# 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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**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-how-does-it-work-split/262189/84 "2012-01-08T17:56:37Z")

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> [@My new acquisition](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-new-acquisition/47764/6):
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> I’m reading it, don’t worry :ninja

and maybe, someday, probably not today, you’ll understand what the ratings on multigrade oil really mean and how to interpret them!:haha

For the 1000th time, an SAE 5 is much thicker (roughly 300 cSt) at freezing temps then an SAE 30 is at 210 degrees (roughly 10 cSt).

Multigrade=multiratings under different test conditions.

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