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      04-25-2023, 12:27 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by RockCrusher View Post
While you may have zero interest in running 0w-30 oil too bad your engine can't voice an opinion. 0W-XX oil offers better oil flow at cold start and during cold idle. That's important. And if the engine could talk I'm sure it would agree.

I still recall years ago on a Porsche forum some owners were voicing the opinion 0w-40 oil (the factory fill) was *too thin*. And switched to 5w-40 oil. An oil viscosity which Porsche happened to approve of but not at temperatures below -17F (-25C). Some owners learned the hard way how important oil flow at cold temperatures is when their car engines suffered cylinder/piston damage from insufficient oil due to used 5w-40 oil.
When you're talking about driving cars below NEGATIVE 17F, you have to realize your point is becoming moot.
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