04-24-2008, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Oakville ON
Posts: 1,753
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Originally Posted by marco246
Using 20W-50 weight oils in vintage Alfas is an article of faith, even though you'd be hard put to find that grade of oil specified in any Alfa owner's handbook. E.g., the owner's manual for my '71 1750 recommends 20W-40 but also lists 10W-30 and 10W-20W-40 (an obsolete specification), presumably for use in cooler temperatures. My '74 2000 specified 10W-50.
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Ken Lee
Oakville, ON
1974 GTV 2000 - Ruby (I'm never selling this one, honest!)
1973 GTV 2000 - Rowdy (or this one I hope)
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