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Newbie Question, What Oil does an EVo9 Use? 5W-10 or 5W-30 ? or WHAT? HELP ASAP

Old Jul 23, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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Newbie Question, What Oil does an EVo9 Use? 5W-10 or 5W-30 ? or WHAT? HELP ASAP

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what Oil does the Evo9 use? i have valvoline 5w-30 syntetic in my garage rite now, but im just makeing sure if its the right one to use, If not can you guys tell me what to get?
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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10w 30 and when you buy it keep recipts mitsu is known for voiding warrenties for bs reasons....
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by EVOIXMR8916
10w 30 and when you buy it keep recipts mitsu is known for voiding warrenties for bs reasons....
can b more exact? its 10W - 30 an i correct?
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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i use 10w-30 for the hot summer days here in vegas and once it get hella cold in the winter i switch to 5w-30
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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Yeah, it says it on your oil cap. Mobil 1 10w-30.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KartaRailed
Yeah, it says it on your oil cap. Mobil 1 10w-30.
my cap doesnt say 10W-30 it just says mobil 1 =[ HHAHA gay



WELL SO is it OK iF i use MOBILE 1 5W-30

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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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5w-30 would be used for more cold weather....im not an expert in the geography/weather of socal which is where your sig says your from but im assuming its fairly hot there right now.....i would go with a 10w-30
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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15-60 in HOT Cali
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Did you lose your owners manual? It says to use Mobil 1 10W-30.
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Old Jul 23, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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Werd, my oil cap has a sticker on it that says mobil 1 synthetic 10w-30
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