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Old 04-20-2008, 09:06 PM
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ok, im putting castrol Full Synthetic in my car


but heres the $ what should i put? 5w-30 or 10-w30?whats the difference?
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:15 PM
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the difference is that, the car will start easier in the cold weather with a 5W-30 then a 10W-30. the numbers represent the viscosity of the oil, the lower the number is cold weather start ability and the higher number s for warm weather.


I personally use a 5W-40 in my car
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:27 PM
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note i have an altima, so the 5W-30 is good for my car?

ok so in 5W-30
what does the
5
w
and 30 mean?

ill prolly go with the 5w-30 in mine (castrol syntec full synthetic)
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:35 PM
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http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question164.htm



and yeah, 5W-30 should be fine in the KA24
 
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:41 PM
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I say 5w40
but i am in socal and thats what helps with the oil consumption.


 
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:55 PM
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if i see it ill get it...im hearing that recomendation everywhere
 
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Old 04-21-2008, 12:39 AM
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sorry, I'm rocking the A3 2.0t

 
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Old 04-21-2008, 01:35 AM
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Nothing but 5w-30 Royal Purple or Amsoil.
 
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Old 04-21-2008, 01:37 AM
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Nothing but 5w-30 Royal Purple or Amsoil.

I was thinking of trying Royal Purple because I have to have forthought to get amsoil(I can get it at whole sale+shipping costs, so thats what I've used in the past but I might change up for the convenience)
 
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Old 04-21-2008, 01:50 AM
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Mmmm... Amsoil at wholesale. I just did my oil today using royal purple and it was 5 quarts for $40.

I'm pretty bad when it comes to preordering things for my car. Even if I could get Amsoil at a discount, I'd most likely end up getting royal purple since I'm rediculously impatient and my time off is wildly unpredictable.
 



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