What Does the W Mean in Oil?
What does the W mean in oil? Oil’s job is to lubricate a vehicle’s components and reduce the friction of metal parts coming into contact with each other.
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What does the W mean in oil? Oil’s job is to lubricate a vehicle’s components and reduce the friction of metal parts coming into contact with each other.
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