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Old 05-17-2012, 10:28 AM   #20
seningen
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Originally Posted by Kenny Boxster View Post
10-40 is a great weight for your climate, especially summer time. As a matter of fact, I feel that using 0w or even 5w would be too thin. Down here in Texas, with hot ass temperatures of 93F+ a day and three months straight of 100F+ we have Porsche enthusiasts that use 15w-20w-40-50. I personally use 10w-40 high mileage in my car, and have never had a problem. Was actually looking to see if I could find me some 15w-50.
I run either 15W-50 in the winter and 20W-50 in the summer.

Mike
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