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Humming after oil change

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I'm just wondering I was due Ito do a service on V6 VZ commodore so yesterday abit over due oil was very dark and engine was abit noisy so i did a service (Oil and filter) and the engine was nice and quiet the internet says 5w30 but I had 15w40 in the shed that I used this morning car on sounded great when it was cold I didn't notice any weird noise when ingot to work but tonight on my way home I noticed there is a humming kind of sound coming from the engine when I was almost home could this be caused by the wrong oil should I drain it and refill with the thinner oil??
Will this damage /blow up if I continue to use the oil in it ? Help!!
 

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5-30 is what should be in there as the books tell you.
 

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first number means outside temp, 30 the key word, those motors have smaller ports so 40 wont flow as fast also is it mineral or synthetic. I would change it.
 

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It won’t blow up , but do another change and use 5W 30
 

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Use a full synthetic also.
 

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Was it raining maybe your belt got wet
 
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