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Re: Oil Viscosity, 'W' ? ?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 2/27/2001 1 Reply

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You're good! The "W" does stand for winter.

As far as the SAE viscosity grades are concerned, at "cold temperatures" a straight 5W oil is the same as a 5W-30. Similarly, at "high temperatures" a str... Login to read more.

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