

| Subject: | Bentley on Oils (was: Summer oil recommendation) |
| From: | Noto-Gaudette |
| Date: | Fri, 28 May 1999 08:47:41 -0400 |
The Bentley manual does not offer info on synthetic oil weights. The oil viscosity chart on p. 17 is a bar graph; I've typed, below, the approximate outdoor temperature ranges in degrees specified for all the oil grades shown in the chart (in degrees, of course): SAE 40: +64 - +102 F (+20 - +40 C) SAE 30: +32 - +85 F (0 - +29 C) SAE 20/W20: +13 - +49 F (-10 - +9 C) SAE10W: -9 - +21 F (-22 - -4 C) SAE 20W-50 AND SAE 20W-40: +12 - +83 F (-8 - +28 C) SAE 15W-50 AND SAE 15W-40: +2 - +83 F (-10 - +28 C) SAE 10W-30 -2 - +55 F (-21 - +14 C) SAE5W-20 AND SAE 5W-30: -20 - -10 F (-28 - -9 C) No info available for other grades. I notice that their doesn't seem to be a single oil recommendation that covers New England's three seasons--or even just Summer; from May through September we experience temps ranging from "frost" to 100+ F (today, 70's). Even July dips to 60 F now and then, from June to Sept. temps well above 85 F are commonplace. Thoughts? George 83-1/2 Westie
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