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Re: New, Thinner Motor Oil Question
Posted to Industry Issues Forum on 9/6/2017 1 Reply

It takes about 5psi to activate the latch pin for the lost motion feature on the valve lifter for multi displacement system engines. This turns a V8 into a V4. Those engines were designed around 5/20 engine oil.

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