Engine Noise And Oil Brand

[Charmet37]

Is their truth to engine noise and what brand of oil you put in your car? My last oil change I use Napa synthetic 0w20 oil and my engine was noisier. Just changed the oil a few days ago with Penzoil Platinum same viscosity and the noise is gone. Maybe it’s additives in the oil?

 

[Glenda W.]

Yes. There’s a study floating around somewhere here. But be prepared for the squad to come out and call you crazy.

 

[GRUMPYDUDE2]

Hard to think it would, but, I have heard engine noise change between brands of oil.

 

[Charmet37]

Hard to think it would, but, I have heard engine noise change between brands of oil.

I read a post where some say using Mobil 1 their engine was noisy vs using a different brand.

 

[Tdbo]

I have never noticed between brands so much.
However, I have noticed between grades, using 5W20 instead of a 5W30.

 

[kschachn]

A pretty popular topic here on Bitog. Perhaps some of these existing threads will help, there was a recent long thread on this very topic. Perhaps it's in the list:

Engine noise any indication of oil quality?

I recently (500miles ago) changed the oil in my commuter car 2018 Ford Escape 2.0 with 75,000 miles on it. I was using some Castrol Edge High mileage 5w30 and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing good, nothing bad but did get Slightly higher fuel mileage than with a the previous change...

bobistheoilguy.com

Can a brand of oil have an effect on engine noise?

I have read on numerous occasions, posts that state a certain brand they use in their vehicle has led to an engine being "more quiet". Assuming the grade of oil used is the same throughout, can a different brand of oil have an effect on the engine noise and if so, what is it in the oil that...

bobistheoilguy.com

Study on Engine Noise Level vs Oil Formulation

Thought this was somewhat interesting, especially the engine noise level vs oil formulation used data. We've all seen various threads where people say they can hear an engine noise level difference with different oils, and some say it's "all in their head" or "their ears aren't sensitive enough...

bobistheoilguy.com

Understanding Noises and relation to oil

Hi all, I read this forum quite a bit and learn a lot. However one thing I do not understand is the noises people experience by changing oil in their valvetrain I presume. Is changing the type of oil and "quieting" the noise actually helping the problem or masking one that is there? I have...

bobistheoilguy.com

Synthetic oil & engine noise

A curious thing occured when I changed the oil in the mother-in-laws 01 Tacoma 2.7 4 cyl. I had been using 5W-30 Val Max life semi syn for the last 25,000 miles and decided to try Castrol full synthetic. SAme filter (PURE 1) as always. About 3 days after changing, she calls and says the engine...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine Noise From Synthetic Oil - Does It Do Damag

So lots of talk about some synthetic oils causing more engine noise than others. Mobile 1 seems to be one of the "noisiest", but with that noise is there any concern about actual damage or wear to engines? It would seem a quite and smooth running engine is suffering less damage than a real...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine noise and oil viscosity

It seems thicker oil makes at least some engines run more quiet than a thinner oil. Now, people keep saying that just because an engine sounds better it still doesn't mean that this is better for the engine. What's the reasoning behind that claim? My gut tells me to switch viscosity if my engine...

bobistheoilguy.com

Motor oil and engine sound

I've read in many forums about people who say the engine of their vehicles feels more "quiet" and "sound less" when using an specific motor oil brand. I'm wondering if that's true and what chemical on some oils would "reduce" the sound of the engine.

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine Oils and Noise

I'm starting this thread rather than high jack Dr. Haas's thread. He said this in his thread: Quote: Note that in any engine going to a thicker oil will in one way make it more quiet. The thicker oil on the inside surfaces will act as a better sound buffer. Going to a thinner oil can only...

bobistheoilguy.com

Noise vs wear?

The "I want to like PP..." thread got me thinking... Since some oils tend to be "quieter" than others, is there any correlation with the amount of noise vs wear? Or even wear metals in an UOA? Or is the noise only a nuisance?

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine Noise

How can a particular oil change the sound of your engine? For instance some people here say certain oils make there engine run smoother/quieter

bobistheoilguy.com

How does oil make and engine sound louder???

i use supertech synthetic engine does sound a little louder than when i used to use dino

bobistheoilguy.com

Engines quieter vs louder depending on oil

I see a lot of comments while cruising threads that some such oil was quiet or noisy any my thought is this..what causes this, and does it matter? is there any relationship between these noisy oils and wear or do we even understand this phenomenon? Are there any oils that are almost always quiet...

bobistheoilguy.com

Oil and noise

Since 2012 I have used many different oils in my 12 Nissan Pathfinder VQ40DE V6 and something interesting I have noticed is the difference in start up noise. The VQ40 V6 is not the quietest motor on start up you can usually make out some timing chain noise on start as the big chain rides on the...

bobistheoilguy.com

What do you conclude about a "loud" oil?

An oil that seems to have a reputation for making an engine louder. I have one of those oils in a vehicle now and it is noticeably louder. Do you believe it's protecting less? More friction? I don't see how a 'louder' oil could be louder without allowing more friction. But I'm no engineer...

bobistheoilguy.com

NOISY OIL?

"I have used both 5w-20 and 5w-30 in either of these brands and the difference was neglible on noise." I've read many posts like this that claim "Brand X" oil was noiser in thier engine than "Brand Y". I'm still not sure I understand how oil brands can vary in "noise level" (when used in a...

bobistheoilguy.com

Just Changed to Super Tech Advanced, Now Have Noisy Startup

I have a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, 3.6L Pentastar V6, 107K. I just changed my oil to the Super Tech Advanced 5w-20. I am noticing loud valve noise on startup now. I Usually use Pennzoil Platinum or Havoline Lifelong Synthetic and a Jeep OEM filter. The filter is a cartridge style on top of the engine...

bobistheoilguy.com

About Mobil full synthetic and Engine noise

I used Mobil full synthetic on my cars and results are 1) 2010 Odyssey with 60K - Used 0W30 (should had 0W20). Engine is loud and rough to notice. MPG suffered like .5 -1 mpg. Went from Pennzoil 0W20. Went back to this one and all is good. 2) 2002 Passat 1.8T - 126K - Used 0W40. Engine is...

bobistheoilguy.com

Thinner oil fixed my noisy lifters!

Contrary to popular belief and what I've always been told - use thicker oil to quieten noisy hydraulic lifters, I accidentally found quite the opposite! Here's why they were noisy - I was once on a road trip through the desert, accessory belt snapped so the water pump stopped working and the...

bobistheoilguy.com

Which Motor Oil to Quiet Down Engine?

Hello, I have a 2000 Camry with the 2.2L 4-cylinder. (The 5S-FE for the Toyota guys) This known sludge motor is a DOHC engine with shim and bucket lifters (solid lifters), 16 of them to be exact. I have checked the clearance between the cams and lifters, and all 16 lifters are within factory...

bobistheoilguy.com

Noisy Valve Train - Oil suggestion

Hello I have 2002 GMC Denali pickup with a 6.0 engine. I expereince some noise at start up, but I also have noise @ about 1200-1300 RPM when the engine is warmed up. I have tried M1 5-30 and PP 5-30, but the noise is still present. The engine still runs strong, but I do not like hearing the...

bobistheoilguy.com

100% synthetic oils = increased engine noise?

iam beginning to wonder if using 100% synthetic oils cause more or increased engine noise (slap etc.) the more i read alot of people on here have more noise with synthetics and dino oils eliminates the noise...we explain?

bobistheoilguy.com

Loud vs Quiet Oils

So I know this doesn't really mean much in terms of oil performance but for me noisy oils just bother me. Super subjective too, I have never taken decibel measurements or anything like that... I have a 2004 LS430 that has about 125k on it, I've put the last 12K on it since I bought it, it is...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine noisy with Mobil 1 - Cause(s)?

Many folks have complained that their engines are noisy while running Mobil 1, & that the noise goes away if they switch to brand "X". FWIW, my engine isn't noisy on M1; I think the stuff is great. Would anyone like to speculate on the following three questions: 1. Why would an engine be...

bobistheoilguy.com

Mobil 1 and Engine Noise

For those of you who are complaining about Mobil 1 and noise, you have to realize that it's the thin viscosity of the oil. I've used Amsoil, Redline and Mobil 1 and all have produced some valve clatter. RL was the quietest of the bunch. If it's not effecting wear values, there is nothing to be...

bobistheoilguy.com

Noisy Engine with Mobil 1 EP

I'm on vacation and visited my friend who has the 2009 Fit. At the last oil change, which was 9800 miles ago, I had installed Castrol Edge w/Titanium (gold bottle) 5w-20 and a genuine Honda (Fram) filter. This time, I put in Mobil 1 EP 5w-20 and a Fram Ultra oil filter. Prior to the oil change...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine noise with Mobil 1

I've noticed that a lot of other people have noticed this also. Does anyone have any reasons why M1 seems to bring out so much noise? I want to keep using the M1 EP that I use now but the valvetrain noise that I get with M1 really gets to me. It seems that others have had this same experience...

bobistheoilguy.com

Mobil- 1/Makes more noise

I used a batch of Mobil-1 and it seems to make my Hemi louder.I tried Amsoil XL-7500 and it was much more quite.Joe

bobistheoilguy.com

 

[Kira]

As usual, Kschachn, BRAVO!

 

[kschachn]

I read a post where some say using Mobil 1 their engine was noisy vs using a different brand.

I included a few Mobil 1 specific threads in that list towards the bottom, there are many, many more.

 

[4WD]

A pretty popular topic here on Bitog. Perhaps some of these existing threads will help, there was a recent long thread on this very topic. Perhaps it's in the list:

Engine noise any indication of oil quality?

I recently (500miles ago) changed the oil in my commuter car 2018 Ford Escape 2.0 with 75,000 miles on it. I was using some Castrol Edge High mileage 5w30 and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing good, nothing bad but did get Slightly higher fuel mileage than with a the previous change...

bobistheoilguy.com

Can a brand of oil have an effect on engine noise?

I have read on numerous occasions, posts that state a certain brand they use in their vehicle has led to an engine being "more quiet". Assuming the grade of oil used is the same throughout, can a different brand of oil have an effect on the engine noise and if so, what is it in the oil that...

bobistheoilguy.com

Study on Engine Noise Level vs Oil Formulation

Thought this was somewhat interesting, especially the engine noise level vs oil formulation used data. We've all seen various threads where people say they can hear an engine noise level difference with different oils, and some say it's "all in their head" or "their ears aren't sensitive enough...

bobistheoilguy.com

Understanding Noises and relation to oil

Hi all, I read this forum quite a bit and learn a lot. However one thing I do not understand is the noises people experience by changing oil in their valvetrain I presume. Is changing the type of oil and "quieting" the noise actually helping the problem or masking one that is there? I have...

bobistheoilguy.com

Synthetic oil & engine noise

A curious thing occured when I changed the oil in the mother-in-laws 01 Tacoma 2.7 4 cyl. I had been using 5W-30 Val Max life semi syn for the last 25,000 miles and decided to try Castrol full synthetic. SAme filter (PURE 1) as always. About 3 days after changing, she calls and says the engine...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine Noise From Synthetic Oil - Does It Do Damag

So lots of talk about some synthetic oils causing more engine noise than others. Mobile 1 seems to be one of the "noisiest", but with that noise is there any concern about actual damage or wear to engines? It would seem a quite and smooth running engine is suffering less damage than a real...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine noise and oil viscosity

It seems thicker oil makes at least some engines run more quiet than a thinner oil. Now, people keep saying that just because an engine sounds better it still doesn't mean that this is better for the engine. What's the reasoning behind that claim? My gut tells me to switch viscosity if my engine...

bobistheoilguy.com

Motor oil and engine sound

I've read in many forums about people who say the engine of their vehicles feels more "quiet" and "sound less" when using an specific motor oil brand. I'm wondering if that's true and what chemical on some oils would "reduce" the sound of the engine.

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine Oils and Noise

I'm starting this thread rather than high jack Dr. Haas's thread. He said this in his thread: Quote: Note that in any engine going to a thicker oil will in one way make it more quiet. The thicker oil on the inside surfaces will act as a better sound buffer. Going to a thinner oil can only...

bobistheoilguy.com

Noise vs wear?

The "I want to like PP..." thread got me thinking... Since some oils tend to be "quieter" than others, is there any correlation with the amount of noise vs wear? Or even wear metals in an UOA? Or is the noise only a nuisance?

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine Noise

How can a particular oil change the sound of your engine? For instance some people here say certain oils make there engine run smoother/quieter

bobistheoilguy.com

How does oil make and engine sound louder???

i use supertech synthetic engine does sound a little louder than when i used to use dino

bobistheoilguy.com

Engines quieter vs louder depending on oil

I see a lot of comments while cruising threads that some such oil was quiet or noisy any my thought is this..what causes this, and does it matter? is there any relationship between these noisy oils and wear or do we even understand this phenomenon? Are there any oils that are almost always quiet...

bobistheoilguy.com

Oil and noise

Since 2012 I have used many different oils in my 12 Nissan Pathfinder VQ40DE V6 and something interesting I have noticed is the difference in start up noise. The VQ40 V6 is not the quietest motor on start up you can usually make out some timing chain noise on start as the big chain rides on the...

bobistheoilguy.com

What do you conclude about a "loud" oil?

An oil that seems to have a reputation for making an engine louder. I have one of those oils in a vehicle now and it is noticeably louder. Do you believe it's protecting less? More friction? I don't see how a 'louder' oil could be louder without allowing more friction. But I'm no engineer...

bobistheoilguy.com

NOISY OIL?

"I have used both 5w-20 and 5w-30 in either of these brands and the difference was neglible on noise." I've read many posts like this that claim "Brand X" oil was noiser in thier engine than "Brand Y". I'm still not sure I understand how oil brands can vary in "noise level" (when used in a...

bobistheoilguy.com

Just Changed to Super Tech Advanced, Now Have Noisy Startup

I have a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, 3.6L Pentastar V6, 107K. I just changed my oil to the Super Tech Advanced 5w-20. I am noticing loud valve noise on startup now. I Usually use Pennzoil Platinum or Havoline Lifelong Synthetic and a Jeep OEM filter. The filter is a cartridge style on top of the engine...

bobistheoilguy.com

About Mobil full synthetic and Engine noise

I used Mobil full synthetic on my cars and results are 1) 2010 Odyssey with 60K - Used 0W30 (should had 0W20). Engine is loud and rough to notice. MPG suffered like .5 -1 mpg. Went from Pennzoil 0W20. Went back to this one and all is good. 2) 2002 Passat 1.8T - 126K - Used 0W40. Engine is...

bobistheoilguy.com

Thinner oil fixed my noisy lifters!

Contrary to popular belief and what I've always been told - use thicker oil to quieten noisy hydraulic lifters, I accidentally found quite the opposite! Here's why they were noisy - I was once on a road trip through the desert, accessory belt snapped so the water pump stopped working and the...

bobistheoilguy.com

Which Motor Oil to Quiet Down Engine?

Hello, I have a 2000 Camry with the 2.2L 4-cylinder. (The 5S-FE for the Toyota guys) This known sludge motor is a DOHC engine with shim and bucket lifters (solid lifters), 16 of them to be exact. I have checked the clearance between the cams and lifters, and all 16 lifters are within factory...

bobistheoilguy.com

Noisy Valve Train - Oil suggestion

Hello I have 2002 GMC Denali pickup with a 6.0 engine. I expereince some noise at start up, but I also have noise @ about 1200-1300 RPM when the engine is warmed up. I have tried M1 5-30 and PP 5-30, but the noise is still present. The engine still runs strong, but I do not like hearing the...

bobistheoilguy.com

100% synthetic oils = increased engine noise?

iam beginning to wonder if using 100% synthetic oils cause more or increased engine noise (slap etc.) the more i read alot of people on here have more noise with synthetics and dino oils eliminates the noise...we explain?

bobistheoilguy.com

Loud vs Quiet Oils

So I know this doesn't really mean much in terms of oil performance but for me noisy oils just bother me. Super subjective too, I have never taken decibel measurements or anything like that... I have a 2004 LS430 that has about 125k on it, I've put the last 12K on it since I bought it, it is...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine noisy with Mobil 1 - Cause(s)?

Many folks have complained that their engines are noisy while running Mobil 1, & that the noise goes away if they switch to brand "X". FWIW, my engine isn't noisy on M1; I think the stuff is great. Would anyone like to speculate on the following three questions: 1. Why would an engine be...

bobistheoilguy.com

Mobil 1 and Engine Noise

For those of you who are complaining about Mobil 1 and noise, you have to realize that it's the thin viscosity of the oil. I've used Amsoil, Redline and Mobil 1 and all have produced some valve clatter. RL was the quietest of the bunch. If it's not effecting wear values, there is nothing to be...

bobistheoilguy.com

Noisy Engine with Mobil 1 EP

I'm on vacation and visited my friend who has the 2009 Fit. At the last oil change, which was 9800 miles ago, I had installed Castrol Edge w/Titanium (gold bottle) 5w-20 and a genuine Honda (Fram) filter. This time, I put in Mobil 1 EP 5w-20 and a Fram Ultra oil filter. Prior to the oil change...

bobistheoilguy.com

Engine noise with Mobil 1

I've noticed that a lot of other people have noticed this also. Does anyone have any reasons why M1 seems to bring out so much noise? I want to keep using the M1 EP that I use now but the valvetrain noise that I get with M1 really gets to me. It seems that others have had this same experience...

bobistheoilguy.com

Mobil- 1/Makes more noise

I used a batch of Mobil-1 and it seems to make my Hemi louder.I tried Amsoil XL-7500 and it was much more quite.Joe

bobistheoilguy.com

Just to give you more lead time - next week = buttery smooth

 

[Malo83]

No engine noises out of my vehicles with Pennzoil.

 

[4WD]

No engine noises out of my vehicles with Pennzoil.

Wut?

 

[nomas]

I posted here that I changed the oil in my Tundra and used NAPA Synthetic Oil . The engine was noticeably noisier . I got scolded for posting such a thing . I know what I heard ..

 

[JoelB]

My favorite type of thread. Brings out a bunch of people who are sure of something they've never even measured.

 

[Reggaemon]

Some people will say no but I say yes.

 

[Glenda W.]

My favorite type of thread. Brings out a bunch of people who are sure of something they've never even measured.

Have you not diagnosed a problem with your vehicle by sound? Wheel bearings come to mind. That slight hum when turning that will be grinding/growling in a few weeks. Alternator bearings, water pump bearings, loose heat shields etc. Do you need a temperature gauge to tell you your A/C needs service? I guess some people aren’t in tune with their senses/vehicles.

 

[facility1]

My engine is nice and quiet with Royal Purple 5w-30 pcmo. was noticeably louder with Mobil 1 when i first bought it with 4600 miles on it,maybe there is something to this subject,also used Havoline pro-ds and was quiet.have experence working around other machinery all my life,engines,bearings etc,same cartridge filter is used,

 

[hemioiler]

My favorite type of thread. Brings out a bunch of people who are sure of something they've never even measured.

Not many people own a spectrum analyzer. You're not going to measure this on a simple db meter like on an iphone, because it's not the overall amplitude that changes, its a tone that changes.

So you can play a flute and a trumpet and record the same db, but those are two totally different tones/frequency which simple recording devices cannot decipher between.

Same thing with "ticks" and "knocks" which are usually what is being discussed with engine oil sounds. The overall sound measured in db is overpowering the tick/knock but that sound is still a frequency that can be picked out and isolated by our ears.

 

[4WD]

Mobil supplies base stock to over two dozen blenders. They make so many different formulas of their own that members here complain …
They are co owners of an additive company that others use - and they buy additional additives from the same companies that all the others do.
It must be the decal

 

[Triple_Se7en]

I found the prior SN+ to be louder than the new SP Mobil-1 Triple Action.

 

[4WD]

I found the prior SN+ to be louder than the new SP Mobil-1 Triple Action.

But I Frankenbrew every fill - then call it SN+ or SP