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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:18 PM
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So my mechanic has put 5w30 the last two times in my truck. Now I think they are suppose run 5w20 do u think this could cause problems I'm running mobil 1 full synthetic
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:24 PM
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I seriously doubt that it hurt anything. Some engines that run 5w-20 regularly have a recommendation that 5w-30 be used under hard conditions (this was the case with my Tundra 5.7).
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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You shouldn't have a problem.


Now if it was something like 15w40, then you might want to start worrying a little haha
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Even 15w-40 it will be fine. ^^^^
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Even 15w-40 it will be fine. ^^^^
This. We run 15W40 in all of our vehicles (probably 20-30 total) and never any engine issues. May drop your mileage a tad but no worries. And these vehicles all get run hard and put away wet.
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Originally Posted by palmettotiger1
So my mechanic has put 5w30 the last two times in my truck. Now I think they are suppose run 5w20 do u think this could cause problems I'm running mobil 1 full synthetic
Your mechanic has been doing you a favor!
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Old Sep 8, 2013 | 08:35 AM
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I'm with the others it won't hurt. I almost think Ford put 5w-20 in them just to eek out every last bit of MPGs... Under heavy use I would think 5w-30 would actually be better like Toyota recommends.
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