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Re: 5w-30 oil OK
"me/2" <null@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
news:tb3og111v8ks22as4oo6sltbq8iqg0t4pb@4ax.com...
> :>Doesn't anything other than 5W20 invaliate the drivetrain warranty? Just
> :>asking?
> :>
> :>Ron
>
> Technically yes. BTW, SVT states to only use 5W30 on the SVTF engine.
> I don't know if this is also true for the European ST-170 but I
> understand if uses pretty much the same engine as the US SVTF.
> Unfortunately, at least on the SVTF, that information is in a
> supplement to the owner's manual and a lot of people have missed that
> requirement. BTW, I've had mine in for service twice now at 2
> different "SVT Dealers" and both of them would have put 5W20 in if I
> hadn't stopped them.
>
> me/2
Er..No.
I have a 1.6LX (2001) (UK) - the manual specifically states 5w30...
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