want to run thicker oil in summer

[turboaddict2]

I saw a 5w50 oil at R&S Strauss. It was the Pennzoil brand synthetic. Wondering if this weight oil is ok to use when summer comes.

 

[azgn]

if you want thicker oil, run straight 20 or 30 weight.......5W isn't exactly thick......

 

[turboaddict2]

are you talking about 0w 30 oil? If so I think I will try that for summer.

 

[dgreene]

I run straight 30w in the summer and 10w 30 in the winter. Oil preasure stays the same about all year long that way. If I run 10w 30 in the summer it runs a little low at hot idle.


Just my .02

 

[VinPecora]

I use 10w40 red line oil, I only drive my car summer and spring.

 

[cool 84]

Thicker oil in the summer works. On the extreme end I ran straight 60wt when I had a severe rod knock. Anytime the rpms went over 2,000 with the oil cold it would blow the filter off. I oiled down my street several times. My parents really liked it. I can still follow the oil paths where the filter first blew off to where I flipped a U all the way back to the driveway.

 

[dgreene]

Oldsmobile BB engines with Hi-vol oil pumps will do that too. It makes one hell of a mess!!