correct oil weight

[gstowner]

Hi guys,
quick question got a pretty much stock 95 gst. What oil weight would everyone recomend? Might sound like a stupid question I know. Just never read about it. I think in Chilton it said 10w30. But would 5w30 be better?

 

[02BLUR]

5W30 would probably be good if you live in cold areas.
Just to clarify, this means when the oil is cold, it will be 5W and when it warms up, it will be 30W. (yes it sounds backwards, but with todays additives this is how it works). Thats why you want to pick an oil that does not have a really big "range" (i.e. 5W100 (probably no such thing) , because of the weight changing, it breaks down the oil faster. So for a turbo, I would not reccomend 5W30.

 

[gstowner]

gr8 thanks. Yeah I live in Iowa. And of course it is cold. So i'll switch to 5w30

Thanks alot bro.

 

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