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Oil
On 11/19/2017 04:55 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Xeno > wrote: >>On 19/11/2017 12:00 PM, The Real Bev wrote: >>> No problem. But I really want to know why 40-weight oil was a proper >>> choice in HOT weather (80mph on a slight uphill across the Mojave in >>> August, for example) a while back but now isn't even an option. >>> >>Engines have changed, emissions rules have tightened. > > Likely someone could make a 40-weight oil with the correct additive pack for > that engine, but nobody does, because it would be of very limited use. > There aren't a lot of people in the Mojave at any given time. HAH. Look at the traffic on I-210, I-10 and I-15 between LA and Las Vegas on a Friday afternoon! > They make the oil that is usable over the widest possible applications with > the correct additive pack. -- Cheers, Bev "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine. |
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