Studebaker 1950 Commander User Manual

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dep ending on the condit ion of the oil as affected by oper ating
and a tmosphe ri c c ond i tions.
ENGINE OIL VISCOSITY " Engi ne oil viscosity" is a
term which indicates, broa dly, the "body" of the oil to be
used in
your engine, alt hough other scien tific c onsiderations
ente r i nto assi gnin g viscosity num b ers to oil.
Gene
rally sp eak ing, you use a thin oil hi wi nter be-
cause it flo ws mo re fre ely in cold temp e ratures th an a thick
oil. Sin ce, as st ated above, th e oil in your car's crankcase ,
if of good quality, will be useful for m any hundreds of
miles, it is i mpract ical to ch ange oil more of t en th an Deces-
sary. T heref ore, we list be low the vis cosities of engin e qil
reco
mmended for your car at lowest prev ailing t emperat ure
ge nerally expect ed in your locality d urin g the various sea -
I ' ''" sons of the year .
LOWEST TEMPERATURE
OIL
AN TICIPA TED " R~COMMENDATION
+32
0
F . (0
0
C.)
S.A .E. 30
+ 10
0
F. (-12 . 20 C.)
S.A.B:'. 20
, - 10
0
F. ( ~ - 23 . 3° C.)
S.A .E . 10- l0W Or 10 W
Most
of t he higher priced ~otor oils sold today conta in
che mical detergents which hold extremely small part icles
of carbo n or other ' foreign matte r in susp ens ion.' l \'[ any of
the part icles a re so sm all th at they flow thr o ugh th e oil
filters
with the oil an d rem ai n in su spension. For this reaso n,
oil
which is perf ectly good f or l ubrication pur poses ' :may
be discolored
when seen on the oil le ve l g age . With such
oils the need for an oil cha nge should be gov erned , by the
mileage the oil has been used and the dust cond~tions
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pr eval ent dur ing t hat milea ge . As long as the oil ~ ~ t~illS
a "slick " qu ality and good body, it is gen er ally satisfactory.
f· ,
U nde r ave r age driving conditions oil should be cha~g~~
at 2500 to 3000 mile (4023 to 4828 km .) interval s. .J ,; '
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Studebaker 1950 Commander Specifications

General

Brand	Studebaker
Model	1950 Commander
Category	Automobile
Language	English