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 | 11/02/2010 | | | Motor oil probably handles more tasks within an engine than any other component, fluid or material. Some of the key motor oil tasks are to protect the engine by lubricating its moving parts, cool crit... |
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| 10/21/2010 | | | SAE stands for the Society of Automotive Engineers. It classifies motor oils according to certain viscosities and very general temperature ranges at which they can be used. The acronym appears on the ... |
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| 10/20/2010 | | | From a viscosity standpoint, a 0W-40 oil will have a higher viscosity at high temperatures than a 0W-30 oil, while having the same viscosity properties at low temperatures. |
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| 09/22/2010 | | Is Adding ATF to Motor Oil Good Advice? | | I have seen this advice before, and I have been following it for years. The advice is to add one quart of ATF to the engine oil every change. Would you please tell me if this right or wrong? |
| | Today’s engine oils are specifically formulated to meet the needs of an engine’s complex operating conditions. Automatic transmission fluids are designed for a completely different piece of hardware ... |
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| 07/30/2010 | | What are Friction Modifiers? | | Please explain what Friction Modifiers means? Example: Mobil 1 Synthetic Gear Lube LS 75W-90. So LS means it has more Friction Modifiers. Does "Friction Modifiers" mean it has more slippery for LSD's ... |
| | Friction modifiers are designed to do what the name implies, they modify friction. In the case of a Limited Slip Differential (LSD), the friction modifiers are designed to modify the friction characte... |
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