Heffernan Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Admittedly, I can be a bit of a worry wart when it comes to things like this, so I'd figure I'd ask for everyone opinion. I did my 60k service on Thanksgiving this past November. In the past I had been using AMSoil 5w-30, however, recently I had noticed that I started burning oil every few hundred miles (not a lot, but enough for me to take notice). So @ 60k I switched to a slightly thicker oil, Motul 10w-40, in hopes to stop the oil consumption. While the 10w-40 has seemed to stop the oil consumption, I'm a bit worried now with the unseasonably cold weather we seem to be having now (6 degrees this morning), that on cold starts, the 10w isn't providing the protection it should. I have been letting the car idle for a minute or two now and taking it easy until full warm up without issue, but I keep thinking I should rush out a switch the oil back to a 5w-30 ASAP. Am I overblowing this? Any helpful insight would be welcomed! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesuby Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 What about 0-40w? Synthetic is always a better flow option in the cold, so you're probably ok either way. A block heater would help, but in a condo/townhouse (generally the norm in DC) you have the headache of running an electric cord across the sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heffernan Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 No dice, I live in an apartment complex has has a 7 story open air parking deck so it's open to the bitter cold the northeast is under right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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