Question On Changing Oil On Older Car

hl0m4n · 01-14-2008, 01:20 PM

i have a 02 toyota corolla as my commute car and have a question. im about 110k miles right now and ive been running non-synthetic engine oil. so my question is, would it be alright if i changed to a synthetic using the same weight which i believe is (5w-20)?

i also plan on chaning air filter to k&n for the hell of it.

thanks for help

MTV · 01-14-2008, 01:29 PM

It should be 5W-30. Only newer Hondas use 5W-20...

And as for your question, yes it's fine to change to synthetic.

hl0m4n · 01-14-2008, 07:54 PM

^ thanks man. looking at my manual it says this for recommend oil:

Engine Oil Type:
API grade SJ
Energy Conserving/ILSAC multi-grade
SAE 5W-30

does this oil meet the above?
Amsoil Synthetic 5W-30 (ASL)
API SM/CF, SL, SJ ...
ILSAC GF-4, 3 ...

the energy conserving means nothing right?

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hl0m4n Major General 2159 Rep 5,623 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	Question On Changing Oil On Older Car i have a 02 toyota corolla as my commute car and have a question. im about 110k miles right now and ive been running non-synthetic engine oil. so my question is, would it be alright if i changed to a synthetic using the same weight which i believe is (5w-20)? i also plan on chaning air filter to k&n for the hell of it. thanks for help
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MTV Banned 241 Rep 1,906 Posts Drives: E60 M5, Volvo S60R Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal iTrader: (1)	It should be 5W-30. Only newer Hondas use 5W-20... And as for your question, yes it's fine to change to synthetic.
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01-14-2008, 07:54 PM	#3
hl0m4n Major General 2159 Rep 5,623 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	^ thanks man. looking at my manual it says this for recommend oil: Engine Oil Type: API grade SJ Energy Conserving/ILSAC multi-grade SAE 5W-30 does this oil meet the above? Amsoil Synthetic 5W-30 (ASL) API SM/CF, SL, SJ ... ILSAC GF-4, 3 ... the energy conserving means nothing right?
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