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      06-28-2025, 08:40 PM   #1161
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Originally Posted by Assimilator1 View Post
But I can't work out what the equivalent grade is for the cold end at 40C w rating using the viscosity grade table I have. Can anyone else?
W ratings are based on cranking and pumpability – so, medium-to-high shear rates – at much colder temps than 40º C.

The viscosity measurements you got are of kinematic viscosity, which is a low-shear condition (basically how quickly gravity pulls it through a hole of a given size).

Kinematic viscosity at 40º C doesn't figure into SAE viscosity grades.

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