Less internal viscous friction = not good for older type engines
with their larger clearances on bearings, pistons, etc.
Thomas
Hall, Phillip wrote:
> OOPS - to increase fuel mileage. Thinner oil, less internal viscous
> friction.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: snyler [SMTP:marc@animalfirm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 6:20 PM
> To: Hall, Phillip
> Subject: Re: FW: OT engine oil and Ford
>
> Hall, Phillip wrote
>
> >Hey listers - a little OT for the day.
> >
> >Ford will begin shipping most new cars out starting in 2001 model
> year with
> >5W- 20 in the crank case - according to Lube's N Greases magazine.
> The
> >exceptions will be the 5.0L vehicles, 4.0 SUV's and 2.5L Ranger.
> The move
> >is to lower fuel mileage an average of 0.6 percent for their fleet.
>
> Phil,
> Do they want to lower or raise fuel mieage? Is this a typo, or
> is
> there a reason to want to lower fuel milage?
>
> curious,
> -marc t.
> The book is great, BTW :-)
>
>
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