Which OIL will leak LESS 5W-30 or 10W-40??
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Which OIL will leak LESS 5W-30 or 10W-40??
My car leaks engine oil a bit much..
Should I use,
CASTROL MAGNATEC 5W-30 A1 or CASTROL MAGNATEC 10W-40 A3/B3
Should I use,
CASTROL MAGNATEC 5W-30 A1 or CASTROL MAGNATEC 10W-40 A3/B3
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Dino oil s molecules are bigger that synthetic oils.. so any change at leaking with that?
and by the way, u say nothing will change at leaking using 5W-30 A1 or 10W-40 A3/B3?
I were using 10W-40 cuz repairman said it will leak less... But GM refers use 5W-30... will it leak more if I use 5W-30??
and by the way, u say nothing will change at leaking using 5W-30 A1 or 10W-40 A3/B3?
I were using 10W-40 cuz repairman said it will leak less... But GM refers use 5W-30... will it leak more if I use 5W-30??
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yeah, **** where is it leaking from??? and the difference in the numbers is the thickness of the oil... no matter how thick it is if it is bad enough to leak the oil will leak through... now the thicker oil which is the 10w-40 might 'slow' down your leak... not good enough i'm afraid but it might depending on what type of leak you have right now... droplets forming? drops actually dripping 1-2 every min??? or a constant drip??? like as soon as you stop 3-4 drops withing i'd say ten seconds???
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yeah, **** where is it leaking from??? and the difference in the numbers is the thickness of the oil... no matter how thick it is if it is bad enough to leak the oil will leak through... now the thicker oil which is the 10w-40 might 'slow' down your leak... not good enough i'm afraid but it might depending on what type of leak you have right now... droplets forming? drops actually dripping 1-2 every min??? or a constant drip??? like as soon as you stop 3-4 drops withing i'd say ten seconds???
Not exactly but Engine oil leaks like 1 liter about 1 month.. when u stop you can see it like oil spit..
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well if you can wait off and save money you should get it fixed... that much oil isn't too much but it's not something to ignore... crank seal is a bitch because you have to remove the tranny the front shouldn't be too difficult but that's on an ls1 i assume by your avatar you have an lt1...
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well if you can wait off and save money you should get it fixed... that much oil isn't too much but it's not something to ignore... crank seal is a bitch because you have to remove the tranny the front shouldn't be too difficult but that's on an ls1 i assume by your avatar you have an lt1...
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what you also might want to check is the PCV system. If it is blocked the crankcase can build up pressure that will blow oil out the crankshaft seals, and possibly blow out the seal entirely and cause massive oil leak. Also do a compression test, if you have low compression that could mean blowby which can cause high pressure in the crankcase.