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Old 02-10-2004, 02:57 PM   #6
302 LX Eric
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Originally posted by RoadWarrior
In the summer i usually run Mobil 1 15w-50, and in the winter usually mobil 1 5w-30. Just out of curiousity 302LX eric why do you run winter oil. I take it that you run that just when its cold out?
I run the 0W-30 because it offers great protection when it's really cold out, and yet I still get a nice 30 weight oil for when the engine is running warm/hot in the summer. Plus it's a full synthetic so I don't feel a need to step up to something as thick as a 50 weight oil.

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