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Re: Which weight oil 10-40 or 20-50 for hot summer (archive)
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Posted by Bob on July 22, 2001 at 00:52:31:

In Reply to: Which weight oil 10-40 or 20-50 for hot summers..I posted by donpeak on July 21, 2001 at 20:42:17:


If you ask, most any parts house can order cases of 20W50 in most any brand. Turbo rated oils tend to withstand higher temps without coking as well.

Synthetic is superior for some uses, but for most applications synthetic is a waste of money, IMHO. I'd rather use dino oil and drain out contaminants more often.

Bob

am confused that so many stores only carry 10-40 weights
and my manual says 20-50 is needed at temperatures over
90 degrees (F). and its hard to buy 20-50 in a lot of
brands.




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