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Old 10-05-2011, 05:56 PM   #2 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Both my vehicles are rear wheel drive and the thinnest I would try is a synthetic 70w80 or 70w85.
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There is even a 75w60 weight, kind of different. Too bad it only come in 5 gallon buckets at a cost of $220.
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