Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: CATERHAM
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: bigmike
I've quit buying 5w20 and have been buying 0w20 lately. Of course, it'll take me about 2 years to go through the 5w20. I've been wondering, and I searched (and read) the threads here on 0w20, what brand preference people have for 0w20 oils? I know there's not alot of manufacturers.
I've been leaning towards Mobil and Honda 0w20. Any suggestions or comments? I don't mean to hijack the thread, so if it gets to be too much I suggest we start a new one.
I'm using Amsoil 0W20 at the moment. Redline makes it, Pennzoil makes it, good luck finding it, Valvoline IIRC makes it. Mobil 1 is all over the place with it, clearly the easiest go get.
The 0W-20 grade is as easy to get as your local Honda, Toyota or Lexus dealer, but call first as they may have to order it in for you.
The Toyota and Honda brand 0W-20's currently have a technological lead over all other 20wt oils; you need look no further.
That's an interesting statement. I would think Mobil, Amsoil, and Redline would lead the way, not necessarily in that order, but still lead the way. If the price is right buying it from Honda would be snap for me.
In Canada, Petro-Canada makes many of the oils for Honda and they make a good 0W-20 but it doesn't meet Honda's requirements for their 0W-20 grade which is made for Honda by Idemitsu at their Indiana plant.
The same applies with EOM (Mobil). They have made many of Honda's and Acura's oils and of course have their own 0W-20 grade but it doesn't meet Honda's reqirements either.
The main reason is it's start-up viscosity is too high.
What's special about Honda's (and Toyota's) 0W-20 oil is their very low 40C viscosity spec' of under 40 cSt in conjunction with their very high VI of 200 and 214 respectively.
Of the three brands you mentioned their stat's don't come close although Red Line is the closest.
Additionally, the AW add' pac' of the Honda and Toyota oils is very robust with both containing RL levels of moly.