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Re: Engine oil 5w20 VS 5w30
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 4/10/2012

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The key is "In most cases", "low HTHS", "by itself" and "significant" are a lot of important qualifiers.

A 5W-20 will have a dynamic viscosity of no more than 2.6 cP @ 302F and a kinematic viscosit... Login to read more.