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hello, i am @ ft. drum, ny today and it is around 5 degrees and -10 with wind chill
i went to put a quart of oil in the engine that i had in the trunk
when i opened it and tried to pour, it came out thicker than syrup
what is a good cold weather oil to use so i dont damage my engine
thanks
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hello, i am @ ft. drum, ny today and it is around 5 degrees and -10 with wind chill
i went to put a quart of oil in the engine that i had in the trunk
when i opened it and tried to pour, it came out thicker than syrup
what is a good cold weather oil to use so i dont damage my engine
thanks
Obviously any oil will be thicker at 5 deg than it is at 70 deg...what weight oil do you typically use in the vehicle?
As the other folks have said, either a 5w-30 or 0w-30 will work well for you. 5w-30 is Nissan's recommended viscosity for your engine, year-round. Nissan does not recommend 10w-30 if the temps dip below zero deg F. Also, generally speaking, synthetic oils typically have lower pour points than their petroleum counterparts.
Last edited by talkinghorse; 01-03-2009 at 07:13 AM.
You're talking Celsius, however. I suspect wind chill is irrelvant to oil as wind chill just makes it feel colder. -10 to -12 Celsius equates to +12 to +14 Fahrenheit.
I use 0w30 synthetic (Esso Extra XD3) and I live in the same general area as the poster quoted below.
QUOTE=96blkonblkse;6790700]5W30 should be fine. Factoring in wind chill we've gotten down to -21, while the temperature was hovering around -10 to -12.
You're talking Celsius, however. I suspect wind chill is irrelvant to oil as wind chill just makes it feel colder. -10 to -12 Celsius equates to +12 to +14 Fahrenheit.
I use 0w30 synthetic (Esso Extra XD3) and I live in the same general area as the poster quoted below.
Whether the temperature is measured in Fahrenheit or Celcius, wind chill is only for the human body -- not for motor oil. The only effect that a big wind-chill difference will have on motor oil in an engine is to cool the engine much faster after that engine is turned off. But the actual temperature controls.
The molecules in motor oil only see the actual temperature of the location and that is the temperature that determines how easily the motor oil will flow (in the engine or out of a bottle). And most synthetic motor oils will exhibit better flow characteristics for a given motor oil weight than the comparable dino oil of the same weight.
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