Chevron 30w SL oil

[98LSC32V]

Anyone know anything about this oil, found some at a gas station here.

 

[marco246]

I use this oil in my air-cooled junk engines (lawnmower etc.) It is good for what it is. I have some data on hand that may be out of date that shows the pour point at -33 deg C, the kinetic viscosity at 40 deg C as 82 cSt, and the KV at 100 deg C as 10.3 cSt, all of which show the oil to be a rather thin straight 30-weight.

 

[vronline]

Would be great for lawn mowers for sure... Is there some reason you are asking this? Planning on using it in any of your cars?

 

[Auto-Union]

I have a LOT of Delo 30. If temps allow, its' probally as good as anything.

 

[Merkava_4]

It's a very good oil and it won't shear at all since it's 100% base oil with no viscosity index improvers.

 

[98LSC32V]

I plan on using it in my lawn mower...

 

[Merkava_4]

Well in that case you'll have nothing to lose since small engines have used straight 30 for years.

 

[XB70]

Used it in the lawn mower (B&S 5.5) last year and had ZERO consumption or smoke. Plan to use it every year until it's gone.

Unlike Auto-Union, I was able to find only 1 gallon when AZ was clearing it out @ $1.00/gallon.

Since that purchase I've never seen a qt. or gal. of it anywhere, just 15W-40.

 

[marco246]

I should have been clearer. The Chevron SAE 30/SL I'm using is Supreme, not Delo. Of course, they are both good oils, but the Supreme does not have an API "C" rating.