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I am sorry I misquoted 5w30 castrol syntec blend is advertised on the label for short trips yet it latest product data sheet shows 11.0 at 100C,cst GTX 5w30 is 10.8 and castrol syntec is 9.7. I would think that thinner is better but this not consistent with Castrols specs and advertising that is...

dodge neon 2003 for short trips no more than 3 miles a day. Is it better to use a thin 5W20 or a heavier weight. In the winter time the car hardly reaches appropriate engine temperature in that span of miles. Castrol advertises 5w30 for short trips is that hype i noticed that its CST at 40 is...

I have a 2006 elantra and the engine seemed to noisy with 5w20 motocraft synthetic blend. I switched to castrolGTX 3 quarts 5w30 and 1 quart 5w20 syntec. The engine is much quieter no piston slap on start up and purrs at 70mph. 110 miles a day 75%highway 25% city. I may go with a 50/50 mix with...

the car is used primarily for short trips to the grocery store no more than 6miles a trip , and then occasional one to 2 hour trip on highway.

My Grand Caravan was bought early in 2005 and the manual says 5w30 but I know the late 2005 Grand Caravan suggest 5w20> Is there any special brand that seems to perform well in the 3.8liter engine

the old theory is that too much viscosity improvers and shearing of oil appears to increase over time that is why the old standard 10w30 oil was supposed to be the most stable oil. Now we have the 5w20 weight oils and the plus on them is that they shear less than 5w20. Well a 5w25 would display...