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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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what oil should i run
la 318, its been using a little bit and it seems worse with the warm weather(i hope thats why) i run 5w 30 in it, could that be why its using it? should i run a 20-30? HEEEUULP!
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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I run 20w50, but that may be a bit thick for a 318. 10w30 would probably be a good bet.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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5W-30 is a good oil for winter use. Come spring time, I would switch it over to a 10W-30 or 10W-40.

If the motor has been rebuilt, I would run diesel oil as it has the zinc these older motors and cams like.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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Run 10w-30 and a pint of lucas, works for me (my dodges dont use oil though, neither of them I use the lucas in the ford works great)
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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10W-30
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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i run only strait weight in my old mopars, 30 in the winter 40 in the summer,
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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also, Rotella T stop putting zinc in the oil now
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