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1996 850 AWD Oil viscosity?

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Post by BlackBart »

Straight temp, not wind chill?

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Still today - And up to -39!
A whole lot less fun with any wind, fer.sure...
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Walking speed is too much wind chill.
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BEJinFbk wrote: 27 Jan 2024, 14:07 This morning just before 8:00...
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Nothing but Mobil 1 5w-30 and Chevron Supreme.
(Only 90 octane here, but ZERO corn syrup ).
At least 6 hours of plug-in time if she’s outside.
And she’ll get to run for at least a half hour before she rolls.

Or the heated garage - Strongly Preferred!
Good Mother of God……..

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Post by Randomnamegenerator »

Wow, I thought the winter was rough Germany. We had a couple of weeks below 0 but now it's starting to feel like spring is around the corner.

I ended up going for 5w40.

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