Tom Stone wrote: > The original requester is from Illinois. No way will his van start on a > below zero degree morning with 20 W 50. And if he tries, there is a real good > chance he'll blow the oil cooler seal. 10 W 30 works well in winter. I'll second this. If you look at the charts, 20W50 has a "minimum pumping point" of 15 degrees F. Below that it's too thick to pump into the engine properly. I used to run 20W50 in the summer and 10W40 in the winter in my aircooled bus.
-- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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