I live in Peoria AZ. In the summer I have seen it hit 110-115 regularly. I am planning to do my oil changes. I note in the XG350 2005 owner's manual it recommends 5W-20 or 5W-30. With our summer temperature extremes I wonder if 20W-50 would be more appropriate. Also where is the oil filter located and is it spin on or cartridge? Thank you, Seamus J. Wilson
2005 XG350 oil question
Apr 26, 2007
4 Replies
My guess is that the engineers that developed the engine have at least read about summers in Arizona, if not actually have been there at some time. If
20W-50 was appropriate, they may have put a footnote for Arizona drivers.Much valuable information at
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I live in Northern AZ (similar climate to PHX) and my Hyundai dealer recommends and uses Castrol GTX 10W30 in 2006 Sonata LX
Just my dos centavos...
P.S.- 110, in the evening, right?
Steve
If your owner's manual recommends 5W-20 or 5W-30 in your climate, 20W-50 is far too viscous.
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