Oil weights, please explain?

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 01/02/2015 at 01:50 • Filed to: Oil

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Can someone explain exactly how to read oil weight? I haven't a clue what the first number means, but I know the second is weight/viscosity.

Decay buys too many beaters > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 01:51

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first number is cold viscosity, second is hot viscosity.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Decay buys too many beaters 01/02/2015 at 01:52

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And the smaller the number, the thick it is, for both correct?

Decay buys too many beaters > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 01:54

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Other way around, bigger number is thicker oil for both.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Decay buys too many beaters 01/02/2015 at 01:55

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Huh, I was wrong

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 01:56

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I was wrong, Dont listen to me. Also call me back

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Decay buys too many beaters 01/02/2015 at 01:58

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Awesome, thanks so much. :)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/02/2015 at 01:58

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Also my phone died. It's in a charging cycle.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 01:59

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I figured. Are you giving it its juice box?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/02/2015 at 02:00

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Yeah, it won't come back on for 10 minute though.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:04

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Wow, What percentage does it die at?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/02/2015 at 02:07

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Depends

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:09

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More than 5%?

Decay buys too many beaters > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:11

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No problem! And a general rule for oil weights is that it is usually OK to go a bit thicker than factory recommended but never thinner (for the hot weights). Cold weights, you can run a bit thinner than factory recommended but not thicker (depending on climate)

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:13

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Charging Cycle..

That reminds me of my Nokia N9.

If you deplete all the battery, you can't charge the phone. Because in order to charge the phone, the phone needs to enter the "charging mode". To Enter the charging mode, the phone needs at least 1% of battery left. And the battery is sealed inside the phone.

Nokia sometimes is an asshole.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 01/02/2015 at 02:14

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My phone dies sometimes before it even gets to 20%, just because it doesn't feel like working anymore. -_-

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/02/2015 at 02:15

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It died at 15%..

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:16

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iPhone? If so, GET A BLOODY ANDROID.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:18

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Ya, you need a new battery. If you have an iPhone 5 and not a 5C or 5S, there is a recall right now for the battery. If you take it to the apple store they will replace it for free.

https://www.apple.com/support/iphone…

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/02/2015 at 02:20

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My phone isn't apart of the recall.. -_-

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 01/02/2015 at 02:21

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MY ANDROIDS DIED FASTER THAN THE IPHONE.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:22

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Why not?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/02/2015 at 02:30

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I checked a couple months ago. I'm gonna have to go to bed soon, it's almost 3 and I've got work in the morning.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 02:33

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Alright, Goodnight

Mattbob > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 07:10

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http://www.upmpg.com/tech_articles/…

Grindintosecond > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 09:57

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somethihng to remember in picking out oil. If someone had an engine that is not a usual configuration to modern engines, for example let's say you built a hot rod or nice muscle car but built your engine with solid lifters and timing gears, things that rely on meshing tightly and really squishing the oil, you would have to look at high zinc content oil. That's not printed on the bottle. For example, any pre-2000 mini is the old origional 50's style. The gearbox is under the engine and shares the engine oil so i have to use vr1 Valvoline "racing" oil because the zinc will keep the metal rubbing parts from pitting. Solid lifters and timing gears suffer this from the camshaft pressures. regular rotating parts like crank bearings do not in our normal engines. Just something to think about.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 13:43

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My Droid lasts a long time.

BloodlessWeevil > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/02/2015 at 13:53

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If you are interested in learning more about oil and what it does for engines the following link is a good place to start:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/motor-oil-101/