1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 253
1998 Chevrolet Lumina Manual
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RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE OILS FOR BEST FUEL EC------' 1 AND COLD STARTING, -----I LOWEST THE SAL VISCOSITY 6L-b wml FOR THE EXPECTED TCmmrw,ATURE RANGE. As shown inthe chart, if you havethe 3100 engine, SAE 5W-30 is best for your vehicle. However, you can use S A E 1OW-30 if it's going to 0°F (-18°C) be or above. These numbers an oil container showits on viscosity, or thickness.Do not use other viscosity oils, such asS A E 20W-50. HOT WEATHER 7 7 c "F + 10( "C + 38 +a m + 60 + 40 + 20 0 + 27 + 16 c4 -7 - 18 r '-30 f RED COLD WEATHER DONOTUSESAE 2OW-50 OR ANYOTHER GRADE OIL NOTRECOMMENDED 6-15
RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE
ENGINE
OILS
FOR BEST FUEL EC------’
1
AND COLD STARTING,
-----I
THE LOWEST
SAL VISCOSITY
6L-b
wml
FOR
THE EXPECTED TCmmrw,ATURE RANGE.
HOT
WEATHER
7
“F
+
10(
+
am
+
60
+
40
+
20
0
f
7
“C
+
38
+
27
+
16
c 4
- 7
-
18
COLD
WEATHER
r
‘
-
3
0
RED
DO NOT USE SAE
2OW-50
OR
ANY OTHER
GRADE
OIL
NOT RECOMMENDED
c
As
shown
in the chart, if
you
have the 3100
engine,
SAE
5W-30 is best for your
vehicle.
However,
you
can
use
S A E
1OW-30
if
it’s
going
to be
0°F
(-18°C)
or
above.
These
numbers
on
an oil
container
show
its
viscosity,
or
thickness.
Do
not
use
other
viscosity
oils,
such
as
S A E
20W-50.
6-15