Did 10w-30 cause this?
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Did 10w-30 cause this?
Just a few days ago I changed my oil, but changed it with some Mobil 1 10w-30 instead of 5w-30 and I didn't realize it until AFTER I finished...(clumsy I know... ) Some mebers told me on this board that it won't be a problem til winter, just have it changed before then. Well tlast night I notice it ran a little rougher. Not dramatically, but it was so quiet 2 days ago that I notice it very clearly. I can hear the engine a little more from inside the cabin with all the windows closed and A/c off. It doesn't feel any rougher. If it weren't for the audible engine noise, you wouldn't know it was on. Just a week and a half ago before I changed my oil, a few people commented on how they didn't know my car was on after I started it because it was so smooth and so quiet. And even though I knew it was on, I have to agree...there wasn't many signs given that the car was on. Which I like. Now, I sounds like I just took off another airbox resonator (even though I already took mine off). Do you guys think the 10w-30 is what is causing this? Or should I look into something else? It seems to have the same amount of power. Very minimal loss if any....I can;t really notice it...anyone...help???
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I have switched back and forth a couple times in error myself and nothing ever happened. My 4x4 toyota gets whatever oil i have on hand and it runs like a top as well (I could be lucky).
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Well now...I guess it can't be the oil...I doubt it would be the tranny I'm hearing too, huh? Cuz I should only be hearing it while the car is engaging gears, but I hear it the most noticeably when I sit at a red light or something. Would any of my other fluids be causing this, it's been about 2 weeks since I last checked, should be fine?
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
Unless you got a bad batch of motor oil, I highly doubt that it could be the oil.
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Well now...I guess it can't be the oil...I doubt it would be the tranny I'm hearing too, huh? Cuz I should only be hearing it while the car is engaging gears, but I hear it the most noticeably when I sit at a red light or something. Would any of my other fluids be causing this, it's been about 2 weeks since I last checked, should be fine?
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...no...I actually fill up with 93 at the same Hess station i always use...this shit is worrying me....I'm getting paranoid and I don't even kow what the hell is up? Could it be because of my fluids?
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Yes. Mobil1 10W30 for summer and 5W30 for winter is the only oil I put in my car and it runs perfectly fine.
Actually you should run 5w30 in the summer and 0w30 in the winter if you live where the temp goes below 0 a lot.
If you live in the warmer states then 5w30 year round.
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I believe someone in another thread stated the opposite...are you sure 5w-30 is for thw summer? 5w-30 is more viscous or less? Sorry...I can't seem to find the old thread...
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i used 10w 30 mobil1 full syn. in my tl (on accident too) and i notice im a little slower then my friends car now (he has a tls too). we use to be neck to neck but now since i put the 10w 30 in, he pulls a little harder in 2nd and 3rd gear. not a big difference but its still 1/2 a car. after 3rd were going the same speed but he is still ahead
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Have you considered that the slightly rougher running may be due to carbon deposits in the intake? Apparently the EGR design in the TL tends to cause carbon deposits in the intake. Check out this thread, it's quite revealing!
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Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
...no...I actually fill up with 93 at the same Hess station i always use...this shit is worrying me....I'm getting paranoid and I don't even kow what the hell is up? Could it be because of my fluids?
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Originally Posted by TLMugen
Have you considered that the slightly rougher running may be due to carbon deposits in the intake? Apparently the EGR design in the TL tends to cause carbon deposits in the intake. Check out this thread, it's quite revealing!
fsttyms...you run the 10w-30 in winter too?
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
Yes. Mobil1 10W30 for summer and 5W30 for winter is the only oil I put in my car and it runs perfectly fine.
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Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
oh dear...I sure hope it's nothing like that....we'll see if I get a light however. Thanx for the heads up!
fsttyms...you run the 10w-30 in winter too?
fsttyms...you run the 10w-30 in winter too?
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Originally Posted by dj5
Actually you should run 5w30 in the summer and 0w30 in the winter if you live where the temp goes below 0 a lot.
If you live in the warmer states then 5w30 year round.
If you live in the warmer states then 5w30 year round.
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Don't know if anyone noticed, Mobil1 now comes in 0W-20 that they reccomend for Honda 5W-20 service. I've used that on my last two oil changes and its running fine. (previously using M1 5W-30 since the first oil change)
I change it every 5k miles and it still comes out pretty damn clean.
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I change it every 5k miles and it still comes out pretty damn clean.
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the 0w20 mobil 1 is designed to work/replace honda 5w20. the only reason honda went to 5w20 is to help meet cafe standards. i dont like oil that thin. my car recomends 5w30 i stick with in the winter and 10w30 in the summer (warmer moe severe driving)
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Originally Posted by poohlikeshunny
Dave, how many miles have you run on that 0w-30 now? Is it supposed to be a replacement for the Honda 5w-30?
I put the 0W-20 in for the first time at 55k, changed it at 60k, now I'm at about 62k.
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Originally Posted by Pure Adrenaline
It doesn't get THAT cold in Michigan. Besides, I just have this thing about 0 weight; I just have this feeling that it's too thin to protect anything. But that's all psychological.
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