eneos 0w-50 vs amsoil afl 5-40

[gregester]

hey i have a buddy with an evo and swears by (does not everone thou) this eneos 0w50....so i called eneos, and of course he says i can runs the 0-50 in my srt4, and says it a far superior oil for my application than amsoil afl 5-40.

anyone want to add to this, im i best to stick with afl 5-40?? what group is eneos??
i cant really see anything that much better than amsoil.

 

[addyguy]

A VOA's of Eneos 0w50:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...true#Post891932

It doesn't loook too bad - somewhat similar to M1.

To get that spread, Eneos 0w50 would have to be a mix of base oils, probably all 3 - PAO, Ester, and grp. III.

 

[d00df00d]

Eneos is decent and 0w50 is awesome, but did anyone say anything about why it would be better?

People do indeed "swear by" a lot of things. My brother has a friend who "swears by" Castrol Syntec 5w-50 with half a quart of Lucas Oil Stabilizer in his Honda S2000. He was never able to give a good reason except the whole "used it in all my cars, never had a problem" tripe.

That said, it couldn't hurt to give the Eneos a try. No other way to know whether it's better than AFL. I'd imagine it's a bit thick, though. You always want the thinnest oil that'll work for you...

 

[hate2work]

AFL is great oil, and you would be hard pressed to find a "better" oil for your app.