Why do people say weight when it’s viscosity?
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I could not agree more, like the whole "clip" vs "magizine Or "shells" vs "rounds" vs etc
If you know what the person is trying to say then the communication was effective. Move on with your life and try to to sweat the small things.
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But CVT fluid is an acceptable DEF fluid alternative, right?
Could be! Please try it and let us all know how it works out.
Some one asks me for a clip I am handing them a clip to load a magazine with. That term isn’t interchangeable.
I give them a paper clip.
I think the use of the word weight to describe grade may go back to when lubes were sold as light, medium and heavy or a combination like medium-heavy. Somewhere I have an old Socony Gargoyle can from Grandpa's service station with the grade listed as such.
Just the way some people are wired, I used to be similar but I’ve learned to let it go. Life is better not being as critical.
Each to their own.
That’s funny I am stealing it.I'm not going to refer to myself as overweight no more. From here on out, I'm overviscosity.
Seriously?
One syllable word.
or…
Four syllable word.
People choose the easy route.
One syllable word.
or…
Four syllable word.
People choose the easy route.
You are partially correct. The Xw numbers do very much in fact correlate to temperature in Celsius. But it’s a pumpability measurement at that temp -40C from that number.
A little study of the grade limits will make it obvious (and why 0w, 5w, etc. grades achieved with additives are pointless for someone who does not operate their engine in those low temps; they do not correlate to pumpability at higher temps).
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Kind of like clip versus magazine . Some people just can't help but correct others over it . I just use the correct term and move on .
My brother the engineer loves to play word games.
brother working on a sand buggy and I notice a new alternator.
Says to him "I see you have a new Generator on there."
my brother the wordsmith says" it isn't a Generator, it is an Alternator."
my smart ass says
" I've heard it said you can generate electricity but never heard anyone say they can alternate it.."
then I said " besides if we really want to be correct it is a alternating current generator."
I don't worry about any of it. its just a word.
I've known people who put DEF in the diesel tank.
good thing about CVT's is most of them are sealed.
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The same reason people interchange tolerance and clearance. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of what the W in an oil grade stands for and how they are indeed grades (like ABCD) and not specific weight values (like 1 pound).
It is not viscosity either, rather it is a grade that refers to a viscosity range. 30 grade is not 30 cSt KV100 C
I don't know the history behind the term "weight".
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