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Re: 5w-30 oil
On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:39:30 GMT, Chris Whelan
<cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote Re Re: 5w-30 oil:
>Vic Dura wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 21 recommendedd9:22:42 GMT, Chris Whelan
>> <cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote Re Re: 5w-30 oil:
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>>>Vic Dura wrote:
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>>>> Is anybody using 5w-30 motor oil in their Focus?
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>>>Yes. (In UK)
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>>>> Any problems with it?
>>>
>>>Why would there be?
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>> I was just wondering. I can't think of why there would be a problem,
>> but I'm not expert on these matters. I'm in the U.S. with a new Focus
>> (2005) and planning to use the 5w30 instead of the 5w20 because I
>> can't find the 5w20 in gallon containers locally.
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>I see. In Europe, 5w30 semi- or fully-synthetic is the recommended grade.
>The change interval is 12,500 miles, which is probably a bit higher than in
>the U.S.
>
That's interesting. In the U.S. the recommendations are 5w20 oil with
a change interval ranging from 3,000 miles for mostly urban driving to
7,000 miles for mostly "highway" driving. I seem to recall the owner's
manual mentioning a longer interval for the synthetic oils but don't
recall off-hand what it is.
BTW, since you are in the U.K. I wonder if I might ask if Sunbeam and
Truimph autos are still made there? I don't follow autos much any more
but my first car was a 1961 Sunbeam Alpine I purchased in 1965 and my
second car was a 1965 Triumph TR4 that I purchased in 1968.
I loved both of those cars.
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