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Subject:Re: Motor Oil
From:David Marshall
Date:Sun, 6 Dec 1998 11:05:10 -0800

I use 10w40 for winter driving.  Temps can go down to -40 and I have few
problems.  I suppose one could use 15w40 but I feel it is too thick on the
initial startup at those temps.

At 12:02 06/12/98 -0500, Jason M. Yasment wrote:
>Question:  In San Diego I used 20W50 in my 1.9 waterboxer.  Now that I'm
in the NE what weight should I use for the winter?  I tried to put the
vehicle up for the winter but there is no way for my wife and I to coexist
with one car.  I plan on using Mobil1 synthetic.

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