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thicker oil higher consumption?

Started by st165, February 25, 2010, 12:58:35 PM

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st165

February 25, 2010, 12:58:35 PM
been using 20w 50 whiz motor oil in my car for 2 weeks now, i noticed medyo lumakas sa gas. sabi ng shops wala daw sa weight yun?di ko rin nagamit car ko for 5months kaya baka di na ako sanay.  should i change oil ? whats a recommended weight for a 15 year old sr20 engine?  thank you

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niky

#1
February 25, 2010, 02:15:47 PM
What was your previous oil? Thicker oil will usually cause slightly higher consumption. AFAIR, 20w50 is okay for an old SR20, but if your engine doesn't have too many kilometers on the clock and still has good compression, you might want to go for something lighter, like a 10w40.

st165

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February 28, 2010, 09:37:53 PM
Quote from: niky on February 25, 2010, 02:15:47 PM
What was your previous oil? Thicker oil will usually cause slightly higher consumption. AFAIR, 20w50 is okay for an old SR20, but if your engine doesn't have too many kilometers on the clock and still has good compression, you might want to go for something lighter, like a 10w40.

10W 40 royal purple. hmm 105km na =)  thanks sir,

:)

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Conan®

#3
March 01, 2010, 08:16:41 AM
20W50 is not a good viscosity for SR20DET, it's too thick. Next time use 5W40.

niky

#4
March 01, 2010, 08:48:33 AM
DET ba sa kanya, hindi DE? Kung ganyan... yeah... 20w50 is too much.

Conan®

#5
March 01, 2010, 10:33:50 AM
Quote from: niky on March 01, 2010, 08:48:33 AM
DET ba sa kanya, hindi DE? Kung ganyan... yeah... 20w50 is too much.

I think you may be right, baka DE nga.

DTNS

#6
March 01, 2010, 11:54:58 AM
20W50 is too thick!


I suggest using 10W40, or better yet, 5W40 synthetic!

st165

#7
March 02, 2010, 06:49:20 PM
sr20de  lang sir.kung 5w siguro too thin? 10w40 pinaka safe? :)

kiss my lip.

Conan®

#8
March 02, 2010, 09:01:23 PM
Quote from: st165 on March 02, 2010, 06:49:20 PM
sr20de  lang sir.kung 5w siguro too thin? 10w40 pinaka safe? :)

The difference between 5W and 10W is only during cold start. The 5W will flow better. When the engine's warm, they're both 40 weights so no difference.

niky

#9
March 03, 2010, 02:16:43 PM
5w40 is better... but it's hard to find cheap 5w40... easier to find semi-synth or cheaper 10w40 synths.

How many kilometers are on the odometer?

Dj

#10
March 03, 2010, 03:32:46 PM
Quote from: st165 on February 28, 2010, 09:37:53 PM
10W 40 royal purple. hmm 105km na =)  thanks sir,

:)
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niky

#11
March 03, 2010, 05:09:31 PM
D'oh!  :partyon: my bad. 10w40 is good for an engine with that mileage.

DTNS

#12
March 05, 2010, 09:41:11 AM
Quote from: niky on March 03, 2010, 05:09:31 PM
D'oh!  :partyon: my bad. 10w40 is good for an engine with that mileage.

would this viscosity also do for a 4G63T with 106T kms?

speedyfix

#13
March 07, 2010, 10:07:01 AM
go for the 40 weight siguro lalo na if it doesn't see any track use.
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Brent

#14
March 08, 2010, 11:43:04 AM
Quote from: DTNS on March 05, 2010, 09:41:11 AM
would this viscosity also do for a 4G63T with 106T kms?

If I can recall correctly they recommended using 15w50 for 4g63t for the Evos before, I think something to do with the lifters.
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