A question about Oil

[JayCee]

My wife asked me to check the oil level on her Ford KA and the dipstick showed it was nearer the lower of the two marks.
I checked the owners manual and 5W 30 oil is recommended.
I've just come across a 1Ltr bottle of 10W 40 in my garage...can I use that instead?...any harm come to the KA?

 

[gus607]

No worries at all.

 

[stu.artd]

Personally I'd stick with the same grade, but it's not going to make much of a difference and certainly won't harm the KA. The lower the first number is then the better it performs in cold weather, but as it's summer (well I saw the sun the other day ) it should be warm for a while now

Some info

 

[DVD-Man]

The main rule is never mix mineral and synthetic oil.

I wouldn't mix synths either to be honest. I am puzzled as to why they recommend 5w 30 cos my Focus needs that but it's a 16v, didn't thnk they did the old Ka's in anything but 8v.

Liam

 

[Wild Weasel]

The original KA used the old skool Fiesta engine, but they switched to the more modern Duratec engine from 2002 onwards.