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20W-50 in SL1?
On 1 Mar 2006 05:29:13 -0800, "
> wrote: >I use strictly 5w30 mobile one and have had excellent results. No oil >consumption at all since I loosened and retorqued the valve cove >gaskets.. I will use 5w30 in winter but never in summer. By its nature 5w30 has more VI in it (Viscosity Improver) and it is the VI that can cook out in a hot engine and gum up the rings. With SYN oil VI is not much of a issue but it is with dino oil. |
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20W-50 in SL1?
Joe wrote:
>>Does it blow Blue Smoke on hard acceleration or hard deceleration? > > > Blue? Hmm... How about dirty gray... Hard acceleration above 5,000 RPM > would be my guestimate without actually testing it. > > And... It seems to have stopped since I put in the 20W50. I predict your next post will be titled "Parting out a Saturn SL1" -- Posted with OS/2 Warp 4.52 and IBM Web Browser v2.0.5 |
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