2005 XG350 oil question

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Seamus J. Wilson

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
 
Seamus J. Wilson said:
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.
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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.

Also where is the oil filter located and is it spin on or cartridge?
Thank you,
Seamus J. Wilson
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Much valuable information at www.hmaservice.com Sign up for a free
account. Check the "Site Requirements" to be sure you get the picture
viewer from Adobe. It will allow you to find a diagram showing the filter
location.
 
Thank you Ed for the kind help.
Best,
Seamus J.
Edwin Pawlowski said:
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 www.hmaservice.com Sign up for a free
account. Check the "Site Requirements" to be sure you get the picture
viewer from Adobe. It will allow you to find a diagram showing the filter
location.
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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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