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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Availability of 10w40 Mobil1
Message-ID: <2414@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 17:53:15 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 17:53:15 1985
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> In article <2398@amdahl.UUCP> ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems) writes:
> >My car manual says ~' Use 10W40'.  So I want to use 10w40.
> >Mobil 1 comes in 5w30 and 15w50.  (I think...)
> >Could I get 10w40 by mixing equal parts of each?
> 
> No need to. The spec sheet for Mobil 1 10w-30 says that it could be used in
> applications requiring 10w-40.  I believe that is because at the higher
> temperatures, it does not thin out as fast as regular oil.

And I think it is because Mobil doesn't want the expense of starting
up another product line.  But regardless of cause; *My manual says
to use 10w40*.  I *WANT* 10w40.  Not something someone thinks is
close enough.  Can I get it by mixing the other weights?

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E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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