1994 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 181

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Service & Appearance Care Recommended SAE Viscosity Grade Engine Oils For best fuel economy and cold starting, select the lowest SAE viscosity grade oil for the expected temperature range. HOT WEATHER LOOK FOR ONE OF THESE LABELS What Kind of Oil to Use 3eginning midyear 1993, oils of the )roper quality for your vehicle will be dentified with this new "starburst" ;ymbol. The "starburst" symbol indicates hat the oil has been certified by the imerican Petroleum Institute (API), and s preferred for use in your gasoline 'ngine. 4s shown in the chart, SAE 5W-30 is best or your vehicle. However,you can use ;AE 1OW-30 if it's going to be 0°F - 18"C) or above. These numbers on an )il container show its viscosity, or hickness. Do not use other viscosity oils, uch as SAE low-40 or SAE 20W-50. SAE 5W-30 PREFERRED (ou should look for this on the front of he oil container, and use only oils that lisplay this new symbol. (ou should also use the proper viscosity Iil for your vehicle, as shown in the ollowing chart: COLD WEATHER IF NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE low-30 GRADE OILS ARE AVAILABLE, SAE 30 GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 40 DEGREES F (4 DEGREES C). DO NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50 OR ANOTHER GRADE OIL NOT RECOMMENDED. . I80

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.
Service
&
Appearance
Care
What
Kind
of
Oil
to
Use
3eginning
midyear
1993, oils
of
the
)roper quality for
your
vehicle
will
be
dentified with
this
new
“starburst”
;ymbol. The “starburst”
symbol
indicates
hat the
oil
has
been
certified
by
the
imerican Petroleum Institute
(API),
and
s
preferred
for
use
in
your
gasoline
‘ngine.
(ou
should
look
for
this on
the
front
of
he
oil
container,
and
use
only oils that
lisplay
this
new
symbol.
(ou
should
also use
the
proper
viscosity
Iil
for
your
vehicle,
as
shown in
the
ollowing chart:
I
80
Recommended
SAE
Viscosity
Grade
Engine
Oils
For best
fuel
economy and cold starting,
select
the
lowest
SAE
viscosity grade oil
for the
expected
temperature
range.
HOT
WEATHER
LOOK
FOR
ONE
OF
THESE
LABELS
SAE
5W-30
PREFERRED
COLD
WEATHER
IF
NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR
SAE low-30
GRADE
OILS
ARE
AVAILABLE,
SAE
30
GRADE
MAY
BE USED AT TEMPERATURES
ABOVE
40
DEGREES
F
(4 DEGREES C).
ANOTHER
GRADE
OIL
NOT
RECOMMENDED.
DO
NOT
USE
SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50
OR
4s
shown
in
the
chart,
SAE
5W-30
is
best
or your
vehicle.
However,
you
can
use
;AE
1OW-30
if
it’s
going
to
be
0°F
-
18
“C)
or
above.
These
numbers
on
an
)il
container
show
its
viscosity,
or
hickness.
Do
not
use
other
viscosity oils,
uch as
SAE
low-40 or
SAE
20W-50.