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Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ? #632368 05/12/03 01:49 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,128 Ft. Myers, FL, USA F FlechaAutoSports OP Hard-core CEG\'er
OP FlechaAutoSports Hard-core CEG\'er F Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 1,128 Ft. Myers, FL, USA	I usually run Mobil-1 Syn 15w-50 w K/N filter and I recently changed (yesterday) to 5w-30 Mobil 1 syn. After the change my oil pressure (autometer) dropped more than 10psi's . Everything is the same..fill level..same type filter everything.. but the oil pressure is lower.. I think I might be swithching back to 15w-50. Anyone have a detailed reasoning. Eric

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Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	FlechaAutoSports	05/12/03 01:49 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	JSmith_dup1	05/12/03 02:12 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	FlechaAutoSports	05/12/03 03:30 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	xdouble_dup1	05/12/03 03:36 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	chikmagnet340	05/12/03 03:45 PM
Never should have used 15W50 to begin with	DemonSVT_dup1	05/12/03 05:42 PM
Re: Never should have used 15W50 to begin with	JSmith_dup1	05/12/03 06:27 PM
Re: Never should have used 15W50 to begin with	FlechaAutoSports	05/12/03 07:01 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	Roz 1999 SVT-C	05/12/03 04:14 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	Andy W._dup1	05/12/03 04:21 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	FlechaAutoSports	05/12/03 04:37 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	PA 3L SVT_dup1	05/13/03 03:45 AM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	drew8819	05/13/03 04:43 AM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	JSmith_dup1	05/13/03 05:34 AM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	JD60538	08/15/03 10:04 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	Roz 1999 SVT-C	08/15/03 10:23 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	Peach	08/16/03 12:32 AM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	Contouraholic_dup1	08/16/03 01:32 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	hmouta_dup1	08/17/03 03:36 AM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	F111D F_dup1	08/17/03 01:04 PM
Re: Switched from 15w-50 to 5w-30 and I have a ?	bxd20_dup1	08/17/03 09:50 AM

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