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Old 02-07-18 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall

One thing that is interesting about the latest version of the 3.6L V6 is that it uses 5W-30 weight oil, which is somewhat heavier in viscosity than that found in many other new cars today (the four-cylinder hybrid Lacrosse, for example, uses 0W-20). It shows that the engineers were probably more concerned about hot-weather/overheating protection than they were about easy winter-flow starts at very low temperatures.
That is a very interesting observation. What did the 2016 LaCrosse use?
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That is a very interesting observation. What did the 2016 LaCrosse use?
The V6 used the same grade....don't know about the E-Assist Hybrid.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The V6 used the same grade....don't know about the E-Assist Hybrid.
I wonder why they do this.
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