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Re: [Healeys] oil weight

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil weight
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:00:35 +0000 (UTC)
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Thread-topic: oil weight
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re: "The VIs are long chain polymers that, when cold, are in more-or-less in 
straight lines but 'curl up' when hot to increase the viscosity of the oil. " 

I might have that bass-ackwards. Didn't have time to look it up this morning. 

Bob 

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From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net> 
To: "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 7:47:33 AM 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] oil weight 

I'd stick with 10W-50 if you don't need the cold weather capability. The bigger 
the 'viscosity gap'--e.g. 5W-50 is 45, 10W-50 is 40, etc.--the more VIs 
(viscosity improvers) are added to a base oil. The VIs are long chain polymers 
that, when cold, are in more-or-less in straight lines but 'curl up' when hot 
to increase the viscosity of the oil. The bigger the 'gap' the lower the 
viscosity of the base oil--10W-50 might have a base viscosity of 7, for 
instance (just an example, I don't know the exact number)--and 5W-50 might be 
3, etc. The VIs get 'sheared' in use and the hot viscosity goes down as a 
result. At one time, at least, 10W-40 was recommended against by some car 
manufacturers (BMW, I think), though my father has used it for many years with 
no problems. 

I now use Valvoline VR-1 10W-50. Used Chevron 10W-50 for many years when it was 
available at Costco. 

Bob 


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00"><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">re: "The VIs are long chain polymers t=
hat, when cold, are in more-or-less in straight lines but 'curl up' when ho=
t to increase the viscosity of the oil. "<br></div><div aria-label=3D"Compo=
se body"><br></div><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">I might have that bass-=
ackwards.&nbsp; Didn't have time to look it up this morning.<br></div><div =
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ial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Bob Spidell" &lt;bspidell@c=
omcast.net&gt;<br><b>To: </b>"healeys" &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b=
>Sent: </b>Wednesday, June 10, 2015 7:47:33 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Heal=
eys] oil weight<br><div><br></div>I'd stick with 10W-50 if you don't need t=
he cold weather capability.&nbsp; The bigger the 'viscosity gap'--e.g. 5W-5=
0 is 45, 10W-50 is 40, etc.--the more VIs (viscosity improvers) are added t=
o a base oil.&nbsp; The VIs are long chain polymers that, when cold, are in=
 more-or-less in straight lines but 'curl up' when hot to increase the visc=
osity of the oil.&nbsp;&nbsp; The bigger the 'gap' the lower the viscosity =
of the base oil--10W-50 might have a base viscosity of 7, for instance (jus=
t an example, I don't know the exact number)--and 5W-50 might be 3, etc.&nb=
sp; The VIs get 'sheared' in use and the hot viscosity goes down as a resul=
t.&nbsp; At one time, at least, 10W-40 was recommended against by some car =
manufacturers (BMW, I think), though my father has used it for many years w=
ith no problems.<br> <br> I now use Valvoline VR-1 10W-50.&nbsp; Used Chevr=
on 10W-50 for many years when it was available at Costco.<br> <br> Bob<br> =
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