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DCRabbit
08-19-2005, 03:52 PM
Stupid me.. I bought what I thought was a 4l bottle of 5w30 Castrol GTX to do my oil change with.. and it turned out to be 5w20. I was positive it said 30, oh well.

Do I need to change it back ASAP? I'm planning on going out of town for the weekend.. 200 kms of driving in total. Thanks.
JoeyK
08-19-2005, 04:16 PM
I'd definately get it out before winter hits. Once it gets cold it'll be even thicker at startup.
DCRabbit
08-19-2005, 05:14 PM
I was thinking in terms of wondering if it would be okay to use for a couple of weeks, if that. I know I gotta replace it.. think I'll go to Mobil 1.
JoeyK
08-19-2005, 08:29 PM
That's what I use, Mobil 1 5w30. It got rid of my valve clatter. I would think you'd be ok for a few weeks, considering it's warm outside right now. It'd be giving you valvetrain noise if it wasn't flowing properly.
RocketFast321
09-02-2005, 01:39 AM
Originally posted by JoeyK
I'd definately get it out before winter hits. Once it gets cold it'll be even thicker at startup.
5w20 is the thinest oil you can get, myself i would get leave it in a couple of weeks till i got around to it.