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Synthetic Oil... 850 1994

posted by  davidm on  Wed May 29 01:16 CST 2002
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I think only the 0-weight Mobil1 is synthetic, the rest of the Mobil1's are hydrocracked dino oils. Syntec isn't a true synthetic either. For anyone south of the arctic circle, the higher number is the important figure (30, 40, 50) as it represents flow characteristics/viscosity at normal operating temperatures. The low number refers to characteristics in cold engine conditions. And 0W will flow better than 5 W or 10W in very cold weather.
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(98 S70 T5SE misc mods, mostly lighting) (92 940GLE)






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