Any suggestions for 0W20 oil?

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Originally Posted By: Indydriver
Originally Posted By: buster
It's tough to beat Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20. 70% PAO and a NOACK of 10%. My 1st choice. However, anything from Pennzoil/Castrol in a 0w20 will serve you well also.

Where does this formulation info come from?


MSDS.


Noack is from Mobil.
 
Thank you Buster for your info and contributions
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I'd go with Pennzoil Platinum or Ultra, very fine oils and seem to perform better than Mobil 1 in all the applications I've used them in. I used to run nothing but Mobil 1 in my truck and gave Platinum a try, engine quieted down a lot and ran smoother on it. Once my Amsoil membership is up, I'm going back to Platinum because it's just that good. I like Amsoil, but so far it hasn't proven to do anything better than Platinum did before.
 
Originally Posted By: deven
Originally Posted By: Plawan
I don't get the opportunity to admit I'm wrong much. It's like a once in a blue moon occurrence.

Well you live in Texas....that's the first thing you're wrong about already right there!

Good you think that about texas. It means you might stay far away.
 
Go ahead and smack talk a wise member. You have already been turned in to the moderators. I would stop harassing ANY MEMBERS here as you obviously do NOT KNOW ANYTHING
 
Originally Posted By: jongies3
I'd go with Pennzoil Platinum or Ultra, very fine oils and seem to perform better than Mobil 1 in all the applications I've used them in. I used to run nothing but Mobil 1 in my truck and gave Platinum a try, engine quieted down a lot and ran smoother on it. Once my Amsoil membership is up, I'm going back to Platinum because it's just that good. I like Amsoil, but so far it hasn't proven to do anything better than Platinum did before.


I notice you have a truck with the same engine as mine. I've used Quaker State Ultimate Durability the last couple of OCIs and really like it. The price is right too. Have you ever given that oil a try?
 
Originally Posted By: car51
Go ahead and smack talk a wise member. You have already been turned in to the moderators. I would stop harassing ANY MEMBERS here as you obviously do NOT KNOW ANYTHING

Lol
 
Originally Posted By: Plawan
Originally Posted By: deven
Originally Posted By: Plawan
I don't get the opportunity to admit I'm wrong much. It's like a once in a blue moon occurrence.

Well you live in Texas....that's the first thing you're wrong about already right there!

Good you think that about texas. It means you might stay far away.

Been there a couple of times both times I wondered why oh why and what the [censored] was I thinking. So now you're correct I stay far far away. It's a very uninspiring state.
 
Originally Posted By: cwatkin
This grade of oil seems so thin but is what the new car calls for. Does anyone here have any experience with these oils or scientific analysis of any that stand out from the rest?

I have already been told to use the Mobil 1 product for the combination of price vs. quality. Any others that you would suggest?


First of all find out which API or Acea spec you need, then just go to Walmart and find the cheapest major brand 0w20. By major brand I mean Mobil, Castrol, Sopus group (Ultra etc) and Liqui Moly. They all make good 0w20 oils, although if you live in a hot desert area and tow heavy trailers, keep an eye out for an 0w30 that is on special offer.

If you really want to spend money the Germans make the best full synthetics (Group 4, not the cheaper HC ones like Edge and M1). The can must say made in Germany and Synthoil on it. Then add half a can of LM Ceratec every OCI. That nice brew will be expensive, but you will get what you pay for!
Second cheaper choice for the 0w20 would be Ultra, as my used oil analysis results indicate it is almost as good as Synthoil.
 
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Gotcha! Yes, it does seem to be a no-brainer that a 0W20 is thinner than a 5W30. The numbers reflect that but I can also clearly see it when pouring the new oil. Personally this weekend was the first time I had ever poured a 0W20 oil (Mobil 1 Extended Performance).

I personally run the Mobil 1 0W40 European in all my cars that call for 5W30. I understand this stuff is much better than US spec oils and it is the same price as all the others at Wal-Mart. All the other European oils I can find are at least double the price!

I did some research on the Mirage Forum and it appears this car uses the same engine worldwide but has a large degree of variance in the suggested oils depending on your location. I am sure the thinner oil in the US is driven by CAFE standards.

That being said, I plan to stay with the specified oil at least for the first few changes. I would highly consider the Mobil 1 0W40 if I ever decided to go up in thickness.
 
The one thing that is self-limiting about the repeat trolls on this board is that eventually they can't help themselves and post something that gets them banned - at least for a while until they re-emerge with yet another screen name.
 
The engine in question is a DOHC with variable valve timing. I had always thought you needed to stay pretty much right on the money as for oil viscosity with these but I guess not. It does have solid lifters which may play a role in there being a wide-range of specified oils depending on the country of sale. Part of this may also be that better oils are not widely available in certain places.
 
I did some research on the Mirage Forum and it appears this car uses the same engine worldwide but has a large degree of variance in the suggested oils depending on your location. I am sure the thinner oil in the US is driven by CAFE standards.[/quote]
BINGO!!
 
Originally Posted By: Plawan
I did some research on the Mirage Forum and it appears this car uses the same engine worldwide but has a large degree of variance in the suggested oils depending on your location. I am sure the thinner oil in the US is driven by CAFE standards.

BINGO!![/quote]

What about the Mobil 1 5w20 Mobil came out with in the 70's? No CAFE then. I used Mobil 1 5w20 then because it performed so well. I use Mobil 1 0w20 today for the same reason. If you don't care to use 0-20 oils then use what you want. Free country.
 
Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: Plawan
I did some research on the Mirage Forum and it appears this car uses the same engine worldwide but has a large degree of variance in the suggested oils depending on your location. I am sure the thinner oil in the US is driven by CAFE standards.

BINGO!!

What about the Mobil 1 5w20 Mobil came out with in the 70's? No CAFE then. I used Mobil 1 5w20 then because it performed so well. I use Mobil 1 0w20 today for the same reason. If you don't care to use 0-20 oils then use what you want. Free country.
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apparently it's working on for you by the mileage in your sig. it just dosent seem right to me. Just can't get over it. Seems like an unnecessary risk to me. I mean it could share down to a critical viscosity too easily it seems. That coupled with the fact that the thicker grades cause no damage, I cant see the point in those ultra thin oils.
Yeah, free country though
 
How is using the specified viscosity an unnecessary risk? You still haven't addressed that. What is an unnecessary risk is taking advice to ignore OEM recommendations with no rationale whatsoever.
 
Originally Posted By: Garak
How is using the specified viscosity an unnecessary risk? You still haven't addressed that. What is an unnecessary risk is taking advice to ignore OEM recommendations with no rationale whatsoever.


Yes I did.
It makes plenty of sense to me and many others including those that spec the viscosities of oils for the automobile manufacturers in other places on the blue planet. Those places that don't have to adhere to cafe standards
 
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