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Old 03-01-2010, 02:20 PM   #1
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I am trying to ask this as a yes or no question (which is hard) so I don't start another oil opinion war. I stopped using Mobil 1 0w40 and started using amsoil european 5w40 (easiest enthusiast synthetic for me to get). So far I like the results and have noticed less noise at startup etc. I have heard that this amsoil formula is not as well regarded as the older 10-40 offering. Living in coastal central CA will I have an issue using 10w40 weight synthetic in 01s in the future??

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I am trying to ask this as a yes or no question (which is hard) so I don't start another oil opinion war. I stopped using Mobil 1 0w40 and started using amsoil european 5w40 (easiest enthusiast synthetic for me to get). So far I like the results and have noticed less noise at startup etc. I have heard that this amsoil formula is not as well regarded as the older 10-40 offering. Living in coastal central CA will I have an issue using 10w40 weight synthetic in 01s in the future??

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No, you will be fine with an ACEA A2, B3, B4 rated 10W-40 in that environment.....
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