# Oil... how does it work? \[split\]

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**Created:** [January 6, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-how-does-it-work-split/262189 "2012-01-06T23:40:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-how-does-it-work-split/262189/16 "2012-01-07T21:37:15Z")

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You’re kidding me right?

> [@Tim hortons on UB's campus](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tim-hortons-on-ubs-campus/47745/9):
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> Vlad, thanks for the entertainment! But enough is enough. Here is your answer…ready? Sitting down?
> 
> Ok.
> 
> The number with the “W” after it is tested at 32 degrees F, and the number without the “W” is tested at 210 degrees F.
> 
> Thanks for playing,  
> Travis

> [@FS/T: 99 Custom Turbo Mitsu (Only 5000! obo)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-t-99-custom-turbo-mitsu-only-5000-obo/46978/14):
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> First number on the bottle is at freezing temp IE “5”, second number on the bottle at operating temp, IE “30”.

> [@DC Madam commits suicide](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dc-madam-commits-suicide/47747/4):
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> The first number on the oil bottle is viscosity measured at 32 deg F, and it’s easy flowing, while second number means it’s thicker or less flowing.

> [@It's a bird! It's a Plane! It's SuperMan! No, it's a 100 spoke wheel](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-superman-no-its-a-100-spoke-wheel/47734/31):
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> Did some googling for you, as much as I hate AMSOIL, they have a good write up on the subject-
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> [Motor Oil Viscosity Grades Explained in Layman's Terms](http://www.upmpg.com/tech_articles/motoroil_viscosity/)

> [@Dish Network Customers](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dish-network-customers/37033/18):
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> [Motor Oil Viscosity Grades Explained in Layman's Terms](http://www.upmpg.com/tech_articles/motoroil_viscosity/)

You just literally repeated what I’ve been saying. Just about word for word, even the same article.

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