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Originally Posted by 333pg333
I've read many people's accounts of how they switched from a low visc synthetic to a higher visc dino and all leaks stopped and oil pressure returned to where it is meant to be. Unless you drive in freezing conditions regularly, a low visc 0w/30 - 5w/40 synthetic isn't the best for our motors.
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lower viscosity is always better, even if you loose pressure.
flow provides lubrication, not pressure. this is also why synthetic is always superior to dino oil, it is always thinner, even given the same rating as dino oil. this is because it is made with a base thin oil, and designed to handle heat, rather then made from a thick oil, with low temp thinners in it.