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Subject:Re: Engine Starting Problem
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Tue, 25 Feb 2014 22:48:33 -0700

Karl

        The number before the "W", be it 0,5,10,15,20 or whatever, has Little to No effect on the how the Internals of a Warm Engine Wear, it is

the Number After the "W" that comes into play in a Warm Engine or in a Warm Climate ~ I live in a WarmClimate & have always run 5W40 in my

H2OBoxers & have never had it cause any issues. Most of the ReallyDestructineWear that occurs in an Eng' happens during WarmUp so using an

Oil with a LowerNumber Before the "W" will cause MuchLessWear on an Eng' over the LongHaul due Largely to the fact that that Thinner ColdOil

can get into the TightSpots MuchEasier&Quicker ~ 

                                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 25 Feb , 2014, at 4:38 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:

> Possibly at the cost of a blown engine if in a warm climate!
> 
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
> 
>> On Feb 25, 2014, at 3:57 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>> 
>> If you Switch to a 10 or 5 or even 0W** Oil that ColdLifterSyndrome will most probably be diminished or
>> 
>> may even go away completely ~