0w-16 makes your engine last 2x longer?

[JohnnyJohnson]

I’m waiting for 0w-0 oil to make my engine last 200x as long

Or get 50 more MPG!

 

[demarpaint]

I'll stick with 0W30 and 5W30, and pass on the 6 ounces of gas I might save a month.

 

[simple_gifts]

Or get 50 more MPG!

Already get that with 5w-30

 

[Spyderman24_7]

SK is significant clickbait, lots of BS, with some good and some bad info in many of his videos. He's a data point, and little more. I have learned a lot from him, but sadly, I know enough to know he's sometimes totally wrong about things.

He obviously makes a good living on his videos and clicks. I rarely watch him any more b/c of his hyperbole clickbait, every day, "I'm leaving," and "Ford is finished," and "Chevy is ruined and out of business," and "Honda will never sell another vehicle again," and more "This is my last video, goodbye...". I really tired of his nonsense clickbait.

No doubt sums it up for me as years ago he was decent at best. I think somebody like Eric the Car Guy is worth watching as he calls things like he sees it and doesn't seem biased, actual useful/honest content for many. Kilmer has faded and goes on and on about how much he has made off of YT clicks and seems all he focuses on these days. The clickbait titles are a bit out there and once he started with the 'you're stupid if you ________' just did it for me. Only stupid thing these days would be clicking on his vids to earn him more than he actually deserves.

 

[Cujet]

And the rash of early timing chain failures continues unabated.

 

[danez_yoda]

0w-16 makes your engine last 1000X longer than syrup or honey.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I’m waiting for 0w-0 oil to make my engine last 200x as long

Haha then we will see that having no oil will make the engines last forever Future members here will be like, "Stop running that thick molasses 0W-0 in your engines, you'll increase startup wear!!"

 

[JavierH19]

Haha then we will see that having no oil will make the engines last forever Future members here will be like, "Stop running that thick molasses 0W-0 in your engines, you'll increase startup wear!!"

I loathe the day when a 0w-20 user will be called a thickie.

 

[Hermann]

Or get 50 more MPG!

Maybe 0w-16 caused this. 25 mile in town drive .

 

[DirectRejection]

I don't believe I've ever watched an SK video, I just wait until somebody posts the rough transcript on here. I refuse to give that clown clicks. @clinebarger or @Trav tossing out advice in Russian using Google Translate while taking a dump would have significantly more technical merit, and wouldn't be delivered with the hyperbolic spin this guy appears to be famous for, nor the "Ross from friends" drama.

I am indeed convinced some posters need more fibre in their diet.

 

[Jackson_Slugger]

So i was watching a scotty vid and i normally don't dislike him or mind the majority of this silly harmless clickbait but in his most recent vid he said 0w-16 makes your engine last twice as long and i couldn't help but laugh but also get a bit upset over absurd thinnie propaganda.

I guess i get why people have this "the thinner the better" mentality and are scared of using a 0w-20 instead of 0w-16 even though they're basically the same. They'll just see that someone they believe is credible saying thinner means vastly superior and will stick to it no matter what.

Not at all what he said or at least was implying. He says "you can't use" 0W-16 oils in engine applications calling for 0W-20 on up. He misspeaks horribly while trying to gaslight GF-6B AND GF-6A at the end doing his Scotty "ditch the wheel get the shield" rhyming schtick. IDK maybe he had too much caffeine or other stimulants before making this, but he clearly is not saying use 0W-16 n everything but to use GF-6 oils in "the appropriate weight", which can be up to a 10W-30...

 

[aquariuscsm]

I loathe the day when a 0w-20 user will be called a thickie.

Haha that's AWESOME!!

 

[Silver]

This guy has turned into such a hack, there was a point where he was like a decent old timer shade tree, now he's just a nut off his rocker that doesn't even know what he's babbling about anymore, he had a video last week, where he repeatedly said "oil dillution" instead of fuel dillution and advised people to use 0W-16 on a vehicle that spec'd 0w-20 I think, the change in oil would have nothing to do with fuel dilution, only reprogramming the computer, fixing a stuck injector (if be the problem,) or changing driving habits would account for major changes in fuel dilution.

Well the oil is being diluted by fuel. Oil dilution. Does that not make sense? Ignore the commonality of the phrase 'fuel dilution' and think about it. One could say "dilution by fuel", but that's still... oil dilution. If it was my first time reading "fuel dilution" I'd think someone was referring to their fuel being diluted.

 

[rvsarch]

I've stopped watching Scotty and not just because the clickbait became tiresome. He always refers to NHTSA as "Association" and not "Administration". Kind of a nit pick but just annoying. You never need to fix anything emissions related if you live where a test isn't required. You never need to fix ABS systems. Strange ideas about what a race car is. Some seriously Mickey Mouse repairs suggested on occasion bordering on dangerous. Perpetuates the idea that the government should stop regulating things, rather than demand they improve and do a much better job. Really insulting pictures of Mexicans rather than just stick to the argument that manufacturers move production to low wage countries to save money and put pressure on US workers. It goes on and on at this point.

 

[ZeeOSix]

If it was my first time reading "fuel dilution" I'd think someone was referring to their fuel being diluted.

Nah ... it's pretty much taken as fuel dilution of the oil. Or saying it another way, it would be oil being diluted by fuel. It could only be that way regardless of how it's said since we talk about oil in this forum, not fuel.

 

[ZeeOSix]

In his defense, he was referring to the "shield" emblem of GF-6B and not specifically the grade.

True but the shield is only available with the 0w-16 grade. The problem is that he didn't say to not use it unless it calls for it and some will take it as using thinner than spec'd thinking thinner is better.

Regular people think that anything more modern is better and to use newer stuff in older stuff especially if someone they see as credible said so but didn't disclose not to do it in some situations because they didn't.

 

[ZeeOSix]

The problem is that he didn't say to not use it unless it calls for it and some will take it as using thinner than spec'd thinking thinner is better.

He said that the 0W-16 can only be used in engines that call for it. That's pretty much saying to use it only if it calls for it.

 

[PetitFrereArmada]

I drive a 2020 Honda Accord Hybrid that is spec for 0W20, but I am using a mixture of 2 quarts 0W16 and 2 quarts of 0W20. My next oil change will most likely be 3 quarts 0W16 and 1 quart 0W20. Someday, I plan to do all 4 quarts of 0W16, but my car is NOT spec for 0W16, but nothing will happen to my car using 0W16. Besides, it is not oil that I plan to use forever, but I want to know that I can mix 0W16 any time with 0W20.

I like to hypermile and when I hypermile, I get over 60mpg.

And this is my stash of oil for my next oil changes ahead of me.

And this is what I have been getting so far on this tank of gas since I changed my oil using 0W16 for my first time and starting off with a new full tank of gas. I am getting over 63mpg so far.

 

[Badgerstate]

So i was watching a scotty vid and i normally don't dislike him or mind the majority of this silly harmless clickbait but in his most recent vid he said 0w-16 makes your engine last twice as long and i couldn't help but laugh but also get a bit upset over absurd thinnie propaganda.

I guess i get why people have this "the thinner the better" mentality and are scared of using a 0w-20 instead of 0w-16 even though they're basically the same. They'll just see that someone they believe is credible saying thinner means vastly superior and will stick to it no matter what.

I mean, it is going to reduce startup wear which is where most of engine wear occurs. Not to mention engines are made of much tighter tolorances today, so they need the thinner oil.
Personally, I leave it up to people who are much smarter than I am. These companies spend millions of dollars developing and testing their engines and if they say to use a certain grade, Im good with it.
Im much more a fan of people who think thinner is better than I do the people who still want to put 10w-30 in their engines, like its still 1985.
I personally wouldnt put much stock in anything that Scotty says. I saw one of his videos one time where he said that if you arent taking the wheels off of your car, you dont need to use jack stands becuase it wont crush you anyways. Sorry but if you are under either of the vehicles that are in my driveway and the jack fails, it will seriously injur or kill you. I find Scotty's videos entertaining sometimes but nothing more, some of his opinions are, "interesting" to say the least.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Im much more a fan of people who think thinner is better than I do the people who still want to put 10w-30 in their engines, like its still 1985.

Better have a talk with all those car manufacturers who recommend the whole spectrum of oil viscosity for their engines not being used in the CAFE driven USA.