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Question:
What is SAE?
What does SAE stand for?
-- RT Milchor, Jacksonville, FL
Answer:
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 back bottle labels above the UPC (universal product code).
