5W-30 comparisons (SuperTech, Pennzoil Mobil 1, Chevron)

[metroplex]

I did some researching on 5w30 oils, synthetic and conventional.

namely:
Pennzoil PureBase 5w30
Chevron Supreme 5w30
Super Tech Synthetic 5w30
and Mobil 1 5w30

It seems to me the Pennzoil Conventional 5w20 has a pour pt of -42C, while the Chevron Supreme is at -43C.
Off the top of my head, the Mobil 1 was -48C.
The Super Tech Synt 5w30 was around -45C.

The viscosity (centistrokes) at 40C showed the Mobil 1 being the thinnest with the Chevron Supreme being the thickest.

53.7 = Mobil 1
56.8 = Super Tech Synthetic
60 = Pennzoil
66 = Chevron Supreme

at 100C, the viscosity for Super Tech Synthetic and Pennzoil were at 10.5 while Mobil 1 was at 9.7 and Chevron at 10.8

So can I draw the conclusion that the Mobil 1 will flow the best (out of the 4) with Super Tech synthetic a close second, w/ Pennzoil and Chevron taking up the tail?

Im not saying if any of these are "crap" are the "best" oils, just comparing them to one another.

 

[novadude]

Mobil Drive Clean Blend 10w30 is 69 cST @ 40 C.

Does this mean that the Mobil 10w30 Synthetic Blend flows almost as well as Chevron 5w30? Pour point is -42 C (-44 F) for the 10w30 Mobil Blend.

 

[Ken2]

1) Gr-IV & GR-III oils have better cold flow than GR-II oils...no surprise.

2) Oil at the pour point is too thick to lubricate well.

3) Does 5°C @ -40 something make that much difference? I'm not sure....

4) +40°C = 104°F...all these oils will flow well under a black hood on a hot New Jersey summer day.


Ken

 

[metroplex]

these are the specs that the manufacturers supply, and if one oil is slightly thicker than the other at 104F, then there's BOUND to be a difference at 0F.

I can shake 80W-140 Redline and 75W-90 Redline and notice that the 80W-140 is thicker (less sloshing noise). And what do you know, the cSt @ 40C shows the 80W-140 being thicker.

Anyone check what 10w30s go for in the cSt @ 40C??

I thought the Chevron Supreme 5w30 was a tad thick for a 5w30 oil. It might be loaded with pour point depressants to get that -43C rating.

I think I'll stick with Pennzoil. The difference between Pennzoil and Super Tech synthetic isn't enough to justify a $1.50+ difference.