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What Kind of Oil to Use
Oils recommended for your veEcle can be identified by
looking for the "Starburst" symbol. This symbol
indicates that the oil has been certified
bjr the American
Petroleum Institute (MI). Do not use any oil which
does'not
c m y
this Starburst symbol.
If you change your
own oil, be sure you
use -oil that has the
Starburst symbol on
the front of the oil
container.
If you have your oil changed for you, be sure the oil put
into your engine is Americzin Petroleum Institute
certified for gasoline engines.
You should
also
use the proper viscosity oil for your
vehicle, as shown in the following chart:
RECOMMENDED SA€ VISCOSITY GRBDE ENGINE OILS
FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY AND COLD STARTIN/, SELECT THE LOWEST
SAE VlSEOSlTY GRAD€ QlL FOR W E EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE.
HOT
WEATHER
I
"F
t
100
+
80
+
60
+
40
+ 2 0 .
0 .
1
"C
t
38
f
27
t 16
+ a
- 7
-
18
SAE
5W-SO
LOOK
FOR T H I S
SYMBOL
SAE 10W.30
PREFERRED
above 0°F
(-lSC)
COLD
WEATHER
DO
NOT USE
SAE
2QW-50 OR ANY
OTHER GRADE
OIL
NOT RECOMMENDED
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