Different Grades of Oil
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Different Weights of Oil
Ok noob here so if I said something completely wrong please let me know so I can learn. Just bought some Mobil 1 Synthetic Motor Oil 10-30 for my 2000 Acura Integra Type R and for the 89 Toyota (4wd, 5spd v6 with 184K miles). Great price $3.99 a quart at Pep Boys, their sale price with a coupon until March 25th. I have done only two oil changes since I bought the truck in October 2004, first oil change used Castrol 10-40 with Toyota filter, 2nd oil change mechanic used after market filter and I think Penzoil 10-40, had them do a minor maintenance to make sure nothing seriously wrong with the truck. I used the 10-40 because it was recommended for higher mileage vehicles. After I did my research (not enough because I didn’t know Mobil 1 didn’t make a 10-40) I will be switching the truck to Mobil 1 10-30 Full Synthetic. Are there any problems or things I should be aware of when switching to a different weight of oil (10-40 to 10-30)? I am aware that there is a chance oil could start leaking when I switch to synthetic, there aren’t any leaks now so I hope there won’t be any after the switch. How will switching to 10-30 weight oil and synthetic affect my truck? Thanks in advance.
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Thanks Paul H. and CynicX for the replys. I didn't do the flush, was worried removing the build up would just be enough for the syn oil to leak out. I tighten the visible nuts I could see on the oil pan before I did the oil change on Sunday. I think the truck burns oil because just under 4 qts came out, and I added about half a quart a month ago, but I don't know if the mechanic put in 4 or 5 qts when they did the minor maintenance. I read in the Chilton's that mine should take 4.8 qts, so this time I just put in 5 qts and used a Toyota oil filter. Hopefully the benefits of Syn will grace me with the reduced oil burn. Thanks again guys for the replies.
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Thanks Paul H. and CynicX for the replys. I didn't do the flush, was worried removing the build up would just be enough for the syn oil to leak out. I tighten the visible nuts I could see on the oil pan before I did the oil change on Sunday. I think the truck burns oil because just under 4 qts came out, and I added about half a quart a month ago, but I don't know if the mechanic put in 4 or 5 qts when they did the minor maintenance. I read in the Chilton's that mine should take 4.8 qts, so this time I just put in 5 qts and used a Toyota oil filter. Hopefully the benefits of Syn will grace me with the reduced oil burn. Thanks again guys for the replies.
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Originally I thought 10-30 was heavy also but, the redline, which I think is 8400, and the way I drive it (drive it like you stole it) pushed me to a heavier oil. I checked a couple sites and alot of the people run with 10-30 in their Type Rs.
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