0W20 oil

Posted by hibb on October 4, 2009, 1:34 pm

Getting ready for the first oil change in my 2009 Matrix and read the
owner's manual and found that they recommend 0W20 oil fer this thang.

K-Mart doesn't carry it. Menards doesn't carry it. Napa dealer didn't
have it but they did have the filter for the car.

I plan, for the time being, to start changing my own oil again. Oil
change places tend to tear up the undercarriage cover to get to the
oil filter. So, where is a good source to get the oil and filter and
still get a decent price. Right now, it looks like the cost of the oil
and filter is about what I would pay to get the oil changed by
somebody else.

Thanks, David

Posted by Frank on October 4, 2009, 1:42 pm

hibb wrote:

> Getting ready for the first oil change in my 2009 Matrix and read the
> owner's manual and found that they recommend 0W20 oil fer this thang.
>
> K-Mart doesn't carry it. Menards doesn't carry it. Napa dealer didn't
> have it but they did have the filter for the car.
>
> I plan, for the time being, to start changing my own oil again. Oil
> change places tend to tear up the undercarriage cover to get to the
> oil filter. So, where is a good source to get the oil and filter and
> still get a decent price. Right now, it looks like the cost of the oil
> and filter is about what I would pay to get the oil changed by
> somebody else.
>
> Thanks, David
>

Interesting post because I did not think there was any such animal as
0W20 oil but googling shows that there is.

I would imagine that unless you are living in someplace like Alaska, you
would not need it:

http://www.smartsynthetics.com/articles/5w20oil.htm

Posted by Shy Picker on October 4, 2009, 4:50 pm

> hibb wrote:

> > Getting ready for the first oil change in my 2009 Matrix and read the
> > owner's manual and found that they recommend 0W20 oil fer this thang.
> > K-Mart doesn't carry it. Menards doesn't carry it. Napa dealer didn't
> > have it but they did have the filter for the car.
> > I plan, for the time being, to start changing my own oil again. Oil
> > change places tend to tear up the undercarriage cover to get to the
> > oil filter. So, where is a good source to get the oil and filter and
> > still get a decent price. Right now, it looks like the cost of the oil
> > and filter is about what I would pay to get the oil changed by
> > somebody else.
> > Thanks, David

> Interesting post because I did not think there was any such animal as
> 0W20 oil but googling shows that there is.
> I would imagine that unless you are living in someplace like Alaska, you
> would not need it:
> http://www.smartsynthetics.com/articles/5w20oil.htm

The owner's manual recommends 0W20 for best performance for starting
and mileage. I will go with 5W20 for this oil change because that is
all that I can find in the stores except for synthetic at nearly $7 a
quart.

Posted by on October 4, 2009, 11:36 pm

On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 13:50:24 -0700 (PDT), Shy Picker

>> hibb wrote:

>> > Getting ready for the first oil change in my 2009 Matrix and read the
>> > owner's manual and found that they recommend 0W20 oil fer this thang.
>> > K-Mart doesn't carry it. Menards doesn't carry it. Napa dealer didn't
>> > have it but they did have the filter for the car.
>> > I plan, for the time being, to start changing my own oil again. Oil
>> > change places tend to tear up the undercarriage cover to get to the
>> > oil filter. So, where is a good source to get the oil and filter and
>> > still get a decent price. Right now, it looks like the cost of the oil
>> > and filter is about what I would pay to get the oil changed by
>> > somebody else.
>> > Thanks, David

>> Interesting post because I did not think there was any such animal as
>> 0W20 oil but googling shows that there is.
>> I would imagine that unless you are living in someplace like Alaska, you
>> would not need it:
>> http://www.smartsynthetics.com/articles/5w20oil.htm

>The owner's manual recommends 0W20 for best performance for starting
>and mileage. I will go with 5W20 for this oil change because that is
>all that I can find in the stores except for synthetic at nearly $7 a
>quart.

5W20 will be OK, but I would not use a non-synthetic5W20 or 0W20 in
that engine. Particularly on the "normal" schedule.
Using synth at "normal" or regular at "extreme" is about the same cost
and is better.

Posted by on October 5, 2009, 7:04 am

On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 13:50:24 -0700 (PDT), Shy Picker

>> hibb wrote:

...

I would double check the owner's manual to make sure it does
not specify synthetic oil, directly or indirectly. Assuming you have
a gasoline car what is the number after the "S" in the specification
(Diesel cars will have an "C" rather than the "S"

Some cars need synthetic oils and may only indirectly specifiy
them.

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