Synthetic Oil and Oil Viscosity

3 messages, Last post on Feb 15, 2009 at 1:51 PM

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#1 of 3 Synthetic Oil and Oil Viscosity by Quickbeam Feb 08, 2009 (7:14 am)
I have read a little bit about synthetic oil and different viscosity, but thought it might be better to get a discussion going under one thread. I will be buying a new 2009 Mazda 5 in a couple of months and am considering using synthetic oil. I was wondering first of all what might be the plus' and minus' (if any) to using synthetic? I was also wondering what viscosity should be used? I read somewhere that the Mazda 5 manual suggests using 5 - 20 but I also read that 5 - 30 would be better. Should let you know that I live in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. We can get some snow and cold in the winters, but generally speaking the climate is a mild one. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Replies to this message: KarenS (Feb 15, 2009 10:15 am) Quickbeam (Feb 15, 2009 1:51 pm)
#2 of 3 Re: Synthetic Oil and Oil Viscosity [Quickbeam] by KarenS HOST Feb 15, 2009 (10:15 am)
Replying to: Quickbeam (Feb 08, 2009 7:14 am) There is a discussion devoted to synthetic oil in the Maintenance & Repair Forum. You'll find a lot of information and opinions there. Synthetic Oil. Replies to this message: Quickbeam (Feb 15, 2009 1:51 pm)
#3 of 3 Re: Synthetic Oil and Oil Viscosity [KarenS] by Quickbeam Feb 15, 2009 (1:51 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Feb 15, 2009 10:15 am) Thank you.