what oil to use?

kamillionaire5 · May 18, 2009, 10:38 AM

should i get 5w-20 or 10w-30 ? i live on long island. any suggestions on the oil filter?

lancer0220 · May 18, 2009, 10:44 AM

5w-20 is whats recommended, i used 5-30 recently because it was onsale and all that was available. i use k&n oil filters, mobile 1 fully synthetic. mobile 1 oil filters are pretty good also.

kamillionaire5 · May 18, 2009, 04:33 PM

is synthetic oil OK to use for a brand new car?

GRNCT9A · May 18, 2009, 04:38 PM

once you go synthetic, you cant go back to conventional. Or its recommended that you stay synthetic.

4g94T · May 18, 2009, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GRNCT9A

once you go synthetic, you cant go back to conventional. Or its recommended that you stay synthetic.

source?

1lancer · May 18, 2009, 05:26 PM

thats what someone told me to, that if you go synthetic you have to stay synthetic. can someone say for sure ......thanks

cRc`22 · May 19, 2009, 01:40 AM

all of these questions were answered already in other threads.. you guys can do a search if youd like..

anbuzero · May 19, 2009, 06:38 AM

^wut he said. but IMO go fully synthetic and dont worry. just look at the specials at autozones and pep boys and go with w/e filter is with the special usually bosch or k&n. but as said above once you go fully synthetic do not go back to conventional. synthetic from my experience cools better and lasts longer than conventional which is good if you are a little past due on an oil change.

apagan01 · May 19, 2009, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GRNCT9A

once you go synthetic, you cant go back to conventional. Or its recommended that you stay synthetic.

false,

you need to get facts before spreading false info in the forums, it is totally incorect that statement.

i understand that one can be miss informed easilly with so much info out there, but please be carefull

i have many many customers that were using dyno oil for over 50,000 miles and they decided to go and give synthetic a try,, what will hapen is the syntetic willl strart cleaning all that gunk that was build up for all those years with dyno oil.

i reccomend in this case to check your oil level weekly and change the filter in between to help clean ,, or do a flush before changing to synthetic.

apagan01 · May 19, 2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by kamillionaire5

should i get 5w-20 or 10w-30 ? i live on long island. any suggestions on the oil filter?

for evo x and regular lancers

dvscore · May 19, 2009, 07:44 AM

^ Thats the good stuff.

apagan01 · May 19, 2009, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by dvscore

^ Thats the good stuff.

indeed

4g94T · May 19, 2009, 12:15 PM

I use Amsoil RD30. Good stuff

glbg · May 19, 2009, 12:29 PM

For new and\or low mileage car, is there an advantage using Sythetic if you regularly change the oil every 3k?

EngRWW33 · May 19, 2009, 12:30 PM

no