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20 wt and 30 wt oils
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I'll be changing the oil in the truck today. One thing I must say, theres a 2013 F150 at work with the 3.7, used for deliveries, which I changed the oil in it with 5W30 recently. Its much noisier on cold starts compared to my truck, which I can only assume has MC Syn Blend 5W20, as it was serviced at the dealee before I bought it. My engine is super quiet on cold starts.
With 20 wt oil having a max cst of 9.3, will the Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 be alot thicker having a cst of 9.8? I want to use the 5W30 but dont want it to be noisy.
With 20 wt oil having a max cst of 9.3, will the Pennzoil Platinum 5W30 be alot thicker having a cst of 9.8? I want to use the 5W30 but dont want it to be noisy.
Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 tends to be on the thinner side (noting the Cst of 9.8). Look for an oil with an HTHS @150C of 3.0 or greater or a Cst of 11.0 or greater for a thicker oil in a xW30.
I have a 2018 Taurus which would have the 3.5L version. It's running on ST5w30 syn and I have not noticed any cold start noises. Of course in Sout Carolina it doesn't get really cold.
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