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viridionplague · 03-27-2012

the reason i brought up the oil is that after reading that article 20w50 seemed really thick. ive also never heard of anyone running 20w50 before. guess im an oil newb.

the article recommends using the thinnest oil possible as long as you do have some oil pressure. thinner oil flows more at pressure and it is the flow of the oil that lubricates and cools. also all engine oil performs the same for the most part at full temp, but thicker oils cause significantly more wear on start up.

givin all the the issues with frying turbo's and other oil related problems, and the articles detailed bias towards thinner oils i thought maybe a thick oil could be part of the problem.

03-27-2012	#124
viridionplague Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Blaine Drives: 1991 talon tsi, 1991 stealth Posts: 788	Re: 1991 talon 500 hp project the reason i brought up the oil is that after reading that article 20w50 seemed really thick. ive also never heard of anyone running 20w50 before. guess im an oil newb. the article recommends using the thinnest oil possible as long as you do have some oil pressure. thinner oil flows more at pressure and it is the flow of the oil that lubricates and cools. also all engine oil performs the same for the most part at full temp, but thicker oils cause significantly more wear on start up. givin all the the issues with frying turbo's and other oil related problems, and the articles detailed bias towards thinner oils i thought maybe a thick oil could be part of the problem.