# Is it safe to use wrong oil one time

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-wrong-oil-one-time/95949>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [October 3, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-wrong-oil-one-time/95949 "2016-10-03T11:09:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-wrong-oil-one-time/95949/21 "2016-10-04T19:00:36Z")

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> [@circuitsmith](#):
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> thicker oil in other parts of the world

Death Valley?

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-wrong-oil-one-time/95949/22 "2016-10-04T20:34:32Z")

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Countries where there is no CAFE standard to push for thinner oils.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-safe-to-use-wrong-oil-one-time/95949/23 "2016-10-04T22:15:06Z")

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Are thinner oils always about CAFE standards? What about tolerances? Doesn’t an engine with tight tolerance, like a liquid-cooled Honda V-twin, need a thinner oil than an engine with loose tolerance, like an air-cooled Harley V-twin?

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