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Heavier oil is best used during the warmer parts of the year. While thinner oil is best used during winter, as thick oil may become too sluggish in the cold.
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What grade motor oil to use Kia Optima?
All Kia products are designed to be operated with 5w-20. In an emergency you can add a different oil weight to get you by, but use as little as possible for as short a time as possible. Change the oil and filter as soon as you can and replace oil with 5w. The heavier oil will not hurt your car, HOWEVER, the tolerances on these engines are so exact that running a heavier oil in your car will actually expand the area between the lubricated parts. What does this mean to you? Extended use of the heavier oil will cause oil loss and smoking as the lighter 5w oil leaks into the cylinder and is burned at combustion.
Was it ok that you put 10w 30 oil in my Kia optima with 5w20 already in it?
All Kia products are designed to be operated with 5w-20. In an emergency you can add a different oil weight to get you by, but use as little as possible for as short a time as possible. Change the oil and filter as soon as you can and replace oil with 5w. The heavier oil will not hurt your car, HOWEVER, the tolerances on these engines are so exact that running a heavier oil in your car will actually expand the area between the lubricated parts. What does this mean to you? Extended use of the heavier oil will cause oil loss and smoking as the lighter 5w oil leaks into the cylinder and is burned at combustion.
Is it safe to put 15w30 oil in a 1999 mercury gran marquis?
The older the car, the heavier the oil needs to be. Your car calls for at least 30 weight oil when it's new. I'd use straight 30 weight (SAE-30) only.
What is the best oil to use when truck engine is burning oil?
You can try going to a little heavier oil but it will unlikely help much with the oil burning. A high mileage oil would be a good choice.
What is the recommended oil for a 1997 Mercury mountaineer?
5w-30 would work best. If you prefer a heavier oil, you could also use 10w-30.
If you put vegetable oil in a car that can use it would it be greener to use that car instead of a normal car?
You could use vegetable oil to run your car IF it is a diesel. It is not necessarily greener than diesel fuel due to the energy used to produce and transport the vegetable oil.
Can you slow oil burning using heavier motor oil 99 SATURN?
Heavier oil will move slower and maintain higher oil pressure. The heavier oil will be slower to get past the piston rings and the valve stem seals, resulting in less oil burning. Heavier oil is generally better for worn engines, but if the engine isn't worn, you should use the thinner grades of oil, as originally recommended.
what is a good engine oil to use in my car?
what is a good engine oil to use in my car
Will a heavier oil reduce leaking on a main bearing seal?
possibly however if you use a heavier oil you run the risk of your engine not being able to pump the oil required to the parts inside and blowing your engine
What motor oil grade to use for Mitsubishi legnum?
You can use 10W-30 weight motor oil in your Mitsubishi. A heavier motor oil can be used in extreme climates.
How do you fix low oil pressure issues?
By Low oil pressure issues I'm assuming you mean get the Pressure back where it belongs, if you are referring to damage caused by low oil pressure the damage is done... If you would like to get your oil pressure back to an acceptable level. One quick way is to use Heavier oil IE. If you use 10W30 get something heavier like 20W50 This will cause a lot of other problems but if you are trying to unload the car it will work in the short term. if you want to permanently fix the issue, Replace the oil pump find any oil leaks and stop them. May also be time for new Crank Bearings.
What weight oil do you use for a 1994 Oldsmobile cutlass ciera?
you would use 5W-30W have the same car
