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Description of Letter Code on Lubricants

04/08/2015 3:27 AM

Dear Friends;

Normally some letter codes are mentioned on the containers of lubricants such as

0W-30

5W-30

10W-30

10W-40

etc

What are the meaning of these letter codes?

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Re: Description of letter code on lubricants

04/08/2015 3:57 AM

Too easy an internet search that is.

But if you have to know:

http://www.driverstechnology.co.uk/oils.htm

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04/08/2015 11:40 AM

Thank you, great link.
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Re: Description of Letter Code on Lubricants

04/08/2015 9:49 AM

W means winter.

The rest is an easy search.
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04/08/2015 11:00 AM

I thought it meant witticaster. I guess I was wrong.

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Re: Description of Letter Code on Lubricants

04/09/2015 6:35 AM

"W means winter"??? gosh durn it I thought it meant Water, I thought those were recipes...10 parts Water - to 40 parts Oil.

No wonder my Cavalier is making funny noises....whenever it does start...

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