mgs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Winter oil

To: Carl W French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
Subject: Re: Winter oil
From: Phil <jello@ida.net>
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 19:10:11 -0700
If you're willing to pay the money, you could go synthetic and get a 5W50 or
even a 0W40 motor oil.  These should give you both good cold viscosity and
warm.

Carl W French wrote:

>   This is the first winter my car will not off the road for some major
> work. I plan on using it off and on during the winter. I have noticed that
> it does turn harder and the oil pressure is lower when below 25f.
> Would I help/not hurt the situation if I went to a lower viscosity oil for
> the dead of winter? Maybe 5-30 or something else. Thoughts?
>
> Carl French
> 67B
> 80B

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>