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Car Forum / GMC Cars / October 200620 W 50 Usage
What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? I found an unopened case ( circa 1998 ) in my uncles garage. Both his cars used 5 W 30 and the 88 Kawasakis used 10 W 40. At least that's what the dealer recently installed in it. Only other things in the garage with motors were a lawnmower & snowblower and it can't be for those. harryface It can be used in a almost any car. A while back, i heard 20-50 was for something with a high RPM engine or small high rpm engine, but i have used that oil oin my old nissan pickup that passed away from me @ over 240,000 miles and about 30 oil changes in my driveway. i have used it in my 3.1 liter 6 cyl buick too. You know, a thicker oil is good for the high temps, and a 5 would be thinner and so called easier starts on the engine in COLD weather............ i would use that stuff anytime. > What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > harryface Works great in most Harleys ...  SignatureSnag aka OSG #1 '76 FLH "Bag Lady" BS132 SENS NEWT "A hand shift is a manly shift ." <shamelessly stolen > none to one to reply We used that Weight oil in our Diesels in work!! > What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > harryface > What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > harryface Probably for the Kaw's. Although lighter oils are recommended by the mfgr, many bikers use 20w50....including myself. Dave > What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > harryface My concern would be shelflife. Then, applications for it if usable. SignatureJonny "Jonny" <spamyourself@blackworm.net> wrote in > My concern would be shelflife. Then, applications for it if usable. Shelflife really isnt a problem for oil which has not been opened and which has been stored under reasonable conditions. Many products are given a shelflife date, not because there is an actual problem but, because the companies which produce them want a limit on liability. I use it in my Harley, and the surplus from a 5 qt. jug is the right amount for my lawn tractor. Summer use in the mower, I switch to 10-30 for winter plowing. > What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? Lot's of old school thinking folks ran 20W-50 in almost everything. Personally I wouldn't use it in US road condition driving in any car made in the past 20 years. John I've used 20w50 in vehicles but not recently. I used to switch to it in hot weather but since I began using synthetic oil, I run 5w50 year-round. As for 10w40, it's my understanding that most manufacturers aren't offering it anymore (not sure why). XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Re: 20 W 50 Usage Group: alt.autos.gm Date: Tue, Oct 17, 2006, 5:27pm (EDT+4) From: jthorner@yahoo.com (John Horner) Harry Face wrote: What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? Lot's of old school thinking folks ran 20W-50 in almost everything. Personally I wouldn't use it in US road condition driving in any car made in the past 20 years. John %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% "Sometimes, when you're up to your butt in alligators, it's hard to remember that the intial objective was to drain the swamp." ~ Unknown ~ I used to run it in several of my high performance small block chevy engines in the summer If your afraid to run it in your car I'd use it in a lawn mower or other equipment > What would on use 20 W 50 motor oil in? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > harryface > I used to run it in several of my high performance small block chevy engines > in the summer [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> harryface Agree. Good stuff for old VW type one engines, bit heavy for any gasoline engine built in the last 12-15 years. SignaturePJ We have no use for a case of 20 W 50 here , so when we have the estate sale it will be on a table with other items for sale. h |
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