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| Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by Nobody: 7:23am On Aug 03, 2019 |
Good morning guys. A quick one please. I bought a Honda Accord 2007 (Nigerian used) for my babe four months ago. The car is now due for servicing and when I asked the previous owner which oil he was using, he said Mobil XHP which is 20w50. The manual of the car however says the recommended oil is 5w20. I hope it wont cause any issue if I now start using the 5w20 especially since the previous owner who used the car for about 3 years used 20w50 all through. |
| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by TRYGO(m): 7:45am On Aug 03, 2019 |
There won't be issues, if you switched back to the synthetic. Where I'd be concerned is the state of the engine internals presently. If your car is a high mileage one, which translates to gradual engine wear and tear already, I bet you, using that oil, might cause seal leaks(oil shortages). But if you insists using the synthetic, buy a high mileage synthetic oil. I think Mobil1 has them. Regards, Joseph (08066643532) DW Nig Ltd, Aswani, Isolo |
| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by sooperrescue(m): 9:14am On Aug 03, 2019 |
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| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by sooperrescue(m): 9:16am On Aug 03, 2019 |
[quote author=TRYGO post=80889249]There won't be issues, if you switched back to the synthetic. Where I'd be concerned is the state of the engine internals presently. If your car is a high mileage one, which translates to gradual engine wear and tear already, I bet you, using that oil, might cause seal leaks(oil shortages). But if you insists using the synthetic, buy a high mileage synthetic oil. I think Mobil1 has them You should have given him a clue on which Mobil 1 that is 5w20. Except for the US Mobil 1, there's no oil sold openly that has 5w20. Look for good ones. |
| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by izaac23(m): 2:30pm On Aug 03, 2019 |
TRYGO How can one identify a high mileage synthetic oil pls?? |
| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by sacx: 3:55pm On Aug 04, 2019 |
izaac23: Contact dru23 for advice |
| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by dru23(m): 5:19pm On Aug 04, 2019 |
sacx: It will say on it .. |
| Re: Can I Change From 20w50 To 5w20 by Themasthetic123: 10:35pm On Aug 05, 2019 |
U can switch without any problem. I switched from 20w50 to 5w20 in my 2007 Honda accord about 3yrs ago and I never had any issues. Also, there was no leakage anywhere. The engine oil does not short even when I service at long intervals (every 15000km or 1yr which ever comes first). I use dura max fully synthetic oil and it has performed excellently so far. |
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