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Quick Question re Oil

  • 11-04-2010 12:00pm
    #1
    TheColl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭


    The mother's car (07 1.4 petrol Meriva) is fairly low on oil. There's 5W30 in it at the moment, would it be ok to top up with 10W40?


Comments

  • #2
    Kid Nothing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Kid Nothing


    simple answer is no, not if you want the car to remain healthy, it'll drive but eventually do damage


  • #3
    manta356
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭manta356


    If it's very low,i'd put some in.It's better to have wrong oil than no oil.
    Although I would advise you to change the oil at your earliest convenience and use the reccomended oil then.


  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,761 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    If it was me I wouldn't drive it until oil was put in it, either the correct oil or the 10w40 as a temporary measure until you get an oil change. It should be fine for a couple of months with the 10w40 provided it doesn't need further top ups.


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