BEG2BME

hey guys, i wanted to know how good 5W-50 synthetic performance oil would be in my S2k. I use to drive in the GTA and i recently moved my S2k to India and to my knowledge its the only one in India.

I am told 5W-50 is high performance and is recommended if i drive my car hard.. so if u guys could help with some feedback, that would be great.

Thanks !

s2kobsession

i dont think you can put 5w50 in the f20 or f22. Well, you shouldn't anyway.
Just did a search for 5w50 and found the answer very quickly.

paul__chen

sorry dunno the answer to your question but yo how much did it cost to ship the car to india?!

thanks in advanced

BEG2BME

According to what i've researched, 5W-50 is a lot thicker than what is recommended. You can run it but 10W-30 does the job fine and you dont need to do a whole lot more. Thought I'd post this up incase anyone in the future wants to refer to using 5W-50 ...

The shipping cost was'nt much. I used a 20ft. container that also had household goods in it (coz the S2K only took up 14ft) and I costed me I think $4500 including insurance. The real b***h was the customs and duty that I had to pay to get the car released.

s2kobsession

even when the oil is up to temp is it too thick! Too wide spread of viscosity, there is no way I would put a 50 in my car.

I'm sure there is different types of oil in India, but if you can't find a 10w30 or equivalent, you might want to mail order or you should have put a bunch on that container of yours.

David_T

HOw about 5w-30?

Spoon Fed

I have Motul synthetic 0w-40 in my f20 and she runs great...it'm not sure about a 50 though...thats thick like pea soup .

CR EH

Unless your running some serious performance mods i would stick with the manufacture recommended which is 10W30. IMO a 50 weight oil would be too much and unnecessary.

chowbj

I run with the 5w40 back when I was driving in the winter....now that I don't I"ll probably go back to the 10w30

The 5w40 was great though.