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Old 09-01-2017, 11:58 AM
DieselPaul DieselPaul is offline
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Originally Posted by Hogweed View Post
my mechanic friend had a very negative opinion about 10w40 oil.
he thought it was like a 'jack of all trades master of none' kind of thing and attributed many engine issues he saw (in volvo shop) to the use of it.
In Volvo engines that don't call for it, I agree it would be a problem. In Benz engines that spec a 40W its just fine.
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