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RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE
OILS
,
FOR
BEST FUEL ECONOMY AND COLD STARTING, SELECT THE LOWEST
SAE VISCOSITY GRADE OIL
FOR
THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE.
HOT
WEATHER
”F
t
100
;il
+
20
D
COLD
J
I
“C
t
38
t
27
t
16
t4
-7
-
18
WEATHER
LABELS
SAE
!TW-30
PREFERRED
IF
NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE 1OW-30
GRADE
OILS
ARE AVAILABLE, SAE
30
GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES
ABOVE
40
DEGREES
F
(4
DEGREES
C).
ANY OTHER GRADE
OIL
NOT RECOMMENDED
DO NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE
2OW-50
OR
As shown in the chart,
SAE
5W-30
is best for your
vehicle. However, you can use
SAE
1OW-30
if it’s going
to be
0
“F
(-
18
“C) or above. These numbers on an oil
container show its viscosity, or thickness. ,Do not use
other viscosity oils, such as SAE
1OW-40
or
SAE
If
you cannot find oils with the new “starburst” symbol
on the front
of
the container, you should look for and
use oils containing the following three things:
SHor SG
I
‘I
I
i
20W-50.
“SH’
or “SG” must be on the oil container, either by
itself or combined with other quality designations,
such as “SH/CD,” “SH,SG,CD,” “SG/CD.” etc.
These letters show American Petroleum Institute
(API) levels of quality.
SAE
5W-30
Energy Conserving
I1
Oils with these words
on
the container will help you
save fuel.
These three things are usually included in a doughnut
shaped logo (symbol) on most containers.
If
you cannot
find oils with the “starburst” symbol, you should
look
for oils with the doughnut shaped symbol, containing
the three things noted above.
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