mammanbawa:
I've used 20w 50 total quartz 5000 since I started driving and none of my engines has failed cos of that

dru23:


Just because somebody looks healthy does not mean they are.. Trust the engineers that makes your vehicle and follow owners manual at all times ... they know better than us ...

ascendo:
Stop saying what you dont know. There has never been any car produced that is "Nigerian Spec". When you buy a Canadian Spec, the lube specified on the manual has considered the temperature of the region where the car will be used. 5W30 or 0W20 are light oil whose pour point(the temperature at which oil ceases to flow) are very very low hence the lubricant is still effective even at -5 degrees C. For Nigerian Climate which is mostly hot, 20W50 seems to be the best lube you can use on older model cars produced earlier than 2008 because of the following:
1. Most times, they dont dry up unless there is leakage
2. Their sealing properties are high
3. Also, though they have high pour points, Nigeria doesnt lie close to the temperate zones.

But make sure the API classification of the engine oil you are using matches with the recommended value. There are C (for diesel engines CD, CF, etc) and S (for gasoline engines SF, SD, SJ, SL, SN etc, ).

mammanbawa:

Experience is the best teacher
Over the years I've used numerous cars from different brands and none of them has failed me or the subsequent owners
Ikenna351 can bear witness to how good the 20w 50 is on his pug

dru23:


At the end of the day my brother... my point is for people to follow and read the owners manual at all times.. If you are using 20w50 instead of 5w30 ,you are causing more damage to your cars... 5w30 is a multi grade oil ,meaning good for hot and cold climates.... Your engine are design to accommodate certain levels of thickness.. Meaning if your engine is designed to 5w30, 10w20 etc u now go and part 20w50 which is the most thickness , you end damaging ur engine... that much thickness will not flow properly ...it will seems as if it's been force ..
On the other end if you are using engine that is not thick enough by the manufacture .. Your engine will not get enough lubricant to grease the engine.. You end killing the pistons and other engine components... when engines are made ,they are made to take certain oil grade and weight.. That is the reason u need to read owners manual..

dru23:


At the end of the day my brother... my point is for people to follow and read the owners manual at all times.. If you are using 20w50 instead of 5w30 ,you are causing more damage to your cars... 5w30 is a multi grade oil ,meaning good for hot and cold climates.... Your engine are design to accommodate certain levels of thickness.. Meaning if your engine is designed to 5w30, 10w20 etc u now go and part 20w50 which is the most thickness , you end damaging ur engine... that much thickness will not flow properly ...it will seems as if it's been force ..
On the other end if you are using engine that is not thick enough by the manufacture .. Your engine will not get enough lubricant to grease the engine.. You end killing the pistons and other engine components... when engines are made ,they are made to take certain oil grade and weight.. That is the reason u need to read owners manual..

dru23:


Just because somebody looks healthy does not mean they are.. Trust the engineers that makes your vehicle and follow owners manual at all times ... they know better than us ...

mejai:
All this oil talk sef, local man is fed up. If one has been using 5W30 and issue of oil burning starts(coro and the gang), without any visible leaks, do you suggest one continues with 5w30? Which , of course, a litre costs almost 3500.

You claim to run 12k miles on mobil and Toyota coro encourages to top oil after 1000km, how much oil should local man then use to top up?

Don't you think 20w50 with OCI at 3000-5000km is reasonable? With occasional top up?
Local man cannot can sef.... Explain dru23

mejai:
All this oil talk sef, local man is fed up. If one has been using 5W30 and issue of oil burning starts(coro and the gang), without any visible leaks, do you suggest one continues with 5w30? Which , of course, a litre costs almost 3500.

You claim to run 12k miles on mobil and Toyota coro encourages to top oil after 1000km, how much oil should local man then use to top up?

Don't you think 20w50 with OCI at 3000-5000km is reasonable? With occasional top up?
Local man cannot can sef.... Explain dru23

Smartchoiice:


So we should believe you without experience?

dru23:


You don't have to .... All I know is that when I started doing uber, most of my cars were damaged by oil sold for Nigeria market. I had to sell all my uber cars o... And I started importing my own oyel for personal use.. Than my fellow uber partners had similar issues that I had .. One thing lead to another I started selling them ...but again if you have been using 20w50 oil or whatever u are using . Please continue using it ...the 5w30 that I import will not fix any damages.. The right oil grade is to protect and prolong your engine...

dru23:



Obviously you and ikenna351 know a lot better than the manufacture. Maybe you guys should start building your own engine..


PS.. Imaging somebody giving out there 2015 range rover for you to help do oil change... so 20w50 u go use for a 30million naira car....?

dru23:



Obviously you and ikenna351 know a lot better than the manufacture. Maybe you guys should start building your own engine..


PS.. Imaging somebody giving out there 2015 range rover for you to help do oil change... so 20W50 u go use for a 30million naira car....?

mammanbawa:


You're so funny
I said my vehicles
PS I never used a Range Rover
And the price of a vehicle doesn't necessarily mean it requires expensive oil change though I know vehicles like Range Rover have a strict protocol users must follow
But for the vehicles I've used
I've used only 20w 50
And it has served me well
I use a Kia, Toyota and Peugeot
I've seen vehicles that cost more than 30m using 20w 50
So what are you saying?

oluwaseunla:


For the cars you've used then. I have had cars in the workshop with camshaft related codes and loss if power that got fixed just by changing the oil to manufacturer's specs. Nothing else was done. Some of those customers are from Nairaland. I also support sticking to manufacturer's recommendations.

mammanbawa:


Everyone has his story
There's also a story here on NL where a car was destroyed cos of this advise
He changed oil to manufacture's spec and the motor went berserk

oluwaseunla:


Yes, if the engine is no longer in a good shape. I don't recommend 5W-30 in a sludged up, smoking engine. But a pristine engine, and in goes 20W-50, come on.

mammanbawa:

My 2014 Kia Sorento has over 130k kam on the odo
Bought brand new since 2014
First and only user
20w 50 used at 5k kms interval
Engine still pristine
Steams on cold start
Same with my pug and sienna
All vehicles steam on cold start
All have over 100k kms and they're doing fine
This is my story
And I'm sticking to what does me well
I understand you nevertheless and I won't stop anyone from sticking to manufacturer spec

oluwaseunla:


Yes, if the engine is no longer in a good shape. I don't recommend 5W-30 in a sludged up, smoking engine. But a pristine engine, and in goes 20W-50, come on.

mammanbawa:

My 2014 Kia Sorento has over 130k kam on the odo
Bought brand new since 2014
First and only user
20w 50 used at 5k kms interval
Engine still pristine
Steams on cold start
Same with my pug and sienna
All vehicles steam on cold start
All have over 100k kms and they're doing fine
This is my story
And I'm sticking to what does me well
I understand you nevertheless and I won't stop anyone from sticking to manufacturer spec

seunoj:


Bros, do u have any1 who can fix car roof linning very well.

Derailingrailer:
all these oil talk Sef.
once I give my mechanic money for oil he buys Mobil xhp.
I dunno where una dey see the 20w abi 50w
please u people should show me oh.
I have suffered on this my Benz

thebigkendo:
Oga say we should follow user manual.. But the same Oga say we should do 12k miles with his miracle oil, Please which user manual asked up to do 12k miles on synthetic oil?

The hustle is real sha..

mejai:






I see this thread charging like a turbocharger

thebigkendo:
Oga say we should follow user manual.. But the same Oga say we should do 12k miles with his miracle oil, Please which user manual asked up to do 12k miles on synthetic oil?

The hustle is real sha..

ascendo:


I know what Im telling you. Get a Toyota Camry 1999 model and check the Engine oil Cap. You will see 5W30. Buy a 5W30 and use on it, you will notice that the oil dries up. Most of the times, these cars arent meant for the market we are using them in. Check Toyota Products from SA, you will see that there is a table for selection and you will see 20W50 there.

Do you want an evidence? Check the picture attached for Selection chart. You MUST consider TEMPERATURE before selection but OilGrade ie API Classification MUST be maintained

This is my field!