In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I know most are close.
Best 5w30 Dino For Cold Starts In -10 Degrees?
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Based on my results with mobil super 5000 i would get it
Any brand of oil shouldn't have any issues at that temp.What matters most,is having a good battery.
I would feel much more comfortable using Mobil 1 5w30 or 0w30 for that matter than trying to figure out which conventional is "best" at -10. Just spend a few extra bucks and pick up any decent name brand "syn" 5w30.
Just a BITOG thought
Not implying conventional wouldn't work. I wouldn't even use conventional in my snowblower at -10 personally. (I don't need one being as I live in FL and it should be 70 tomorrow
Just a BITOG thought
Not implying conventional wouldn't work. I wouldn't even use conventional in my snowblower at -10 personally. (I don't need one being as I live in FL and it should be 70 tomorrow
this is a high mileage over 200,000 miles corolla that leaks a little and leaks more on syn but also has a hard time starting in the extreme cold always did since new. I used Pennzoil Conventional 5w30 in the winter and high mileage 5w30 in the summer and it was ok. The engine is also more noisy with syn.
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Why not pull down a few PDSs from a few oils on your list that you can get locally and share the specs?
Then we can have some basis rather than pure speculation.
Ill bet that youre right that they are close, but some may exhibit better characteristics than others.
-10C or F? Right now its about 14F in NJ... dont know anywhere that is planned to go to -10F right now...
Then we can have some basis rather than pure speculation.
Ill bet that youre right that they are close, but some may exhibit better characteristics than others.
-10C or F? Right now its about 14F in NJ... dont know anywhere that is planned to go to -10F right now...
the car is upstate ny near Canada now
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I'd definitely consider Motorcraft 5w30. Here's the MSDS for the Phillips 66 version (couldn't find one for Motorcraft). If they aren't exactly the same they're close.
Pour point of -42C is excellent: Phillips66 5w30
In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I'd definitely consider Motorcraft 5w30. Here's the MSDS for the Phillips 66 version (couldn't find one for Motorcraft). If they aren't exactly the same they're close.
Pour point of -42C is excellent: Phillips66 5w30
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This is where a 0W oil (syn) would work very well.
Originally Posted By: Art_Vandelay
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I'd definitely consider Motorcraft 5w30. Here's the MSDS for the Phillips 66 version (couldn't find one for Motorcraft). If they aren't exactly the same they're close.
Pour point of -42C is excellent: Phillips66 5w30
By the way the Phillips 66 (Motorcraft) 5w30 has a superior pour point to the following Full Synthetic Oils:
- Pennzoil Platinum (-34.5C ) Pennzoil Platinum
- Castrol Edge (-33C ) Castrol Edge
And has the same pour point as Mobil 1 at -42C Mobil 1
Since your looking specifically at cold weather starting ability I don't think you can find anything to outperform it.
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I'd definitely consider Motorcraft 5w30. Here's the MSDS for the Phillips 66 version (couldn't find one for Motorcraft). If they aren't exactly the same they're close.
Pour point of -42C is excellent: Phillips66 5w30
By the way the Phillips 66 (Motorcraft) 5w30 has a superior pour point to the following Full Synthetic Oils:
- Pennzoil Platinum (-34.5C ) Pennzoil Platinum
- Castrol Edge (-33C ) Castrol Edge
And has the same pour point as Mobil 1 at -42C Mobil 1
Since your looking specifically at cold weather starting ability I don't think you can find anything to outperform it.
Originally Posted By: Art_Vandelay
Originally Posted By: Art_Vandelay
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I'd definitely consider Motorcraft 5w30. Here's the MSDS for the Phillips 66 version (couldn't find one for Motorcraft). If they aren't exactly the same they're close.
Pour point of -42C is excellent: Phillips66 5w30
By the way the Phillips 66 (Motorcraft) 5w30 has a superior pour point to the following Full Synthetic Oils:
- Pennzoil Platinum (-34.5C ) Pennzoil Platinum
- Castrol Edge (-33C ) Castrol Edge
And has the same pour point as Mobil 1 at -42C Mobil 1
Since your looking specifically at cold weather starting ability I don't think you can find anything to outperform it.
Valvoline Maxlife has a -45C pour point, and might help the OP's problem with leaking in a 200k mile car
Originally Posted By: Art_Vandelay
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
In everyone's opinion what is the best dino for -10 degree up state new york temperatures?
I know most are close.
I'd definitely consider Motorcraft 5w30. Here's the MSDS for the Phillips 66 version (couldn't find one for Motorcraft). If they aren't exactly the same they're close.
Pour point of -42C is excellent: Phillips66 5w30
By the way the Phillips 66 (Motorcraft) 5w30 has a superior pour point to the following Full Synthetic Oils:
- Pennzoil Platinum (-34.5C ) Pennzoil Platinum
- Castrol Edge (-33C ) Castrol Edge
And has the same pour point as Mobil 1 at -42C Mobil 1
Since your looking specifically at cold weather starting ability I don't think you can find anything to outperform it.
Valvoline Maxlife has a -45C pour point, and might help the OP's problem with leaking in a 200k mile car
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Originally Posted By: Jocephus
Valvoline Maxlife has a -45C pour point, and might help the OP's problem with leaking in a 200k mile car
That's pretty fantastic. Good point about helping with the leaking too. I think that's a very good recommendation.
Valvoline Maxlife has a -45C pour point, and might help the OP's problem with leaking in a 200k mile car
That's pretty fantastic. Good point about helping with the leaking too. I think that's a very good recommendation.
I live in northern NY, about 35 miles from the Canadian border, and I have to agree that Mobil Super is great. I am running Super HM 10w30 in my Cherokee right now, and have no issues with it starting without any extra effort with our current sub-zero weather. It is a blend, but has the same pour point as the conventional, and only costs about $1.30 more for 6 qts at walmart than the conventional.
I would try a blend.
My Cherokee seems to do okay on Super Tech 5w30 conventional.
I'm going to go in a different direction and say Formula Shell or Quaker State Conventional for what should be readily available. If you can get it I think Petro-Canada Supreme would be your best bet, this has the best CCS & MRV numbers out of the three.
Ignore pour point and look at the oil spec with lowest kv100 and highest VI. IN practice on my ford ranger Quaker State Conventional was better than mobil super or MCSS - but these were 5w20. That engine should do OK with a 5w20 in the winter and that would do better than ANY 30 multigrade
I would move south. It was 18 here this morning, the coldest I remember in 25 years of living in central VA. I grew up in WV where below zero was not unheard of. I still don't know how/why I always went outside in that bitter cold
Originally Posted By: Barkleymut
I would move south. It was 18 here this morning, the coldest I remember in 25 years of living in central VA. I grew up in WV where below zero was not unheard of. I still don't know how/why I always went outside in that bitter cold
Oh come on now, no fun in that! -23C here this morning, before the wind chill.
I would move south. It was 18 here this morning, the coldest I remember in 25 years of living in central VA. I grew up in WV where below zero was not unheard of. I still don't know how/why I always went outside in that bitter cold
Oh come on now, no fun in that! -23C here this morning, before the wind chill.
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