Oil viscocity [Was: SOMETHING STRANGE happened to my r/t]

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 13 1999 - 15:56:19 EST

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999 NVMYDakota@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/10/99 11:35:28 PM Mountain Standard Time,
> Dester223@aol.com writes:
>
> > so... basically 0w30 is a 30 weight oil? Isn't that supposed to be used
> for
> >
> > low temperatures?? I mean. EXTREMELY cold?
> > -Dester
>
> No 0W30 is still multi viscosity oil, not just one rating, but yes, it is
> made for the Cold... But hey, if it works, what the hell
> Greg

    I'm not 100% sure if this is right, but I *think* 0w30 means that
at cold temps, it acts like a 0 weight oil, but at high temps (what
"high" is, I don't know), it acts like a 30 weight.

                                              -Jon-

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