Will I vbe ok?

[aarone]

Not me but my truck.....
I was changing my oil with friend....after draining it I asked him to put the 5w-30 in.....well we have 5w-20 in the garage also and he put 4.5qt of 5w-20......Is this going to pose a problem for my truck? Or should i go and get new oil?

 

[blackomne]

Depends read your owners manual but what happened is he put in a lighter oil, less visocity. My car takes 5w-30 but I use 10w-30 because it is an older car. But it really depends on your truck, I would check the manual or call a dealer before changing it again. If you change it you should only need to change the oil not the filter. What little is in the filter won't make a difference.

 

[aarone]

A lot of gearheads on this board and no one can help me....
Anyways i went out and bought some mobil 1 5w-30.....I know this is the right brand

 

[bradttu]

Short and sweet....NO, it wont hurt. I've done it before on accident and had no problems.

 

[aarone]

well if it ever happens again i will know that i will be ok...
I just changed it so nothing should happen

 

[nicky1.8t]

just make sure you dont mix synthetic oil and non synthetic oils

 

[aarone]

wait....what do you mean...Is it ok to drain my oil tank then add a synthetic?