10w-40

[95firebird3.4]

ok so i posted about my oil leak a little while ago well im going to try and do it my self but that not going to be for a few weeks and im due for a oil change and the guy at auto zone said i should put 10w-40 so the oil leak wont be as bad what do yall think thanks

[BLLDOGG]

Re: 10w-40

no. you shouldn't do that

[av6xperience]

Re: 10w-40

lol the jacka$$'s there dont know what their talking about half the time

[BLLDOGG]

Re: 10w-40

Five bucks says that had too much 10w40 and they were trying to pawn it off on you.

[slow6]

Re: 10w-40

lol
I've had some very VERY bad experiences with oreillys clerks telling me to put RTV on head gaskets and stupid things like that

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Re: 10w-40

Your car will be fine with 10w40, but it won't stop your leak, or slow it down noticably at all.

[BLLDOGG]

Re: 10w-40

You may experience problems when using a thicker oil and should strictly follow the manufactures recommendations.

[95firebird3.4]

Re: 10w-40

ok thanks

[Barbadian Camaro]

Re: 10w-40

I think that some of you all didn't really answer the guy question but criticize the clerk,now I think the clerk is trying to say that the thicker oil wil flow slower and the thicker oil would be better,which I think is wrong the clerk should also try to sell him Oil seals or gaskets where ever the oil is leaking from and not try to stop a problem without dealing with the real problem,cause it can only get worst.
I use 20-50W in my car.

[cam98aro]

Re: 10w-40

Your car will be fine with 10w40, but it won't stop your leak, or slow it down noticably at all.

is this a joke?

it will slow the leak down.

[BLLDOGG]

Re: 10w-40

it wont really slow the leak. only thing it might do is cause slug over time clogging the leak and other stuff

[Tech]

Re: 10w-40

Dump a quart of lucas in. after 2 quarts of lucas my friends 88 nissan that leaked oil BAD (he had to add 1-2 quarts every days) is down to adding about a quart every 2 weeks. Dont believe the bs about lucas being bad for your motor/oil pump. It wont hurt a thing.

[BLLDOGG]

Re: 10w-40

nah, it intelligently selects leaking gaskets to seal instead of engine parts and oil passages

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Re: 10w-40

is this a joke?

it will slow the leak down.

No it won't.
10-40 is not really much thicker than 10-30.
At room temps and cold weather, they both act like 10 weight oil.
Changing oil viscosity or adding those sealers is a terrible idea. Just fix the leak.

[slow6]

Re: 10w-40

Just fix the leak.

no $hit