James Ballen wrote: > It's a 5w-40, which I know isn't right for the WBX, although it seems to run fine... > I am in the Bay Area, CA...so the temperatures are pretty moderate. The 5W-40 (5 Winter 40) just means that in cold weather a cold engine will see it as 5 weight and when the engine is warm it'll see it as 40 weight. At operating temperature, the engine wouldn't be able to tell the difference between that and 10W-40. In northern Maine winters I'll use a 5W-50 or even a 0W-50 synthetic as, at our minus temperatures, the engine wouldn't start otherwise. Mike |
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