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Subject:Re: Oil Suggestions
From:Allan Streib
Date:Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:46:00 -0400

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:45 -0400, "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> 20W50 in my experience is crap below zero.

Castrol 20W50 is a conventional oil, if you were using Mobil-1 15W50 in the same situation your experience would have been very different, it flows much better in cold temperatures than conventional.

That said, if your winters included extended periods of sub-zero temperatures, using a lighter oil would certainly be reasonable.

Allan
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