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Old 11-30-2008, 07:23 PM   #52
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That said, why the heck would someone put 10w30 in an engine designed for 5w20? I would think that it's obvious to most people that the engine may not be capable of moving the thicker oil fast enough...but I'm no engine engineer, so I can't say that I'm SURE of that idea. I just know that they have a lot to lose by specifying less than the perfect oil weight; a reputation for early engine failure will destroy sales quickly, so what the manual specifies is almost certainly the right weight.
Well the answer to that is simple MOST people Who Are NOT car enthusiests either dont . A) CARE. B) KNOW. Or C) are just to STUPID to look.

Most The Ones I Deal With Are a combination of A) and B).


And Then there are the ones who have
""just always done it that way, and its never hurt it before..""
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