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Is it bad to mix oil brands?

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Old 01-18-2010, 03:26 PM
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Is it bad to mix oil brands?

So, my car has a very minor leak...until I am able to deal with it (changing oil pan), I would like to just keep my oil level up. However, I am not sure what oil brand the dealer used...and when I called them, they don't know either...I just know it was 5W30.

So let's say they used 5W30 of Mobile One oil...could I add a bit of 5W30 of another brand?
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Re: Is it bad to mix oil brands?

not a problem
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