Oil Choices 2010 Elantra

For the first oil change I used 5w~30 Mobil 1 synthetic and did it myself.
For the second my son took it to a fast change shop so I don't know :w00t:

I wanted to go with 0w~30 Mobil 1 ,


Yuma,

The manual for my 08 recommends 5W30 (conventional is fine unless you do a lot of city driving or live in/near the desert. Dallas probably qualifies). However, it also recommends 7500 mile intervals with the kind of driving we do. I changed it myself the 3rd time and the oil actually smelled burnt, so I've cut that back to 5,000 and it seems to be doing fine.

I had over 42000 miles in the first 18 months, almost all highway.

QUOTE (jimmyd787 @ Aug 16 2010, 12:09 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=349701

I just bought a 2010 Elantra GLS. What kind of oil is everyone on here using? Conventional vs. Synthetic blend vs. Full synthetic??

What about the viscosity? 5W20, 5W30, 10W30?

jimmy davis

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You might want to peruse this thread: http://www.hyundai-forums.com/index.php?showtopic=30238
QUOTE (cinciguy @ Oct 30 2010, 02:25 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=367548

The manual for my 08 recommends 5W30 (conventional is fine unless you do a lot of city driving or live in/near the desert.

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Interesting ... my '08 GLS has lists 5W20 as the recommended oil viscosity.