oil question

[ebev]

I have a '96 Mustang with 145,000 miles on it. When I bought the car it had 20w-50 in it so i decided to stay with that but someone told me that it is to thick for my engine. Is this true and if so what should i use in my car??

 

[SDstangz]

You should also mention what the temp. is where you live at.

 

[ebev]

I live in south Ga. so in the winter its about 15-40 degrees and in the summer its about 80-105 degrees

 

[ChrisYellowV6]

20w-50 is more like sludge scraped off the bottom its so thick, lol. i would stay around a 10 weight or so.

 

[szer0]

Yeah that's way too heavy. The oil cap recommends 5w-20 lol. I used 10w-30

 

[ChrisYellowV6]

oil cap on a 96 reccomends 5w-30 for a 96. 2001 was the year they started the 20. however with higher mileage, i have always heard ot use a heavier oil.

 

[szer0]

oil cap on a 96 reccomends 5w-30 for a 96. 2001 was the year they started the 20. however with higher mileage, i have always heard ot use a heavier oil.

Yeah I know about the heavier oil for high mileage. Was just using the oil cap as a reference to show how insanely heavy his oil was .