oil question

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  1. ebev New Member

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    I have a '96 Mustang with 145,000 miles on it. When I bought the car it had 20w-50 in it so i decided to stay with that but someone told me that it is to thick for my engine. Is this true and if so what should i use in my car??
    ebev, Jul 1, 2004
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  2. SDstangz New Member

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    You should also mention what the temp. is where you live at.
    SDstangz, Jul 1, 2004
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  3. ebev New Member

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    I live in south Ga. so in the winter its about 15-40 degrees and in the summer its about 80-105 degrees
    ebev, Jul 1, 2004
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  4. ChrisYellowV6 New Member

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    20w-50 is more like sludge scraped off the bottom its so thick, lol. i would stay around a 10 weight or so.
    ChrisYellowV6, Jul 1, 2004
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  5. szer0 New Member

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    Yeah that's way too heavy. The oil cap recommends 5w-20 lol. I used 10w-30
    szer0, Jul 1, 2004
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  6. ChrisYellowV6 New Member

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    oil cap on a 96 reccomends 5w-30 for a 96. 2001 was the year they started the 20. however with higher mileage, i have always heard ot use a heavier oil.
    ChrisYellowV6, Jul 2, 2004
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  7. szer0 New Member

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    Yeah I know about the heavier oil for high mileage. Was just using the oil cap as a reference to show how insanely heavy his oil was ;).
    szer0, Jul 2, 2004
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