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Old 02-18-2012, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by barry123400 View Post
The oils viscosity is much thicker when cold. It will rob some power...
I would consider this fact and use 5w40 synthetic oil instead of the 15w40.

Many folks have reported to having more power in the mornings when they switched.

And as stated previously, idling does not warm up the motor, only driving it does.


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