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does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on their #1407506 10/10/05 04:33 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,505 Prunedale, California C contourfreak22 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP contourfreak22 Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,505 Prunedale, California	zetec? Last edited by contourfreak22; 10/10/05 04:35 AM. 1999 Ford Contour SE Zetec with 137k miles. AIM Name: ContourAlf Yahoo IM: Contour_Freak

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on their #1407507 10/10/05 12:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT B BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT	yes 10w-40 - 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd - 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd Official NE-CEG Contour/Mustang Family

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on their #1407508 10/10/05 04:07 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA S SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er
SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA	0-40 in Winter, 5-30/40 in Summer. Frank McCoy aka Mod-deth aka Mid Life Crisis aka SVT Doood aka mcgainer is a SCAM ARTIST Pre98 Zetec - Some Mods

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on their #1407509 10/10/05 06:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,505 Prunedale, California C contourfreak22 OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP contourfreak22 Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,505 Prunedale, California	Originally posted by SleeperZ: 0-40 in Winter, 5-30/40 in Summer. dont you have that backwards? 1999 Ford Contour SE Zetec with 137k miles. AIM Name: ContourAlf Yahoo IM: Contour_Freak

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on their #1407510 10/10/05 07:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA S SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er
SleeperZ Hard-core CEG'er S Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,483 near Tacoma, WA	Originally posted by contourfreak22: Originally posted by SleeperZ: 0-40 in Winter, 5-30/40 in Summer. dont you have that backwards? Nope, the 0w gives better cold weather start-up protection. Oregon doesn't drop below freezing to often, so I dont need to worry about the oil crystalizing. Frank McCoy aka Mod-deth aka Mid Life Crisis aka SVT Doood aka mcgainer is a SCAM ARTIST Pre98 Zetec - Some Mods

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on t #1407511 10/10/05 07:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania A Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er
Auto-X Fil Hard-core CEG\'er A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,140 Pennsylvania	Sleeper has it right. In colder weather a synthetic 0W something will provide much better protection at startup. I run 0W-40 all year just because I can get it as easily as 5W-30, and I run Mobil 1 all year anyway. Also, oil doesn't crystallize. It's the waxes in the oil that can become solid at very low temps, and 0Ws, which as far as I know are always synthetic, are far less likely to have that happen. It's mostly Amsoil marketing anyway: Thinner is better in the winter! So why would you run 10W-40? I see no advantage at all in CT. 0 or 5 is a much better lower bound. -Philip Maynard '95 Contour [71 STS \| Track Whore] '97 Miata [71 ES \| Boulevard Pimp] 2006 autocross results

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on t #1407512 10/11/05 08:45 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,335 Ogden, UT E ExDelayed_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
ExDelayed_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,335 Ogden, UT	GC 0w-30 year round. The oil tests show that I have a very happy engine too. · Jon Miconi · Coming Soon! · 01 Cougar · 98 V70R

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on t #1407513 10/12/05 05:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 456 South Florida S supertouringmike CEG\'er
supertouringmike CEG\'er S Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 456 South Florida	10w-30 year round (I live in South FL)IF it gets HIGH Milage (over 125,000) I'll go to 10w-50............ BTW: Always Mobil One!!!!!!!!!!! 01 PORSCHE 996 Merdian/Black Full Aero Fabspeed mufflers Fabspeed CAI B & M shifter 96 GL MTX Zetec 2.0 White/Blue Blaupunkdt Houston K & N Drop in/Koni Kit 18"RageEnduros/Flowmaster 40 Series

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on t #1407514 10/12/05 06:11 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 98 M microtonal CEG\'er
microtonal CEG\'er M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 98	Here's some good facts about oil. Read 101, 102 and 103. Click here . 98 Contour GL/03 ZX3 Focus/05 ZX3 SES Focus

Re: does anyone use 10w 30-40 instead of 5w30 on t #1407515 10/13/05 12:51 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 183 A Place Governed By Murphys La... S SVTspazz CEG\'er
SVTspazz CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 183 A Place Governed By Murphys La...	Isnt Ford recommendation 5w-20? The "Bluer Tour" 1998.5 SVTour R.I.P. 2000 ATX Tour SE

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