finn
these engines do not seem to be picky about the oil.
Spot on, and with very few exceptions almost no engine is picky about oil. Use the oil recommended by the OEM, end of story.

For reasons unclear to me some owners want to turn the subject into rocket surgery.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 08:59 PM
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10W/30 Dino oil on
1998 XJR with 241K mile = no issues.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2017 | 12:13 PM
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 09:24 AM
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Cool Oil? We don't need no blinking oil!

I love it! This topic is ALWAYS interesting on every car forum I have ever been a part of. The Madison Avenue "Madmen" would have us believe that this is a matter of grave and highly technical concern. To resurrect a time-worn retort:
"NOT!"

Read (and follow!) the manual.
Use synthetic if you can afford it (and when "on sale" it is not much more than dinosaur debris).
Change it at least as often as the manual instructs, more often if it makes you feel better!
Ta Da! That's all folks!
 
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by CarGuy
Use synthetic if you can afford it (and when "on sale" it is not much more than dinosaur debris).
Sounds like you've been drinking the Madison Avenue Koolaid yourself.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 09:30 AM
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HA! Touche'! "Hoist by my own petard!"
 
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 02:13 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2017 | 12:59 PM
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OK, you made your 'point' twice already
 
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Old May 4, 2017 | 12:40 PM
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
 
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