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Post by dtoots1 » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:30 am

general info question


I know most of these old gals are booked at the old non detergent 30 wt oils...
and i know that the modern oils are much more efficient in doing job....

question is....after rebuilding....surely we should be able to use the newer oils...like 5w30 etc instead of straight 30 wt not sure whether 10w30 would be better...just what is the difference between 5w and 10w????

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Post by Stan Disbrow » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:33 am

Hi,

I use 10w30. The difference is that 5 is thinner than 10.

The way the multigrade works is that it acts like whatever the lower number is in the cold, and like whatever the upper number is when hot.

Used to be we had to chase the oil from season to season. Use 30 in the summer, 20 in the spring and fall, 10 in the winter. Now we just use 10w30.

The W means Winter. The old range was from 10w to 50 and 10 thru 20 got the W.

Don't go below 10w even in the multigrades. 0w and 5w are for modern CNC made engines with really small clearances. These old girls ain't that! ;)

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Post by dtoots1 » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:13 am

that is the answer i needed....5w thinner than 10w....and the rest makes sense..

i knew someone out there had answer!

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Post by Lavoy » Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:57 am

Little colder up here, but I run 0W-30 Mobil 1 in most of mine.
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Post by notmeu » Thu Apr 27, 2017 12:12 pm

I have been running 10W30 full synthetic for years with no issues at all.
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Post by dtoots1 » Thu Apr 27, 2017 12:45 pm

considering western pa and ohio bout the same.....gonna go with the 10w30..though i have seen it get to 20 below hereabouts

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Post by pop pop » Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:23 pm

winter??? :lol:
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Post by notmeu » Thu Apr 27, 2017 2:05 pm

pop pop wrote:winter??? :lol:
Ha ha, pop pop!!!! It's finally warming up here in PA!
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Post by Stan Disbrow » Fri Apr 28, 2017 4:40 am

Hi,

Yup. Winter. It is that four week period here from mid January to mid February. :P

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