Driven DI40 Specs

[OVERKILL]

I am going to give this oil a go for my next oil change since it's sold on FCP euro. Direct engine, high reving engine, with low mileage oil change intervals, probably every 1000-1500 miles at most. An engine that is hard on oil, shears it, and tends to have high iron wear. We shall see!

What HPL oil is comparable? I like high moly and ZDDP.

Either the @High Performance Lubricants Super Car 0W-40 or the 5W-40.

 

[Indyxc]

Looks like the formula has been slightly tweaked, and update to now a 5w40 Grade. HTHS increased as well. NOAK at 9.9%.

 

[Indyxc]

Thanks for posting this.

Can someone help me understand how this oil has one of the highest (if not the highest) HTHS for a 5w40, but has a high pour point. Lots of viscocity modifiers?

 

[Jetronic]

Thanks for posting this.

Can someone help me understand how this oil has one of the highest (if not the highest) HTHS for a 5w40, but has a high pour point. Lots of viscocity modifiers?

Quite the contrary, not very high VII content and fairly viscous base oils. It does seem to contain some thinner PAO though, which tends to have high Noack

 

[Indyxc]

Quite the contrary, not very high VII content and fairly viscous base oils. It does seem to contain some thinner PAO though, which tends to have high Noack

Interesting, thanks for the feedback. Its claimed to have mpao, is it on the thinner side of paos? Has anyone seen an msds for di40 or any driven oil?

 

[Jetronic]

mpao can be made to pretty much any viscosity, but it will be a mix of different viscosities. And mPAO has inherent viscosity improver properties in it, If I recall correctly.

 

[txbdan]

I have a case of DI40 from my old car. I now run a GM LFX (3.6l V6) in my track car. How would this compare to Mobile 1 Euro 0w40? which I also have a case of. haha. The factory fill for the LFX is 5w30.

 

[buster]

I have a case of DI40 from my old car. I now run a GM LFX (3.6l V6) in my track car. How would this compare to Mobile 1 Euro 0w40? which I also have a case of. haha. The factory fill for the LFX is 5w30.

Truthfully there really is no way to tell which is better. The current FS 0w40 is now LSPI friendly. Driven likes to use mPAO and should be more shear stable. Their Noack isn't great for any of their oils but not terrible either. I was expecting better for an oil of that price and one that uses mPAO. The Mobil 1 has been tested/used in thousands of cars around the world in daily driving and track.

 

[txbdan]

Truthfully there really is no way to tell which is better. The current FS 0w40 is now LSPI friendly. Driven likes to use mPAO and should be more shear stable. Their Noack isn't great for any of their oils but not terrible either. I was expecting better for an oil of that price and one that uses mPAO. The Mobil 1 has been tested/used in thousands of cars around the world in daily driving and track.

would it be heinous to just mix them together?

 

[chris719]

would it be heinous to just mix them together?

I wouldn't, no one can guarantee what result you'll get. It probably won't destroy your engine or anything but it might perform worse than either alone.