Hi guys..
Just wonder..does oil after cold winter get more gasoline mix.. cause during warm up the car .. ecu sends more fuel into cylinders to get engine to operation temperature.. as result more gasoline in oil and reducing effectiveness..
Does it has some negative effect on engine ..when...
Originally Posted by PWMDMD
What you and no one on BITOG knows with any certainty is if any of those differences are meaningful in any way. I've never seen any evidence to suggest Castrol doesn't perform just as well as SOPUS, Valvoline or M1 oils. My subjective view is Castrol is as good as any...
Hi guys !
Just wonder if somebody could share some opinions
What better Group III oil with a lot additive packages vs True synthetic Group IV or V oil ???
Which one is the best ? Does Additives in group III makes oil more worth then true synthetic ? If so why use real synthetic and waist a money ?
I prefer Castrol over Max Life .. but they a both good oils ..
Here is test results Castrol gtx HMsyn blend vs Mobil 1 5w40 full synthetic ..
Castrol did a excellent job !
Thanks guys...
I heard that the higher last number is more suited for "aggressive driving " or for high speeds that's why many Euro pool ena cars run Xw40 weight !
True ?
It also said that Xw40 will protect better from sludge ....
Some say that Xw30 instead xw20 gives more advantage in high...
Hi!
Seems like many cars using 0w20 weight ...
For example if car specs require 0w20 but I want to use 0w30 at summer will it protect the engine better??
What if the main difference 0w20 vs 0w30 ?
Does 0w20 flow better ? I heard that thicker oil like Xw40 prtotect better ? Is the true ?
Originally Posted by loneryder
I would use the MB 5-40 in that car. I bought a 2ooo CLK 430 that did not have great maintenance records. I changed the oil to the MB 5-40 and put some Liquimoly Lifter cleaner and it really smoothed out and quieted down. It's stored indoors in FL until winter...