Quick post re: oil (def not trying to start an Oil War...)
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Quick post re: oil (def not trying to start an Oil War...)
So I wrote Jaguar North America with a brief two-part question:
First, is 0W-20 an acceptable weight for my 5.0 engine, and second, is Castrol Edge Extended Life the correct brand (my concern was based on posts in this forum that dealerships use a type of Castrol not available to the consumer)?
Here's their response, for what it's worth:
First, is 0W-20 an acceptable weight for my 5.0 engine, and second, is Castrol Edge Extended Life the correct brand (my concern was based on posts in this forum that dealerships use a type of Castrol not available to the consumer)?
Here's their response, for what it's worth:
Last edited by pk4144; 08-19-2017 at 07:00 PM.
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No the gist of the posts I've come across here (as far as I can remember) is that when you get your oil changed at a dealership they use a "not available in stores" type of Castrol ("Professional," or some such), and that the Castrol Extended Life we buy in stores is not the same. Also, my 2010 owner's manual says 5W-20 but I noticed oil changes at a dealer are done using 0W-20.
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No the gist of the posts I've come across here (as far as I can remember) is that when you get your oil changed at a dealership they use a "not available in stores" type of Castrol ("Professional," or some such), and that the Castrol Extended Life we buy in stores is not the same. Also, my 2010 owner's manual says 5W-20 but I noticed oil changes at a dealer are done using 0W-20.
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4.2L and 5.0L engines use different spec oils, although I'm pretty sure it's OK to use the 5.0L oil in the 4.2L, but not vice-versa.
I'm confused, and maybe an engineer on the forum can help. An electric powerplant is called a motor. An internal combustion powerplant is called an engine. Why is it called motor oil when it's used to lubricate an engine? I know it's just semantics, but ???
American English is puzzling. We drive our cars on the parkway and park them in the driveway. Go figure.
I'm confused, and maybe an engineer on the forum can help. An electric powerplant is called a motor. An internal combustion powerplant is called an engine. Why is it called motor oil when it's used to lubricate an engine? I know it's just semantics, but ???
American English is puzzling. We drive our cars on the parkway and park them in the driveway. Go figure.
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Because stupid people started using the wrong word, and more stupid people used it wrong because of them, then MORE stupid people used it wrong because of them, ad infinitum.
Once stupid people use words wrong, it becomes part of the ever-evolving social norm pattern of language, and can never be undone.
That's also the reason (ugh) 'motor' is commonly accepted when referencing an "Engine". - - stupid people don't know better, so they accept it as correct. When explained to them WHY they are wrong, the response is usually "Well, (insert name, usually of a racer) says motor, so that makes it correct". ....and so on, and so on...
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Once stupid people use words wrong, it becomes part of the ever-evolving social norm pattern of language, and can never be undone.
That's also the reason (ugh) 'motor' is commonly accepted when referencing an "Engine". - - stupid people don't know better, so they accept it as correct. When explained to them WHY they are wrong, the response is usually "Well, (insert name, usually of a racer) says motor, so that makes it correct". ....and so on, and so on...
"You Can't fix Stupid"
- Ron White
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I'm confused, and maybe an engineer on the forum can help. An electric powerplant is called a motor. An internal combustion powerplant is called an engine. Why is it called motor oil when it's used to lubricate an engine? I know it's just semantics, but ???
American English is puzzling. We drive our cars on the parkway and park them in the driveway. Go figure.
American English is puzzling. We drive our cars on the parkway and park them in the driveway. Go figure.
After reading definitions from various sources our consensus was wrong. Motor and engine are pretty much synonymous and interchangeable.
Look them up and read the definitions.
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