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Old 02-04-2017, 03:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If you see how much thinner Green Oil is compared to regular 0W20 at 40°C already, you'll appreciate how enormous the difference must be when it is really cold.

The valves are clattering in the cold because the oil is too thick to lubricate them properly... in that respect Green Oil is much better for your engine than the other stuff.

Nicer running and lower idle in the cold, that was what I found with Green Oil. I want it again for my next batch, as it went back to higher idling when cold on regular oil.
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