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There's a phrase in the lubrication industry, "As thick as necessary, as thin as possible".

How can you be so sure that they "barely squeak by" and didn't just choose to forgo extra approvals due to cost versus return on investment for their market segment?

Who said anything about "too many additives"? It's common knowledge around here that ZDDP and phosphorus levels in the current crop of diesels oils have been reduced compared to years past. That was the whole draw to people using Rotella in gas engines before (for those who subscribed to that)...

Going to be hard to find any 5W-40 in a high mileage variant, but I'd imagine Mobil 1 10W-40 HM would be a good start.

^ Can we stop posting basic oil analysis sheets as if they accurately portray every additive in a given oil yet?

I agree, and even though OP stated that this Delo is SN (implying it's dual rated) I've never understood the deal with running a diesel oil in a gas engine except for oils that have shown to be pretty phenomenal overall like Mobil ESP. I'm with you, if this were my engine and assuming it...

You're entirely missing the point. People have tracked Panther platform Fords just for fun. You can track anything if it's prepped a bit.

Okay, so you take whatever Toyota you have in mind, install an oil cooler, track pads, suitable oil, and?

Respectfully, recording oil temps for a lawn mower engine? Why?

Name some examples.

Save your breath, I already tried.

What the heck is that even supposed to mean?

I was being sarcastic. Thanks for the refresher though.

No, it's funny, that's actually the very first I'm ever hearing of this.

https://www.mobil.com/en-us/passenger-vehicle-lube/pds/us-xx-mobil-1-classic-car-10w-30

This is why I don't like louvers. The consistency is terrible, whereas with tubes with holes, I've never seen holes that weren't punched all the way through the entire material. It's not that louvers can't flow enough oil when they're punched properly, it's that many don't seem to be punched...

Don't tell that to the "thin oil is better because it sheds heat faster!" crowd among us...

It isn't an engine thing, it's a viscosity thing. Talking cold cranking and pumpability floors as defined by grade. I think the fear-mongering here is just hilarious sometimes. You're telling somebody that 15W might not even be suitable for summer night-time starts now. Alrighty. Implying that...

To those saying placebo effect, disagree. I can tell very definitively that my Honda J35 feels draggier on 5W-30 back to back with 5W-20. Maybe it can't be felt as much with certain engines, or certain people are less in tune with their vehicles, but what OP is describing is 100% legitimate.

I've bought two of these so far, but different model numbers for different engines. Both were made in Vietnam. I'll be sticking with these for the foreseeable future.