[Youngin]

the manual saids put 5w-30 on my car . but the guy at pep boys said something about " my car's still new so i should put 5w-20" so i bought 5 cases of 5w-20 and k&n oil filter. so is this gonna work up my car or i didnt waste 50something bucks?

 

[Youngin]

btw it said for GT put 5w-20

 

[GTsetGO]

the GT's take 5w-20, so that's what he might have been thinking.

as for messing up your car, i wouldn't think so

 

[Onemanzu]

i was once told that if you switch the weight of the oil often you can potentially damage the engine... stick with what is in it

 

[Youngin]

well he said start putting in 5w-30 starting 50,000 miles.

 

[CNASHGO]

My '02 requires 5w-20. and it voids any warranty if i use something else

 

[Youngin]

i need my question answered ASAP guys . im tired as hell i wanna get this over with and go to bed

Thanks

 

[Montanasvt]

Oil Weight isnt that big a deal... use 5-20W if ur up north... use 10-30W if ur down south...i live in Ga so i use 5-30 or 10-30...

 

[CNASHGO]

i ran 5w-30 in my 97 v6 for a year (9000 miles) and never had a problem with it

 

[Onemanzu]

as long as your not changing your weight every oil change you will be fine... you will have to stick with 5-20 for a few oil changes so your engine can get used to it, before you go back to 30... also if it ever gets cold ... like down around 32*f then use 30 weight instead

 

[Youngin]

so is this not gonna work? its sitting right here . if i need to i will go buy the 5w-30's..

 

[shadow5403]

whatever weight oil your manual says is what you should use....and im pretty sure its 5w30

 

[Youngin]

i live in socal lol i have yet to see the day of 30deg F lol the lowest i think it goes to is mid 50's

 

[AtlanticBlue99]

why dont you return the incorrect product and exchange it for the one you need? you dont have to throw away the money.

 

[Onemanzu]

then 20 will work but you have to stick with it for a while ... till your car gets older... but i would recommend 30...

 

[AtlanticBlue99]

i recommend exchanging the oil you bought for 5 qts. 5w30. also, i hope you purchased an oil filter of metal inside construction instead of the cheap cardboard most companies use

 

[Youngin]

i bought k&n gold oilfilter or something like that

 

[AtlanticBlue99]

p.s. i purchase 5 qts castrol gtx 5w30 at 2.19/qt and a k&n or motorcraft (depending on stock at store) oil filter of metal construction 8.95, and in 15 minutes of the driveway, call it a day for less than 20 bucks

 

[AtlanticBlue99]

i bought k&n gold oilfilter or something like that

you want the HP2009 model #

 

[Youngin]

i got the HP-2010 . btw my car is a S197