Oil change done with wrong grade oil - damage?
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Oil change done with wrong grade oil - damage?
Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
damage?
-Nate
instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
damage?
-Nate
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Re: Oil change done with wrong grade oil - damage?
No.
Don't get too hung up on oil grades.
My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to find
and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
damage?
-Nate
Don't get too hung up on oil grades.
My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to find
and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
damage?
-Nate
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Re: Oil change done with wrong grade oil - damage?
No.
Don't get too hung up on oil grades.
My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to find
and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
damage?
-Nate
Don't get too hung up on oil grades.
My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to find
and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
damage?
-Nate
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"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
> -Nate
>
You really need the 5W20 when the temperature is very low. As long as the
engine wasn't started when *really* cold it shouldn't have had any effect at
all. Even at that, the oil starvation is only for a few seconds and probably
isn't any worse than putting an empty filter on the car. Sleep easy.
Mike
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
> -Nate
>
You really need the 5W20 when the temperature is very low. As long as the
engine wasn't started when *really* cold it shouldn't have had any effect at
all. Even at that, the oil starvation is only for a few seconds and probably
isn't any worse than putting an empty filter on the car. Sleep easy.
Mike
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Llatikcuf wrote:
> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
Not unless you are operating in a very cold artic climate, and in most
parts of the world this is the wrong time of year for that.
Don't worry about it. Honda specifies 10W-30 and even heavier grades
of oil for that same engine in other markets. The 5W-20 business is
mostly to squeeze out a few percentage points of theoretical fuel economy.
I would, however, be a little worried about what quality of 5W-20 oil
the Big-O people used. You want a major brand oil, not some second tier
stuff when running on the edge, which 5W-20 does do.
John
> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
Not unless you are operating in a very cold artic climate, and in most
parts of the world this is the wrong time of year for that.
Don't worry about it. Honda specifies 10W-30 and even heavier grades
of oil for that same engine in other markets. The 5W-20 business is
mostly to squeeze out a few percentage points of theoretical fuel economy.
I would, however, be a little worried about what quality of 5W-20 oil
the Big-O people used. You want a major brand oil, not some second tier
stuff when running on the edge, which 5W-20 does do.
John
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A lot of people are fooled into thinking this is important. Clean Air Act
of 1992 provided incentives for manufacturers to spec 5-20 as a requirement
since lower viscosity oil may improve fuel economy very slightly although
you will get better lubrication with the 10-30 that was put in it. If
anything, your engine will last longer if you consistently run 10-30.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
> -Nate
>
of 1992 provided incentives for manufacturers to spec 5-20 as a requirement
since lower viscosity oil may improve fuel economy very slightly although
you will get better lubrication with the 10-30 that was put in it. If
anything, your engine will last longer if you consistently run 10-30.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
> -Nate
>
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Re: Oil change done with wrong grade oil - damage?
Oh my God!
Your car is ruined!
You won't be able to sell it for $10 to the junk man now!
But since I feel sorry for you and I am such a good sam I will buy it from
you for $20.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
> -Nate
>
Your car is ruined!
You won't be able to sell it for $10 to the junk man now!
But since I feel sorry for you and I am such a good sam I will buy it from
you for $20.
"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
> -Nate
>
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"Henri" <henri_latour@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> No.
> Don't get too hung up on oil grades.
The fact that the people who designed the engine call for it doesn't make it
an important point?
> My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to
> find
> and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
> 5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
Difficult to find? Where are you living? 5W20 can be found pretty much any
retail environment you walk into.
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"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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> "Henri" <henri_latour@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to
>> find
>> and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
>> 5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
>
> Difficult to find? Where are you living? 5W20 can be found pretty much any
> retail environment you walk into.
>
Maybe a warm-winter area. 5Ws are relatively rare in Phoenix where the
all-time record low is 23F and many winters never get below freezing.
Mike
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> "Henri" <henri_latour@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> My Ford Focus calls for 5W20, but because the oil is still difficult to
>> find
>> and retail outlets like to bend you over price wise for oil changes with
>> 5W20, I use 5W30 in the winter and 10W30 with no problems for 5 years.
>
> Difficult to find? Where are you living? 5W20 can be found pretty much any
> retail environment you walk into.
>
Maybe a warm-winter area. 5Ws are relatively rare in Phoenix where the
all-time record low is 23F and many winters never get below freezing.
Mike
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"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> Maybe a warm-winter area. 5Ws are relatively rare in Phoenix where the
> all-time record low is 23F and many winters never get below freezing.
That could very well be, around here all a person has to do to find a
particular item is open their eyes <g>.
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"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
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> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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>> Maybe a warm-winter area. 5Ws are relatively rare in Phoenix where the
>> all-time record low is 23F and many winters never get below freezing.
>
> That could very well be, around here all a person has to do to find a
> particular item is open their eyes <g>.
>
You also can't find a snow shovel in Phoenix :-) However, chains are
common enough because the mountains are a popular destination.
Mike
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> "Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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>> Maybe a warm-winter area. 5Ws are relatively rare in Phoenix where the
>> all-time record low is 23F and many winters never get below freezing.
>
> That could very well be, around here all a person has to do to find a
> particular item is open their eyes <g>.
>
You also can't find a snow shovel in Phoenix :-) However, chains are
common enough because the mountains are a popular destination.
Mike
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"Llatikcuf" <Llatikcuf@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
No damage at all.
You could have run the oil to its change interval and then replaced with
5W20.
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news:1130367969.683817.238310@g44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:
> Recently got an oil change in my 02 civic lx 1.7. BigO put 10w30 in it
> instead of 5w20. Manual says to use 5w20 or 5w30 in a bind, as long as
> next change is 5w20. I drove about 200 miles before I noticed. I made
> them switch it out for 5w20. Could this have caused any long term
> damage?
>
No damage at all.
You could have run the oil to its change interval and then replaced with
5W20.
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TeGGeR®
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