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Old 04-17-2020, 06:04 AM   #13 (permalink)
MeteorGray
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Yeah, being an old guy growing up in the 1950s, it's hard for me to pour 0W20 in my Mazda's crankcase. When I first started changing my family's oil, we were using straight 30W or 10W30 and 10W40. Heck, I still use 15W40 in my '96 F250 diesel. So the 0W20 is a big change for me.

But it seems to work well. I regularly experience temperatures in the 90s during the summertime, topping 100F occasionally, and the Mazda seems to take it fine with the thin brew. Of course, I haven't bothered to install an oil pressure gauge, so I don't know what that's doing, but the engine seems fine and uses no oil between changes. So, what's to worry?
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