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Old 06-03-2006, 04:32 PM
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Default 5w- 30 vs 10w- 30

can we use 10w 30 oil in our stangs instead of the 5w 30...dont want to blow her up so soon
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Old 06-03-2006, 06:35 PM
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use royal purple with what ever ford recomends in the book
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Old 06-03-2006, 07:53 PM
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it thought it was 5w20?
whatever. i would use the reccomended oil. Go synthetic with it.
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Old 06-03-2006, 08:39 PM
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ours is 5-30, 10-30 is too heavy, youll just slow your engine down, due to the fact that its a thicker oil
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Old 06-04-2006, 02:29 PM
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hell, im using 10-40 synthetic! (just for summertime)
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