Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
Originally Posted By: mechtech2
I don`t understand the easier starting thing. My car starts the exact same whether I`m using 20W50 or 5W30.
"Startup wear" etc is all liberal government CAFE propaganda. It simply doesn`t exist.]
[From Dave 1251]
1. Your car does not start the exact same with those 2 highly disparate oils. Neither does anyone else's. Why say such nonsense?
2. There is no connection to CAFE and start up wear 'propaganda'.
Before CAFE existed, start up and cold engine oil problems were well noted. Decades before. Oil flow is good for engines, and start up and cold running can have very poor oil flow with thick oils. Everybody knew that.
I`ve owned my Z for a bit over 8 years and have tried everything from 5W30 (which was stupid because my owner`s manual and fsm say not to) to 20W50. Engine spins the exact same speed when I engage the starter. Unless a car has a weenie little starter or a low quality battery,I just don`t see how an oil would change the starting speed. I`ve had the oil cap off on cold morning startups with 50 weight oil and it`s bathing the camshafts in a nice thick coat of oil as soon as the starter moves the engine.
I absolutely LOVE those posts saying anything other than W20 oils can`t reach those pesky "nooks and crannies" of the engine! I`m like,huh?????????
You do not HAVE cold starts in south Texas! This last winter was mild...even so, it was 25-30 degrees or colder almost every morning. We had about a week of 0-10 degree mornings...the previous winter, it was 25 degrees or colder almost every morning for probably three months.
Bring that car up here in February, see how slow it cranks with 20W-50 in the crankcase!
Haha you got that one right! We wore shorts and t`s all winter last year :^)