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Re: What engine oil should be used on my car?
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Tue, 25 November 2003 12:23
 
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| dingaling wrote on Tue, 25 November 2003 23:16 |
i thought 5w-50 was thinner oil than 10w-30? or is it the other way around?
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at the same temperature, a higher number is thicker. so a 50 is thicker than a 30.
the W is the winter number, ie what the viscosity is when cold.
i think a 5 weight oil at low temps is similar to a 50 weight when hot.... so a 5W50 has farily consistent viscosity,
whereas a 20W50 is thick when cold and thins as it warms up.
a 5W-50 is thinner when cold and thicker when hot, than a 10W-30
Cya, Stewart
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