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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Default What type of oil for winter is recc.
I'm getting ready to change my oil and was wondering what do y'all recommend for winter oil? I run shell 15-40 right now


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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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i just stick with 15- 40 year round.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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I run 15w-40 all year around and have no trouble with it.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Same... I run chevron delo 15w40 all year...
 
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 09:13 PM
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Sweet thanks guys.


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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 12:11 AM
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If you live in a really cold climate I would switch to a 5W-40 full synthetic. When I lived in Wyoming it was the only way to get mine to even think about turning over.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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I live in Ohio, not to cold but it does get in to single digits


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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 10:19 AM
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15w 40 rotella T...... run it year round for about five years in co where it is cold cold in the mornings.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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I run Delo 15W-40, even with it being in the negatives last winter, I had no issues.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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I run 15w-40 even when it drops down to 39*
 
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