I grew up next to Lake Erie in Ohio and had a 73' VW Beetle during my junior and senior years of high school in the 90's. I ran Castrol 30W year round.
What is the thickest oil you've ran in the winter?
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10w30 would have been my thickest oil.
now it is 5w30 . Not much difference.
now it is 5w30 . Not much difference.
10"W" 40 in a SAAB. Big starter motor, no problem.
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70's and 80' ran quaker state 10w40 ( and they all ran well with it)...
Ran some mineral Quaker State 10w-40 in my old '91 Stanza in northern NJ back in the mid 90s.
Fast forward 20 years, and I'm still running 10w-40, although it's synthetic this time.
Fast forward 20 years, and I'm still running 10w-40, although it's synthetic this time.
Castrol GTX 20W50, in the '80s-and winters were a LITTLE colder back then!
5W50 but I don't think winters here really count.
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5W50 but I don't think winters here really count.
+1, but ran it during Canadian winters in my 98 Sienna. Had no issues.
5W50 but I don't think winters here really count.
+1, but ran it during Canadian winters in my 98 Sienna. Had no issues.
20 W 50 in a 87 Dodge D 100 318 for 25 years. Sold still running good.
GTX 20W-50, Edge 10W-60 and Penrite 20W-60
But my Australian winters don't count, they are fairly warm.
The thinnest oil I have ever used in summer is the oil I am using right now, M1 5W30, my very first ILSAC oil. I know !!! .... Just call me Tig2 (meant as a compliment)
But my Australian winters don't count, they are fairly warm.
The thinnest oil I have ever used in summer is the oil I am using right now, M1 5W30, my very first ILSAC oil. I know !!! .... Just call me Tig2 (meant as a compliment)
20W-50 year round. SAE 30 year round. SAE 40 year round.
Trop-Artic 50 Racing oil year round back in the day in clearanced motors
Trop-Artic 50 Racing oil year round back in the day in clearanced motors
Valvoline Maxlife blend SM 10w40 in the "winter tank" 97' Bonneville of mine few years back when it was -12F for 4 days
I used to run GTX 20-50 year round in an early VW bug. More recently M1 0w-40 European Formula in an 08 Jeep Wrangler.
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Mobil 1 10w40 HM in the 1970 Beetle right now, it's had it for 19 months or so.
Had MaxLife 10w40 in my 96' Chevy pickup with a 350
But this is Phoenix, it gets to 30 occasionally.
Had MaxLife 10w40 in my 96' Chevy pickup with a 350
But this is Phoenix, it gets to 30 occasionally.
Probably 10w40 in various old school diesels. Both 1.9 XUD
15-50 M1 in my 1991 318is
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