While there are other nuances to motor oil classifications that need to be understood before changing or topping off the oil in your car's engine, one of the first things to address is the viscosity, ...
The numbers and letters on a bottle of motor oil can look like gibberish if you aren't sure how to decode them. 5W-30, 10W-40, 0W-20... What's this supposed to be telling you? Does the "W" stand for ...
The number preceding the "W" is the "winter weight". I'm not sure how they compute it, or what it stands for, but basically, a "5W-XX" can be pumped by your engine at a lower temperature than a ...