

| Subject: | Re: mixing oils? |
| From: | Dana Morphew |
| Date: | Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:31:19 -0700 |
I just mixed 2 1/2 qts. of Chevron Delo 400 15w40, 1 1/2 qts. of Chevron 10w30, and 1/2 qt. of Shell Rotella T 5w40 synthetic. This is with a 1.8 l. RV inline four. When I do something like this I monitor it at the dipstick after each ride until I'm satistied that all's well. Dana On 24 Sep 2003 at 10:24, Matthew wrote: > I changed oil last night but I had to use oil that was left over from > other oil changes. It was all new oil but some was 10W-30, some was > 20W-50, and the other was something else in viscosity. All was the same > oil mfg...quaker state. Is there any problem with mixing viscosities as > long as the oil is the same mfg? > > -matthew, a chemist at that! >
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