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by **cat007** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:35 pm

Ok so maybe I don't know as much about oils as I thought I did

But the manual for my diesel boat motor says to use SAE 20 oil.

I can't find this anywhere. All I can find are things like 15W30 etc....

Is a SAE20 type oil just an old term or?

by **d1 mule** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:58 pm

i think oils with numbers like that dont change viscosity with temp like regular oils do.

im fairly sure i was told to and used a sae30 mineral oil to run my motor in.

Website · by **Rick** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:59 pm

http://www.upmpg.com/tech_articles/motoroil_viscosity/

by **Jason T** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:06 pm

Click this link

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+a+SAE20+type+oil+just+an+old+term+or%3F

by **cat007** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:31 am

Jason T wrote:Click this link

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+a+SAE20+type+oil+just+an+old+term+or%3F

*yawn*

by **cat007** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:37 am

Rick wrote:http://www.upmpg.com/tech_articles/motoroil_viscosity/

Thanks. I understand now

Cheers
Hunt

by **CelicaGT8** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:10 pm

I know that in modern cars it can be very important, but i use to have a corolla with a 2E engine and the bearings were rooted, so i just put LS90 in it and it ran mint for ages

by **cat007** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:37 pm

Dam - I think I've just put the wrong oil in haha - the manual says SAE20 and I think I used 15W30

I guess that means it'll be a bit thicker once it's up to temp.....?

by **allencr** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:37 am

Didn't it specify DIESEL and some API code like 'SF/CG', besides the thickness/viscosity???
Diesel stuff has some different additives & specs, I think that's the main point & be surprised if they didn't have that as a priority before the viscosity.

by **cat007** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:53 am

allencr wrote:Didn't it specify DIESEL and some API code like 'SF/CG', besides the thickness/viscosity???
Diesel stuff has some different additives & specs, I think that's the main point & be surprised if they didn't have that as a priority before the viscosity.

Yeah it's diesel oil I used

by **sergei** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:52 am

Most of oils these days have API diesel rating (eg.: read on the bottle of Magnatec).

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