# Motot Oil Weight

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/motot-oil-weight/61167>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 11, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motot-oil-weight/61167 "2011-02-11T01:11:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Bob\_Lindsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@Bob\_Lindsey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bob_Lindsey)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motot-oil-weight/61167/1 "2011-02-11T01:11:07Z")

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I bought a pre-owned 2000 Ford Ranger from a used car dealer. I changed the oil three times, using good ol’ 10W-30, before reading the owner’s maunual recommendation to use 5W-30. I have no idea whether the previous owner complied with the manual’s recommendation or, like me, used 10W-30.  
  
 At this point, should I continue using 10W-30 or 5W-30?

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motot-oil-weight/61167/2 "2011-02-11T01:12:08Z")

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You’ve gotten responses to this already: [http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2222006.page](http://community.cartalk.com/posts/list/2222006.page)