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thebigkendo:
So you mean.. We should follow user manual by using "recommended" oil, then we should not follow user Manual by doing 12k oil change?

The pic you shared.. Is that user manual? Or was mobil 1 extended performance oil mentioned? Or any synthetic oil?

mammanbawa:
Whatever rows your boat

Xneg:
It definitely can't be common in the USA because that's not Nigeria. Different climate.

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..

sultaan:
Which port did you drop it at? I have my keep on the house for over a month waiting for Hendricks to send it to Manheim

Xneg:
What he's trying to say is that, they never consider Nigeria when building this engines, if they did, you will see that engine oil recommended when d vehicle is exlorted might be slightly different.

I use 5w30 for my Lexus but my mum had a Toyota matrix she bought 2005 and the vehicle is still running fine today, 20w50 for 14yrs now. So tell me, if your engine runs fine after 14yrs, what more tmdo you need?

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?

2felix:
Thanks
Bt d parts for new generation xc90 re they cheap and available as d parts of d 04-06 model

thebigkendo:
Did you see the part about synthetic?

ascendo:
Since you import, I'll take the stress and risk away from you so that you face your business squarely.

thebigkendo:
Nairaland oil sellers association will not be happy with this your post oh..

With the 5w grade, my engine is quieter though..

I believe one will be fine using 20w-50 with 3 months/3k miles oil change interval..


The last part about synthetic oil is for dru baba.. the chief oil seller on nairaland

thebigkendo:
According to dru, the oil expert

ascendo:
For engine manufactured from 2008 to 2012, part synthetic is better ie like 10W40...but from 2013 upwards...its strictly synthetic ie 0W20, 5W30, 5W40...

I can help you get all these if need be..

sultaan:
I hope your Volvo was not on that ship that just rolled over off Georgia coastline

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/us/cargo-ship-georgia-crew-members-stuck-engine-room.amp

EgunMogaji2:
You raised some valid points.

In the USA it’ll take me only 5 minutes before I hit the freeway on-ramp and put pedal to the metal.

Here in Nigeria it takes me a good 30 minutes before I can get to any semblance of high speed.

I use 20W50 in my 4Runner and Kurupe and they are both loving it.

Smartchoiice:
So we should believe you without experience?

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

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

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

franksam2009:
5w-30 is designed for winter(weather below -1°c) , in winter time Texas go below -20°c(snow) which will freeze most engine oil, stress engine and cause poor emissions, while here in Lagos the lower hv seen is 20°c, even 50w-70 will flow freely at 20°c ( the lower it gets the chiller it becomes nd when it gets to -0°c it starts to snow)
The 5w means at freezing point it will get to all engine parts in 5seconds, while the 20w will take 20seconds, but we dont hv such freezing weather here in Nigeria so they all flow fast anytime. So i think 5w should not be used on a taxi/Uber car cause the car is always on a motion and hardly sits for long
The only problem with 20w is that if not changed on time it will cause slug buildup, but for the 5w if it's to be used it Should be an original synthetic(mobile,Castro e.t.c),
Next is oil shortage, this is cause by either bad piston rings(delay in oil change or overheated) or worn out seals(which will eventually occur on all engine as they age), this doesn't necessary mean d engine is dead, as long as it's not smoking, oil stop leak can solve this problem (it swells all seals bck to normal shape).

Den oil filter issue, oil filters are not transparent so even the manufacturers cannot tell what's going on in there, those 10-15k oil filters are marketing strategies, they never last that long, most oil filters hv this inbuilt bypass technology built in them that once they gets clogged up, d oil bypasses and flow directly into d engine which might eventually cause premature wear to the metal bearings,
Even the almighty shining Fram filter was cut open and compared to other high quality filters on YouTube , Fram was so bad that its paper breaks when touched lol.
Do ur research be4 u argue bro, most of the cars made in Asia and south America do not hv this 5w written on them, some Don't even write anything on their oil covers, hv seen an Asian made BMW with 10w-30 written on its oil cap.

franksam2009:
5w-30 is designed for winter(weather below -1°c) , in winter time Texas go below -20°c(snow) which will freeze most engine oil, stress engine and cause poor emissions, while here in Lagos the lower hv seen is 20°c, even 50w-70 will flow freely at 20°c ( the lower it gets the chiller it becomes nd when it gets to -0°c it starts to snow)
The 5w means at freezing point it will get to all engine parts in 5seconds, while the 20w will take 20seconds, but we dont hv such freezing weather here in Nigeria so they all flow fast anytime. So i think 5w should not be used on a taxi/Uber car cause the car is always on a motion and hardly sits for long
The only problem with 20w is that if not changed on time it will cause slug buildup, but for the 5w if it's to be used it Should be an original synthetic(mobile,Castro e.t.c),
Next is oil shortage, this is cause by either bad piston rings(delay in oil change or overheated) or worn out seals(which will eventually occur on all engine as they age), this doesn't necessary mean d engine is dead, as long as it's not smoking, oil stop leak can solve this problem (it swells all seals bck to normal shape).

Den oil filter issue, oil filters are not transparent so even the manufacturers cannot tell what's going on in there, those 10-15k oil filters are marketing strategies, they never last that long, most oil filters hv this inbuilt bypass technology built in them that once they gets clogged up, d oil bypasses and flow directly into d engine which might eventually cause premature wear to the metal bearings,
Even the almighty shining Fram filter was cut open and compared to other high quality filters on YouTube , Fram was so bad that its paper breaks when touched lol.
Do ur research be4 u argue bro, most of the cars made in Asia and south America do not hv this 5w written on them, some Don't even write anything on their oil covers, hv seen an Asian made BMW with 10w-30 written on its oil cap.

2felix:
Thanks
But can the 04-06 5 cylinder be compared with v6 highlander toyota mpg

valarinz:
Yamaha

franksam2009:
5w-30 is designed for winter(weather below -1°c) , in winter time Texas go below -20°c(snow) which will freeze most engine oil, stress engine and cause poor emissions, while here in Lagos the lower hv seen is 20°c, even 50w-70 will flow freely at 20°c ( the lower it gets the chiller it becomes nd when it gets to -0°c it starts to snow)
The 5w means at freezing point it will get to all engine parts in 5seconds, while the 20w will take 20seconds, but we dont hv such freezing weather here in Nigeria so they all flow fast anytime. So i think 5w should not be used on a taxi/Uber car cause the car is always on a motion and hardly sits for long
The only problem with 20w is that if not changed on time it will cause slug buildup, but for the 5w if it's to be used it Should be an original synthetic(mobile,Castro e.t.c),
Next is oil shortage, this is cause by either bad piston rings(delay in oil change or overheated) or worn out seals(which will eventually occur on all engine as they age), this doesn't necessary mean d engine is dead, as long as it's not smoking, oil stop leak can solve this problem (it swells all seals bck to normal shape).

Den oil filter issue, oil filters are not transparent so even the manufacturers cannot tell what's going on in there, those 10-15k oil filters are marketing strategies, they never last that long, most oil filters hv this inbuilt bypass technology built in them that once they gets clogged up, d oil bypasses and flow directly into d engine which might eventually cause premature wear to the metal bearings,
Even the almighty shining Fram filter was cut open and compared to other high quality filters on YouTube , Fram was so bad that its paper breaks when touched lol.
Do ur research be4 u argue bro, most of the cars made in Asia and south America do not hv this 5w written on them, some Don't even write anything on their oil covers, hv seen an Asian made BMW with 10w-30 written on its oil cap.

valarinz:
No vex, was only assuming based on your comment below


Also note that the V8 is quite popular in naija and a lot of enthusiasts can die for the ride

deedee44:
Bros this is the 1 millionth time you're saying this we haff hear

valarinz:
The XC90 V8 engine is the least problematic of all the engine types, its not even a volvo engine, was made by yamaha.

Your mechanic is a quack if he couldn't handle ordinary V8, means the T5 will send him back to the village.

Anyways, like u said, find the right mechanic and you'll be fine, sadly you haven't found one either

2felix:
Like which one have good mpgs?

franksam2009:
20w-30 oil serviced at 3k miles is far more better than 5w-30 serviced at 12k miles(it's impossible 4 an oil filter 2 even last this long)

oblozzolawrence:
Senior men in the house abeg make una epp a guyman out...
I don try save up reach 800k and i won drop my aunty car cos the car dey give me too much wahala.(consume alot fuel + short oil issues).na evil spirit honda accord.
Anyways im really confused as to what car to buy, would really love to enter coro lane(corolla car) bt my money no reach.

My frend is advising me to buy one honda civic 2006 model wey somebody won sell but i also saw a very clean VW passat 2006 model fsi turbo, owner claims he bought it last year tokunbo, still very sharp.

Im kinda confuse rite now as i nid a car wit a very low fuel consumption(car wey no dey chop fuel too much) and car wey d spare part full everywhere.

Pls advise or state any car that has that spec within my aforementioned amount (800k).

Na me myself and i go dey drive em ooo!!!! Dey use em hustle.