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Re: [ST] Why Synthetic Oil?



In a previous email, colt4530@xxxxxxxxxxx stated:

> I think you are correct!  That would explain the prohibition of 0W and 5W
> oils as well as 10W-50 oils.  The viscosity modifiers are the first to
> breakdown.

Certainly! If 50W dropped 10 points to 40W and 40W dropped 10 points
then it stands to reason that 5W would drop to -5W and 0W would drop to
- -10W! YIKES! I certainly don't want to find out what occurs when that
happens!


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Steve "Devil Dawg" Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA, Earth

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been
much of a day."
            -- John A. Wheeler


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