5w30 dino to 0w40 M1

[crazycrak]

I was thinking about switching my 1998 S10 2.2L over from 5w30 castrol to M1 0w40 is this a good ideal

 

[Falcon_LS]

Sounds good to me. How many miles on the truck? Might be worth running a short interval first, as it cleans up all the gunk, and gradually begin increasing OCIs.

 

[crazycrak]

when my oil change is up it will be 93,500

 

[JSP]

Why are you interested in switching?

 

[Mark888]

Originally Posted By: JSP
Why are you interested in switching?

Because only a donkey would use conventional oil.

 

[crazycrak]

cold weather flow (good for start up) a tad thicker when warm then the 5w30 good for stop and go plus im getting the miles racked up
and fuel eco.

 

[Audi Junkie]

10w-30 would work all year in your climate

 

[JSP]

It is a quality oil and I wouldn't be concerned about using it, I have seen a lot of good results with it.

 

[ADFD1]

Originally Posted By: Mark888
Originally Posted By: JSP
Why are you interested in switching?

Because only a donkey would use conventional oil.


LOL

AD

 

[chevrofreak]

Originally Posted By: crazycrak
cold weather flow (good for start up) a tad thicker when warm then the 5w30 good for stop and go plus im getting the miles racked up
and fuel eco.


Fuel economy probably won't increase. The 0W-40 is a pretty thick oil. If it were me, I'd do the 0W-30 AFE instead.

 

[shanneba]

Have you looked at the Mobil 1 5w-30 high mileage?

 

[daman]

Originally Posted By: shanneba
Have you looked at the Mobil 1 5w-30 high mileage?


it's not out yet..

 

[Lucky]

Why not Rotella 5-40?

 

[Drivebelt]

With high quality Group II base oils being used in conventional oils these days, if you are going to do 6k miles oil changes or less, then there will really be no advantage in using synthetic over conventional.

 

[tig1]

Unless your engine is burning oil or leaking oil, most often a good synt is always better than dino. The M1 0-40 will be a good choice.