RW> MH> I would think that when it is cold outside, the oil would still go
RW> MH> down and cause that lifter noise on startup.

RW>Unless your engine had a block heater. That would keep the oil at a warmer
RW>temp.

RW> MH> I'm not aware of a 30w-30, but that might cause other issues.

RW>There isn't one. 30w is 30w no matter what the temp is.


Plud if the problem is that the Oil on cold startup is too thick it
woudl seriously complicate the porblem by using a straight 30 weight in
place of a 10-30 or 5-30
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 þ SLMR 2.1a þ Typo Tom strikes agaoin