5 W 30, revisited
04-07-2004, 02:03 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited
That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like 10W-30
is.
Jerry
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"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
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> Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > the story:
> >
> > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
is.
Jerry
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"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > the story:
> >
> > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
04-07-2004, 02:03 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited
That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like 10W-30
is.
Jerry
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"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > the story:
> >
> > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
is.
Jerry
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"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > the story:
> >
> > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
04-07-2004, 02:03 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited
That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like 10W-30
is.
Jerry
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"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > the story:
> >
> > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
is.
Jerry
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"Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
>
> "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > the story:
> >
> > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Matt
>
>
04-07-2004, 02:31 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited (key punctuation mark error corrected)
Sorry, this is what I meant to say.... I was missing the period after 'tale'
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
04-07-2004, 02:31 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited (key punctuation mark error corrected)
Sorry, this is what I meant to say.... I was missing the period after 'tale'
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
news:4RMcc.2250$4K.1433@fed1read05...
> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
04-07-2004, 02:31 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited (key punctuation mark error corrected)
Sorry, this is what I meant to say.... I was missing the period after 'tale'
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
04-07-2004, 02:31 AM
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Re: 5 W 30, revisited (key punctuation mark error corrected)
Sorry, this is what I meant to say.... I was missing the period after 'tale'
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
> --
> --
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
which changed my intended meaning.
That's an old wive's tale. 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30 is.
Jerry
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"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
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> That's an old wive's tale 5W-30 is 30 weight when warmed up just like
10W-30
> is.
>
> Jerry
>
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> "Jerry McG" <gmcgeorge.remove@frontier.net> wrote in message
> news:c501m60f20@enews3.newsguy.com...
> > Don't run 5w-30 in high temps. See the chart in your owners manual.
> >
> > "Matt" <mhammer8@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3a3f4978.0404062031.45633962@posting.google.c om...
> > > I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> > > the story:
> > >
> > > I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> > > dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> > > and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> > > the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> > > the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> > > question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> > > sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> > > TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> > > trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> > > Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> > > Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> > > thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> > > for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> >
>
>
04-07-2004, 07:17 AM
#18
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 5 W 30, revisited
I use 5W30 in the winter
and then switch to 10W30 in the summer.
Around here the temp drops below -20C in winter
and rises above +29C in summer.
Matt wrote:
> I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> the story:
>
> I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt
and then switch to 10W30 in the summer.
Around here the temp drops below -20C in winter
and rises above +29C in summer.
Matt wrote:
> I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> the story:
>
> I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt
04-07-2004, 07:17 AM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 5 W 30, revisited
I use 5W30 in the winter
and then switch to 10W30 in the summer.
Around here the temp drops below -20C in winter
and rises above +29C in summer.
Matt wrote:
> I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> the story:
>
> I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt
and then switch to 10W30 in the summer.
Around here the temp drops below -20C in winter
and rises above +29C in summer.
Matt wrote:
> I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> the story:
>
> I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt
04-07-2004, 07:17 AM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 5 W 30, revisited
I use 5W30 in the winter
and then switch to 10W30 in the summer.
Around here the temp drops below -20C in winter
and rises above +29C in summer.
Matt wrote:
> I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> the story:
>
> I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt
and then switch to 10W30 in the summer.
Around here the temp drops below -20C in winter
and rises above +29C in summer.
Matt wrote:
> I Googled this here and found lots of conflicting data, so let me tell
> the story:
>
> I got my 60,000 mile checkup done on my '99TJ 3 months ago at a
> dealer, with oil change included. Yesterday I went to change the oil
> and my drain plug had been crushed and totally stripped (the head, not
> the threads) apparently by an air wrench.So I took it back today and
> the dealer replaced the plug, and in so doing also changed the oil. My
> question: they used 5W30. I usually use Syntec 10W30. I noticed the
> sticker and asked the guy, and he said they use 5W30 all the time in
> TJs. (Apparently they use air wrenches to change oil, too, so I don't
> trust their judgment) They're a Jeep dealer, mind you. I live in
> Virginia and it gets hotter than hell in the summer. Is this safe?
> Isn't 5W30 too thin? Or am I worrying about nothing? If it is too
> thin, is there an additive I can toss in instead of another changeout
> for the next 3,000? Thanks in advance.
>
> Matt