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Originally Posted by SilverCrown9701
The only thing that concerns me is if synthetic oil is too thin and would set off the oil pressure warning light. I don't know if synthetic oil would leak...?
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0W-30, 5W-30, 10W-40, 15W-40, 20W-50, these are the weights of the oil.
In other words a synthetic 5W-30 and a conventional 5W-30 are the same weight of oil.
The only thing is, comparatively, a 0W-30 for instance is thinner when cold then a 5W-30, and both are thinner
when cold then a 10W-30.
All three oils are perfectly thick enough at operating temperature and will not leak, burn, or anything more then one another.
You're falling into that trap that seems to be perpetuated by bad grandfatherly logic that somehow a synthetic causes leaks. Trust me with engine oil there's a lot of ignorance on the facts of things.