gota911

Guys - I usually don't get involved with the "oil" threads other than to throw a little popcorn around. However, after reading all of these "oil" threads, I am so confused! Since I plan to change my oil today, I need your sage advice. Yesterday I bought 1 quart of each of the following weights of oil (approved weights shown in bold).
0w-20
0w-30
0w-40
5w-20
5w-30
5w-40
5w-50
10w-30
15w-50
By my calculations, the TPB (Tim's Personal Blend) will be a 5W-34.4 blended weight.

So I have 3 questions:
1) Will my car be totally protected across the full spectrum?
2) When I remove the oil filter, does it make any difference what color oil filter wrench I use?
3) What color are the shoes my wife bought last night?

Thanks, in advance, for the help!

MagnusB

You guys use oil???
I changed to champagne years ago. The car is much happier now.

Rob in WA

michael.s.under

Helps you go way faster!

dresler

Phil G.

FWIW, I asked my dealer (Holberts) whether to bring my own Mobil I 0-40 for my oil change - they said that wouldn't be necessary since that's the only one they use! Of course, they did a very careful job - it took 1.5 hours for oil service and bleeding brakes - total was < $200 (with PCA discount), which really surprised me. I think they felt sorry for me.

gota911

Yeah, I'm sure they did feel sorry for you. After they bled the brakes, then they did the oil service. Since your oil looked so clean, all they did was 1) change the filter, 2) drained your oil, 3) poured your oil back into the car, and 4) charged you $8.00 per quart for you own oil!

AmirShaikh

I'm actually doing 6qt 0W40 with the rest 15W50. I read that on Rennforums or one of the FAQs somewhere.

Not to hijack the thread but...
I hope nobody has an issue with mixing oil, do they?

thanks,
Amir