Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 04:02:36 GMT From: Riff <turbospgnopsamsouth.net> Subject: Re: 5W50 synthetic oil grade
0w-30 if I go to 30, but the 5w50 is good anywhere performance, hot or cold. Mark Cooper Valentine wrote: > > Unless your coolong systems are inadequate or defective, there is no reason > to use any oil "heavier" than 10w-30. Mobil makes a great 5W-30 if you > want -30F pumpability. I used to swear by 20W50 oils for summer protection > too. Then I listened to some engineers and was "converted". > > woof > > Radek <radeknopsamr.ca> wrote in article > <iO%u2.46$7Y.239804nopsamRead.Toronto.iSTAR.net>... > > Has anyone heard about problems with using the 5W50 synthetic oil? It > > sounds like the perfect solution for Eastern Canada - cold winters and > hot > > summers. However, the old rule of thumb was to avoid oils with too wide > a > > range. I will be grateful for opinions and possible warnings. Thanks is > > advance. > > Radek. > > > > > >