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INTRODUCTION
Engineoil
Engineoilhasbeenspeciedasperitsperformanceclassicationandviscosityclassication.
Performanceclassicationunder:
AmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)
Viscosityclassication
Theambienttemperatureandtypeofoperationsatthe
placewherethemachinewillbeusedaredecisivein
determiningSocietyofAutomotiveEngineers(SAE)
viscosityclass.
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Exceedingthelowtemperaturelimitwillnotcauseen-
ginedamage;butmaycausesomestartingdifculties.
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Itisconvenienttouseuniversalmulti-rangeoilstoavoid
theneedtochangeoilduetoambienttemperature.
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Itispossibletouseasyntheticengineoiliftheper-
formanceandviscosityclassicationsoftheoilcorre-
spondtotherecommendedmineraloils.
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Theoilchangeintervalsusedmustbethesameas
thoseformineraloils.
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Tomakestartingattemperaturesbelow0°C(32°F)
easier,theenginemanufacturerrecommendsSAE
10W-30oil.
NOTICE:Donotallowtheuppertemperaturelimittobe
exceededforlongperiodsoftimeasthiswillreducethe
capabilitiesoftheoil.WhenusingoilAPICG-4/SH,the
oilchangeintervalmustbereducedbyhalf,i.e.125h.
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