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Re: alfa-digest V7 #658



In a message dated 4/23/99 7:51:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<<  Is the 5-50 too
 thin and really just a winter oil? Thanks bob Brooks                         
>>

Bob,
The oil engineers warn about using an oil that covers more than 30 points in 
a high revving engine.  The viscosity enhancers are very long chain polymers 
that tend to break down through the mechanical shearing of the oil at high 
rpm, leaving you with a very low viscosity base stock .  I'd stay with the 
20-50.
										
					Bill
								

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