5-20 oil on 98 Accord-I4?

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TOPIC: 5-20 oil on 98 Accord-I4?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.honda/browse_thread/thread/faa2cc3970410acd
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5W-20 oil is not "more advanced" than 10W-30, it's just
a different viscosity.





Stick with the viscosity specified for your car. It is
safer to err at a higher viscosity.

There are idiots, but it's not Ford's engineers who don't
know what they are talking. And, they "cut corners/save
money" doesn't make sense if they "went to considerable
trouble to publish ..."

 

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TOPIC: 5-20 oil on 98 Accord-I4?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.honda/browse_thread/thread/faa2cc3970410acd
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5W-20 oil is not "more advanced" than 10W-30, it's just
a different viscosity.





Stick with the viscosity specified for your car. It is
safer to err at a higher viscosity.

There are idiots, but it's not them who don't know what
they are talking. And, "[they] cut corners/save money"
doesn't make sense if "[they] went to considerable
trouble to publish ...]"

 

==============================================================================
TOPIC: 5-20 oil on 98 Accord-I4?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.honda/browse_thread/thread/faa2cc3970410acd
==============================================================================

5W-20 oil is not "more advanced" than 10W-30, it's just
a different viscosity.





Stick with the viscosity specified for your car. It is
safer to err at a higher viscosity.

There are idiots, but it's not Ford's engineers who don't
know what they are talking. And, they "cut corners/save
money" doesn't make sense if they "went to considerable
trouble to publish ..."

 

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TOPIC: 5-20 oil on 98 Accord-I4?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.honda/browse_thread/thread/faa2cc3970410acd
==============================================================================

5W-20 oil is not "more advanced" than 10W-30, it's just
a different viscosity.





Stick with the viscosity specified for your car. It is
safer to err at a higher viscosity.

There are idiots, but it's not them who don't know what
they are talking. And, "[they] cut corners/save money"
doesn't make sense if "[they] went to considerable
trouble to publish ...]"

 

so, do you know much about cars? do you know about 3 vs. 5 bearing
crankshafts? do you know about cast cranks vs. forged? do you know
about high silica brake pads? transmission clutch pack quality? how
about tolerances? suv rollover? solid rear axles straight out of the
20's? leaf springs? red rear turn signals to save 2 bulbs and a few
yards of wire? dude, no kidding, there's not a single nut, bolt, strand
of wire, or even paint particle on a ford that is not the cheapest they
think they can get away with. not one single thing.

 

It's called "meeting the minimum specification".......

 

which begs the question, if ford quality is 30% of toyota quality, why
isn't ford price 30% of toyota price? [rhetorical]

 

Date: Mon, Jan 9 2006 6:19 am

No, jim, I do not know much about cars.
Why do you ask? Your question has no bearing on the
issue at hand.
The issue is substituting 5W-20 for 10W-30.
Do you have anything useful to add?
And, jim, I do keep my mouth shut on matters I do not
understand. How about you?

 

so why are you defending ford, contrary to any reason for anyone that's
examined their design, production technology and quality?

 

Date: Mon, Jan 9 2006 7:12 pm

Here we go again. When you have nothing useful to say
about the sugject at hand you talk about something else.
You do this frequently. Jim, you don't have to post;
relax.

Ford did the right thing, they published, according to
John, which of their older models can savely be switched
to 5W-20. But you call them idiots.

 

ford also published that it's ok to leave the brake fluid for the life
of the vehicle. is that ok just because ford say so? nhtsa don't seem
to think so.

the point is karl, since you seem to be /so/ interested, that ford
quality is poor. the slightest problem with a 5w-20 oil in a poor, low
tolerance, minimal material quality ford motor /will/ result in a
shortened engine lifespan. and ford say that's "ok", using the same
[economic] rationale that justifies not changing the brake fluid, i.e.,
it's out of warranty and the consumer pays. if that's ok with you, good
luck to you.