Re: Dino juice/Synthetic Lg Viscosity Ranges:good or bad?

[Robert Phillips <r3rfp@dax.cc.uakron.edu>]

On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, gkaufman wrote:

> I've heard that a wide viscousity range can cause coking problems and that
> you should use a viscosity index with the narrowest possible range for your
> climate.  Can anyone verify this?  Thx.  glenn

I don't know about the coking, as I don't have much experience with 
turbos, but the narrowest range possible is the best.  For example, 15W50 
is better than 5W50 due to the reduced "springy sprongy" polymers. 
(Warning, Anthropologist on board!)

I can't remember what they're called, but there are long string-like 
polymers that allow an oil to have such a wide viscosity range.  The 
fewer, the better.

Robert Phillips
The University of Akron Sociology Department-------Akron, Ohio
1987 Audi 4000S, 1.8L 4-cyl, FWD-----SOLO II D-Street Prepared