So how bad did I hurt my car?
12-14-2004, 07:22 PM
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5W50 and a minimum 5 minute warm up at anything below freezing.
Time is relative. 5 minutes spent warming up is better than hours spent dealing with a damaged motor....aside from the added cost.
12-14-2004, 08:43 PM
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Here in Australia where it's frequently +40C in the summer, I find that 20w50 is too thick....
I use Mobil 1 5w-50 year round, which includes -7C ski trips and +40C trips across the waste lands.
Now I'm guessing you're in N.A. and the 15 degrees you're referring to is in fahrenheit, if so, then 20w50 is too think. If I were you I'd try, depending on how much oil your car consumes, a 0w40, or 5w50.....
good luck
Two days ago I saw a rig that'd haul that tanker.
You wanta' get outa' here? You talk to me......
Now I'm guessing you're in N.A. and the 15 degrees you're referring to is in fahrenheit, if so, then 20w50 is too think. If I were you I'd try, depending on how much oil your car consumes, a 0w40, or 5w50.....
good luck
Two days ago I saw a rig that'd haul that tanker.
You wanta' get outa' here? You talk to me......
12-14-2004, 09:23 PM
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eh.. don't worry
i daily drive my 88 90Q with 198k miles on the motor, and i have crap 5w30 dino juice in it.
Monday it was 2F when i drove to work. The high was 9F that day. My front wheel bearings squeal like crazy, my blower motor needed to be turned on and off 3 times before it would run without squealing, but the engine i never worry about. I run it WOT right on up to 4k rpm all the way out of my neighborhood. Once i see the coolant needle get onto the scale i open it up to redline.. usually its been 5 minutes of running at this point.
Note that my car hasn't ever reached operating temp - i.e. where the thermostat opens and coolant starts flowing, in daily driving this winter. I have removed the aux radiator and all A/C parts.
The car is sluggish when you start it because the engine is cold.. and the ignition conditions are just different there.. it is hard to ignite in a cold environment.
I say - don't sweat it. The NG is a cheap, bulletproof, junk motor. If you blow one up, put in another one, or preferably, an MC.
Monday it was 2F when i drove to work. The high was 9F that day. My front wheel bearings squeal like crazy, my blower motor needed to be turned on and off 3 times before it would run without squealing, but the engine i never worry about. I run it WOT right on up to 4k rpm all the way out of my neighborhood. Once i see the coolant needle get onto the scale i open it up to redline.. usually its been 5 minutes of running at this point.
Note that my car hasn't ever reached operating temp - i.e. where the thermostat opens and coolant starts flowing, in daily driving this winter. I have removed the aux radiator and all A/C parts.
The car is sluggish when you start it because the engine is cold.. and the ignition conditions are just different there.. it is hard to ignite in a cold environment.
I say - don't sweat it. The NG is a cheap, bulletproof, junk motor. If you blow one up, put in another one, or preferably, an MC.