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Ken Ghiringhelli (Kenny94945)
Junior Member
Username: Kenny94945
Post Number: 73
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 6:52 pm: | |
Sport Rider (motorcycle magazine) in the current issue has part two of a very in depth oil analysis and test.
To much to summarize, yet I suggest our co-members take a read of it.
In answer to the question...I would not mix. One must read this two-part article. |
Byron (Bmyth)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bmyth
Post Number: 1112
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 6:33 pm: | |
I would beg to differ. The way these cars run - I wouldn't be so quick to mix different weights. Perhaps it's not as apparent in motor oil as it is in gear oil, but still, generally not practiced. |
Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member
Username: Mcharness
Post Number: 884
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 6:13 pm: | |
No problem mixing them, as long as your particular car isn't requiring one or the other specific weights, since you'll end up with something in-between.
There's also no problem combining synthetics with dino motor oils, you just "dilute" the synthetic properties. Synthetics are fully miscible with regular oil. There are even some manufacturers that do that kind of combo mixing right inside the bottles you buy off the shelf. Again, make sure your car doesn't require one or the other. My '03 Acura manual, for example, states it can use either. In fact, when I took it back to the Acura dealer for its first oil change, they said they now use a "blend" of synth and dino oil rather than all synthetic, but they recommend the same extended schedule as they would with full synthetic. |
CHAD STEVENS (Tahoecrs)
Junior Member
Username: Tahoecrs
Post Number: 85
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 1:57 pm: | |
I have 2 quarts of mobile 1: 5w30 and 1 quart of mobile 1 :10w30, is it ok to mix these; my old truck took 5w30 and my new one takes 10w30, i just want to get rid of the 5w30 but wondering if i could mix these 2 weights together when i change my oil nxt time. also any problems with mixing synthetic oil with regular motor oils? |
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