Subject: RE: Oil pressure
Author: Eric Lamberts
Date: Jul 9, 2001, 8:02 AM
Post ID: 1707420089
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Chris Berry wrote:
| Pete- Modern multiweight oils are made to work backwards from conventional wisdom...heat makes a higher viscosity, cold makes a lower viscosity. Even though it doesn't make sense, you need more viscosity at higher temps for more protection and lower viscosity at cold temps for easier starting and faster lubing of engine parts. |
Not an argument, but an observation. The multivis's sure seem to have
lower viscosity when they are warm, when I pour some in the middle of
winter it's like syrup. In summer much more liquid. What you say makes
sense--they are supposed to be like 20W when cold and 50W when hot..
Hmm. Even straight 50W is thin when hot.
Any0one have some illumination???
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