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Re: Healthy oil or not, 5W20. Is lighter better?
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 7/18/2002 16 Replies

Great advice.

I too tend towards thinner oils. Why? They're less power robbing, they create a better windage cloud (for lubricating those things not pressure fed) they flow better, allowing oil when it's most needed: On dry cold starts.

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