Hey fellas, normally I wouldn't ask this kind of question but I am really on a fence to change or not to change the oil, I need your help.
I drive an Acura CSX with a K20Z2 engine (120k kms / 75k miles). The car currently runs on PYB 10w30 and I have put about 2k miles / 3k kms on PYB.
We have been dealing with one of the coldest winters. We've seen -5f so far, in Southern Ontario.
I switched to PYB 10w30 two months ago, since I was planning to keep the OCI relatively short (around 3-4k OCI). I wasn't expecting this kind of cold at all, as it used to be much warmer in the last few years. It always sits in an underground garage overnight, not heated but not too cold either. So I haven't changed the oil yet.
However, this weekend I will visit a friend of mine and car will stay outside (-25c/-13f) overnight, at least for 8+ hours. I know it's not optimal to run conventional, but I don't want to ruin my engine, and don't want to waste the good oil either. Just wondering, is it safe to keep the oil or should I switch to synthetic tomorrow?
Thanks in advance
Dan.
I drive an Acura CSX with a K20Z2 engine (120k kms / 75k miles). The car currently runs on PYB 10w30 and I have put about 2k miles / 3k kms on PYB.
We have been dealing with one of the coldest winters. We've seen -5f so far, in Southern Ontario.
I switched to PYB 10w30 two months ago, since I was planning to keep the OCI relatively short (around 3-4k OCI). I wasn't expecting this kind of cold at all, as it used to be much warmer in the last few years. It always sits in an underground garage overnight, not heated but not too cold either. So I haven't changed the oil yet.
However, this weekend I will visit a friend of mine and car will stay outside (-25c/-13f) overnight, at least for 8+ hours. I know it's not optimal to run conventional, but I don't want to ruin my engine, and don't want to waste the good oil either. Just wondering, is it safe to keep the oil or should I switch to synthetic tomorrow?
Thanks in advance
Dan.