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MG TD TF 1500 - Trivia 10W30

I have a trivia question for all. You have a quart of oil on your shelf marked 10W30, what does the “W” mean? I’m 62 years old have a 1951 mg td, 1959 MGA, 1979 Corvette and didn’t have the correct answer. Also I am the Finance Director at a local Mercedes dealership and gear head for many years. The only technician that answered correctly was the youngest one. I only know the answer because I read one of the many awesome articles by the MGA Guru. You can find the answer by a simple “Google” search.

Dave
david kirkpatrick

dave, a quick google search says the society of automotive engineers says that for multi weight oil the "W" stands for winter. as in W oil is for low temperature use. the oil meets the requirements for 10 weight oil in cold temperatures and 30 weight oil in warm temperatures.

regards, tom

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tom peterson

This thread was discussed on 06/08/2013

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