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tasdrouille · 10-16-2009, 09:24 PM

You can do extended drain intervals with synthetics, that's the main advantage.

The 0w30 will only give you an advantage when the engine is cold, else it's the same viscosity. You should try 5w20 or even 0w20 instead.

10-16-2009, 09:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
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