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Re: Perhaps silly, but Synthetic Oil weight correlate exactly to convention oil weights ?
"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
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>> Correct. However some dealers use 10W30. I wanted 5W30, and made the
>> dealer change the oil a second time after they used 10W30 because that's
>> all they had in the bulk tanks. I found it amusing that good independent
>> shops will never use the incorrect oil because they are worried about
>> liability, yet a dealer's service department will do what's cheaper. Same
>> with newer Hondas that use 5W20. The good independent shops buy 5W20,
>> even though it's expensive, while the Honda dealers (at least some of
>> them) use 5W30 from the bulk tank.[/color]
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> Glad to see this documented once again. I have seen many, many people post
> their experiences about dealer oil changes on this forum that they use
> 10W-30 instead of the recommended 5W-30 for exactly the reason stated. My
> experience with Toyota dealer oil changes was exactly the same.
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> Unfortunately, Ray, who has a professional relationship with Toyota Motor
> Corp (or at least did at one time) is in complete denial about this
> subject.[/color]
Complete denial? I do not recall ever saying that dealerships always use
the correct oil. Better go back and read what I've posted.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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