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#55020 01/15/2006 10:03 PM | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 | Oh what a goose I am!
So I see a great buy on 10w 30 at the store and grab a case...changed the oil in my NEW 235. This is the the first change after 300 miles...and I notice I grabbed a case of 5w 20!!!! Oh good gravy. I know it won't do any harm but should I run it or drain it ASAP?
BTW it is winter here.
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#55021 01/15/2006 10:30 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Use it till next summer. It will be better for it than 1ow30.
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#55022 01/15/2006 11:10 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | You might see a little more oil usage because of the thinner oil. I'd keep a closer eye on the oil level until the next change. I don't see a reason to panic & drain it.
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#55023 01/15/2006 11:25 PM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | TT,
The oil will lubricate, and it won't kill the new engine. I would consider it on the shy side unless it gets quite cold in Maryland.
I have actually never seen 5w-20...maybe they don't market it in the warmer areas.
If it were my rig, I would run the 5w-20 for as few miles as my pocketbook could stand, then change it. With a new engine, there are bound to be goodies in the oil, and a quick change wouldn't hurt anything.
Did the rebuilder recommend the 10w-30 oil? What is an average temperature in your area.
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#55024 01/15/2006 11:49 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,636 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,636 | We sell the 5-20 here in central Texas.
Most of the newer F#$%s reccomend this oil in their engines.
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#55025 01/16/2006 1:01 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Use that oil as a kind of a rinse or flush oil. I wouldn't waste it, I would drive it while it's cold out and do a low mileage oil change in the spring.
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#55026 01/16/2006 2:04 AM | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 | Y'all are the best  Thanks. I was feeling a bit foolish. Temps are around freezing now.
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#55027 01/16/2006 3:16 AM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | Originally posted by atomarc:
TT,
I have actually never seen 5w-20...maybe they don't market it in the warmer areas.
Stuart Hi Stuart, you can get 0w-20 for the really tight tolerance engines. That be some thin stuff.
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#55028 01/16/2006 3:16 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 343 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 343 | A lot of the newer vehicles are now going to 5W-20. My 2005 Dodge Magnum calls for 5W-20 and the MDS system will not function properly if you put a heavier oil.
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#55029 01/16/2006 8:22 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | My Honda uses 5w-20 in the crankcase and 10w-40 in the transmission. It's like water. The VTEC doesn't work right without it.
216's were supposed to use SAE20 oil, I wonder how well 5w-20 would work in one?
I suspect other than a bit of extra lifter noise and slightly low oil pressure a 235 will be fine. The main bearings are so big they probably will be fine. You may burn or leak more of it though.
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#55030 01/16/2006 2:26 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Have run 5w20 for years in a 350 sb and found no problems
wifes northstar reccomends it. | | |
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