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To: rickmichaels

I thought oil is very thick at subzero temp


78 posted on 02/26/2015 4:15:03 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: Raycpa

Depends on the oil “weight” rating.

The 0W-XX grades are pretty thin even at -20F

We used to run tests on tank transmissions with 0W20 synthetic oil at -40F because the Army figured they might wind up fighting the Soviet Union in winter sometime.


80 posted on 02/26/2015 4:19:18 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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