Subject	Spec oil: 10W-40
Posted by	OverZealous (CT) on February 14, 2013 at 3:42 PM
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In Reply To	What weight oil are you using? (n/m) posted by Ash's Z on February 14, 2013 at 07:09 AM
Message	Though 5W-30 has been run in the engine at length by the previous Texas owner and I don't know why. OverZealous (CT) My General posts (click) My Technical posts (click)
Follow Ups	VTC Noise => Low Oil. Low Oil Pressure comes from what?? - OverZealous (CT) 22:00:01 02/13/13 Look like an accurate evaluation to me. By way of diagnosis - kkrofft (OH) 22:48:13 02/13/13 Pump and Pressure Relief valve were my first choices too - OverZealous (CT) 15:47:10 02/14/13 Internal leaks in pump are rare, dented/damanaged pan / pick - Bernie (NoVA) 00:04:04 02/14/13 Oil pan looks ok to me. Take a look. - OverZealous (CT) 19:35:59 02/14/13 Pan can be removed w. engine in. - Bernie (NoVA) 20:05:06 02/14/13 Is this a good idea? Or is it just as easy to remove engine? (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 20:41:06 02/14/13 Done correctly its not a bad idea (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 07:54:32 02/15/13 What weight oil are you using? (n/m) - Ash's Z 07:09:16 02/14/13 Spec oil: 10W-40 - OverZealous (CT) 15:42:46 02/14/13 My oil pressure was always near the low side of acceptable - Evan_Wright (Ca) 09:21:13 02/14/13 This IS very helpful. My car has 160K+. Thanks for the post. (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 12:14:32 02/14/13 Evan-- 120 PSI seems really high (n/m) - ZXoltan 12:24:55 02/14/13 Yeah, I thought so aswell however the fsm says normal - Evan_Wright (Ca) 12:34:29 02/14/13 I suspect the 20w-50 oil has a lot to do with this. - OverZealous (CT) 15:50:55 02/14/13 I've always ran that...before and after the new bearings and - Evan_Wright (Ca) 16:10:48 02/14/13 You are correct - ZXRider 21:45:01 02/14/13 Except Evan said his is @ 120 when fully warmed up (n/m) - ZXoltan 06:20:10 02/15/13 Sorry guys, I drove my z this morning and realized the - Evan_Wright (Ca) 08:51:51 02/15/13 Re: Sorry guys, I drove my z this morning and realized the - Evan_Wright (Ca) 08:56:30 02/15/13 Thanks for the follow-up (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 20:26:28 02/15/13
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