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My 2003 Impala with the 3.4L engine (128,000 miles) specifies 5W-30 oil in the manual (see below), and I am currently using Mobil 1 5W-30. I see no reason to vary from the recommended oil weight. Startup rattle is minimal, and seems to have improved over the years for some reason. I don't think it has ever had anything but 5W-30.
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The OM for my 530i is not very helpful. It basically asks you to use "BMW High Performance Synthetic" and mentions the approved grades are 5w-30 and 5w-40. If you dig a little deeper, you'll know they want you to use BMW LL-01 approved oil, which is what I used to run up until this most recent oil change, when I decided to try an HM oil to see if it'd help reduce some of the slight dripping I've got. I picked Castrol Edge HM 10w-40 because it at least meets ACEA A3/B4 spec on which the LL-01 spec is baselined.
 
For the Gen Coupe

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Currently 5w30 M1 EP, have used 0w30 M1 and 0w40 M1 before.

For the Accent

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Currently use 5w30 M1 HM. Have used M1 0w20 AFE and 0w20 EP.
 
For the Genesis it looks like you could use almost anything, assuming the temperature was above 0F. One thing about winter grade oil is that no matter what the average temperature might be, you don't want to be starting the engine with too thick an oil on that one 20-below zero day. Here in upstate New York it is not unknown to have two weeks where it rarely gets above 0 and it might be down to 30 or more below zero at night. In the good old days of 10W-40 dino oils a lot of cars would be very reluctant to start after a night like that.
 
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My 04 honda civic ex specs 5w20. No other weight. Currently I'm using rp hps 5w20 as I had it laying around. It's time for another change and can't seem to decide what I want to use. I also live in upstate NY. Trying to decide on 0w20, 0w30, or 5w 20/30
 
My 2002 4.6L says to use 5w-20 period. It gives no temperature chart. So whether on the arctic circle or the equator that's what you must use.

My 1999 5.7L has a temp chart and recommends 5w-30 for ambient temps under 0 degF and up to 60 degF. But above 0 degF ambient it PREFERS that you use 10w-30. That's a poke in the eye for the thinner crowd.
 
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For the Genesis it looks like you could use almost anything, assuming the temperature was above 0F. One thing about winter grade oil is that no matter what the average temperature might be, you don't want to be starting the engine with too thick an oil on that one 20-below zero day. Here in upstate New York it is not unknown to have two weeks where it rarely gets above 0 and it might be down to 30 or more below zero at night. In the good old days of 10W-40 dino oils a lot of cars would be very reluctant to start after a night like that.
They added 50 hp in 2013 for the 2L and changed the oil specs. My oil cap say 5w20 on both cars. Hyundai is cheap.

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My 1999 5.7L has a temp chart and recommends 5w-30 for ambient temps under 0 degF and up to 60 degF. But above 0 degF ambient it PREFERS that you use 10w-30. That's a poke in the eye for the thinner crowd.

Yeah, I think that's pretty much the old default GM oil spec for a lot of their engines. Note in my manual it recommends 10W-30 for the 3.8L engine unless below 0 to 60 degrees too.

I'm trying to remember back when, but I think a lot of cars in the 80s-90s were 10W-30 specced.
 
Used 15w40 in your engine before :p

Lexus says 5w or 10w30, use 10w as we have no winter. Jeep 10w 30 use 5w40/10w30
HD is 20w50/10w40 (?) r1 20w50 or 10w40, both get 15w40

Chevy is 5w10w or sae 30, use 0w40.

The area i live in requires nothing more than 10w30...unless the car is something special (air cool,turbo, heavy towing, drive in reverse uphill ?)

Looking at getting an Rx450h that asks for 0w20, and it too will get 10w30.
 
Probably the least picky manual out there, for my 2000 Toyota Camry. So far I've only use 5w30, but the next oil change I'm going wild. I'm gonna use Mobil 1 EP 10w30. Was $2 per quart, it'll be the most expensive oil I've ever put in this car. First oil change was Chevron Supreme HM I got for $0.50 per quart. Then it was Pennzoil HM (got for free) and then currently Pennzoil Platinum HM (got for free).

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2015 Ford F-250 6.7L Powerstroke Diesel [14,500 miles with a 4.5-5K OCI; all of the fuel in my area contains biodiesel] - I use Chevron/Mobil/Shell 5W-40 synthetic in it most of the time, but have Kendall 15W-40 SynBlend in it now:

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2014 Ford Explorer 3.5L TiVCT [38,800 miles with a 8-10K OCI; driven by iOLM] - I usually use M1 AFE 0W-20 (which meets Ford WSS-M2C945-A specification), but I have 5W-20 Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in it now (courtesy of Gena and Team SOPUS):

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My 01 civic is specd for 5w20 and also 5w30 if 20w is not available, as stated in book. It now is back specd for 0w 20. I use any lightweight syns( (5w or 0wxx) since hitting the 100k mark.
 
It's ok. I just bought the car in March and the head gasket went. Replaced that and changed oil to this that I had laying around. I didint drive it much before the oil change brcause the head gasket was bad. It runs very smooth though.
 
Mine (2005 Dodge Dakota, 3.7L v6) specifies 5w-30 for any temperature, and 10w-30 for any temperatures above 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

I've pretty much just run 5w-30, except when I've found an exceptional deal on 10w-30, or my experiment with 0w-30.

I'm tempted to give Xw-20 a try; it's not specified for my truck/engine combination, but most of the other 3.7L V6 Chrysler vehicles do have that specified in a TSB. Not sure why not my pickup/engine combo is not though.
 
My Nissan (diesel), 5W30 but in A3/B4 flavour.
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My Holden specs 20W50, with 15W40 in sustained cold (snow) conditions.

Running Magnatec 10W30 (A3/B4), and have a lot of 5W30 A3/B4 in the shed, but thinking of a run of SAE30 or 20W50...just because.
 
My 2015 Grand Caravan owner's manual has this to say about oil. My 06 Mazda 3 says to only use 5w20. In the mazda I used both 5w20 and 5w30 and with the minivan I plan to use 5w30 exclusively.

"Engine Oil Viscosity — 3.6L Engine
MOPAR® SAE 5W-20 engine oil approved to Chrysler
Material Standard MS-6395 such as Pennzoil®, Shell
Helix® or equivalent is recommended for all operating
temperatures. This engine oil improves low temperature
starting and vehicle fuel economy.
The engine oil filler cap also shows the recommended
engine oil viscosity for your engine. For information on
engine oil filler cap location, refer to the “Engine Compartment”
illustration in this section.
NOTE: MOPAR® SAE 5W-30 engine oil approved to
Chrysler Material Standard MS-6395 such as Pennzoil®,
Shell Helix® or equivalent may be used when SAE 5W-20
engine oil meeting MS-6395 is not available."
 
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