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Siena:
[color=Blue]20W-50 engine oil is no good for modern engines, regardless of the mileage. It is too thick, and flow to sensitive areas like multivalve cylinders, VVT / VANOS and any other timing adjusters that rely on instant oil pressure will be impeded.

Sludge.
Damaged timing chain tensioners.
Seized timing adjusters / variators.
Poor gas mileage.
Excessive engine wear.
Premature oil pump failure.
Premature turbo bearing failure.
Clogged PCV systems.

These are just some of the results of using 20W-50 engine oil in a modern engine, which has the viscosity of honey or tar.

Some are citing Nigeria's climate as a reason to run 20W-50 in a 2015 Toyota Camry. Rubbish! World climates are taken into account when engines are designed. What is so special about Nigeria? Texas, Arizona, Nevada are hotter than Nigeria will ever be, so is Dubai and tons of other countries. Run the correct oil for your engine, and stop assuming img your Kazeem knows better than the engine manufacturers.

My old Audi S2 I sold with 543,000 miles on the odometer. When it was new and zero miles, the specified engine oil was 5W-30 or 10W-40. At 543,000 miles, the oil spec remained the same, I still used 5W-30.

Those saying their engines "knocked" after using the correct oil, that's nonsense. An engine that is on its last legs, with so much play in the crank main bearings, conrod bearings will run on any old rubbish.

Some unscrupulous dealers and mechanics will actually melt thick grease and fill the engine with the resultant heavy oil, to quieten a rattling and knocking engine, just to sell the car to an unsuspecting buyer. Of course this engine is dead, the moment you drain and replace the oil, it's the end. The destruction is nothing to do with using the correct engine, this was an engine that was already sounding like a bulldozer's diesel engine, that had the symptoms of crank and conrod Bering failure masked by introducing a thicker oil, which would eventually destroy even a healthy engine.

The average Nigerian prefers to accept 20W-50 oil as good for their engines, though deep down, some are aware it's wrong. It's easier to accept the cheaper rubbish than to shell out good money for the correct synthetic oil. These users are also inherently lazy, and couldn't really be bothered to search for the right oil, or import it if they can't find it locally or nationally. [/color]

Thanks siena

Itulah:
Yes, mine didn't knock though, but it overheat too often especially when I travel. 5W30 is not advisable in Nigeria weather conditions.

This seems to contradict what the experts in the auto section have been telling us. Personally I've been using 5w30 to service my Corolla.
GAZZUZZ, kingreign and other experts, what do you think?

xcitedjay:
Personally, I wouldn't advice anybody staying in Nigeria to use 5w20/30/40 engine oil in their car. My car's engine knocked after using one of those oil and this is my second engine knocking experience.

For one it's too thin and doesn't effectively absorb the heat built up in the engine well enough, add that to our already hot climate.

In both cars, I was driving at a sustained speed of 180km/hr when I suddenly experienced a knocking sound inside the engine. Bearings were found to be worn when the engines were opened. Both happened roughly about a month after servicing.

If you drive mostly within the city and don't speed much then you can go for the 5w20/30/40 engine oil else you might just be looking for trouble.

Car 1 - Honda Civic 2004 EXL(4 Cylinders) - Total 9000 (5w40)
Car 2 - Honda Accord 2008 V6 EX-L - Mobil 1 (5w30)

Does anybody have similar experience as this poster? I'll like to know.

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donofdons:
[size=18pt]this is a very unigbo like behavious....is it that our people have started learning this rubbish from the people of the South West....have we degenirated to the level of the degenerate people of the badagry coast...[/size]

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Crap!

What of Volkswagen beetle aka Ijapa.?

How much be toks sef? Besides a car parked for almost two years? Some parts would have become cranky. Would even have been better if it's used more often. Happy sales though.

Modified: seen you updated the price to 1m from 1.5m initially. OK na.

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