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Re: 5w-20w



Why take it out?  Just run it...if your oil pressure is not exceedingly
low (i.e., if the buzzer's not buzzing) then you should not have a
problem...save your shekels...

Cheapass Ron
--- Kervin Ridgley <kervinridgley@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I was spacing out in Walmart Sunday and I got a case of 5w-20w oil. 
> I 
> changed my oil and put on a new VW filter (first time I used a
> genuine 
> one).  Here's the weird part.  My engine was making a ticking noise 
> before (with 20w-50w).  I was pretty sure the bearings on bottom were
> 
> scored because there was very little oil in the car when I bought it 
> (The oil was all in the coolant from a leaky oil cooler).  After the 
> may-be-to-light oil change, the motor is really quiet.  It's a JH
> with 
> about 150,000 miles.  Is there anyone that is using 5-20w in a JH for
> a 
> long time.  I went and got some 20w-50w tonight that I plan to put in
> on 
> Sunday, but I wanted some thoughts from others.
> 
> 


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