dnewton3
Staff member
4WD - I must confess now I'm confused ... perhaps based upon my own poor assumptions.
Your first post had this quote: "Both can make a snack of a 7500 mile OCI (all I care to run in 5.3L) So why should I pay 30% more for T6 if weather is not an issue (it is not) ?
I didn't read your signature line; I presumed your vehicle was a 5.3L Vortec truck engine (about the only 5.3L engine I know of commonly available). Are you referring to a different vehicle? one in your signature line? I don't see anything that would have a 5.3L engine. Did they offer the 5.3L in the Canyon? I was unaware, if so.
So you admit weather is not an issue, but you claim temps are a concern, but you admit your cooling system is generally OK.
You state you'd never had anything but syns in the engine, but now you're considering a dino lube, but only HDEO, whereas you've never tried a dino PCMO. Do I take this to mean it's only had syn PCMO to this point?
Regardless, I understand your question; which is "better"? Delvac 1300 or T6? TBH, I still think you're on a quest to have someone pat you on the back and make you feel that your subjective opinion (which you probably are withholding and secretly already have made a choice) is validated. You'd not be alone here in that regard, that's for sure.
However, I am challenging you to step out of your comfort zone and THINK about this. What is on the label or in the bottle is not nearly as important as what comes out of the crankcase. Do some UOAs with any fluid you choose, then switch up a few times and try some other options.
Don't ask us what is "best".
Tell us what worked for you, and why you believe it to be true, and back it up with real world data!
If there were an over-riding theme to your thread, it's one most people are actually missing. This isn't a topic of what oil trends are in favor. It's that fact that too many folks here like to bench race lube credentials, rather that actually test them in specific applications, review and analyze the data, and make informed decisions based upon logical criteria.
Your first post had this quote: "Both can make a snack of a 7500 mile OCI (all I care to run in 5.3L) So why should I pay 30% more for T6 if weather is not an issue (it is not) ?
I didn't read your signature line; I presumed your vehicle was a 5.3L Vortec truck engine (about the only 5.3L engine I know of commonly available). Are you referring to a different vehicle? one in your signature line? I don't see anything that would have a 5.3L engine. Did they offer the 5.3L in the Canyon? I was unaware, if so.
So you admit weather is not an issue, but you claim temps are a concern, but you admit your cooling system is generally OK.
You state you'd never had anything but syns in the engine, but now you're considering a dino lube, but only HDEO, whereas you've never tried a dino PCMO. Do I take this to mean it's only had syn PCMO to this point?
Regardless, I understand your question; which is "better"? Delvac 1300 or T6? TBH, I still think you're on a quest to have someone pat you on the back and make you feel that your subjective opinion (which you probably are withholding and secretly already have made a choice) is validated. You'd not be alone here in that regard, that's for sure.
However, I am challenging you to step out of your comfort zone and THINK about this. What is on the label or in the bottle is not nearly as important as what comes out of the crankcase. Do some UOAs with any fluid you choose, then switch up a few times and try some other options.
Don't ask us what is "best".
Tell us what worked for you, and why you believe it to be true, and back it up with real world data!
If there were an over-riding theme to your thread, it's one most people are actually missing. This isn't a topic of what oil trends are in favor. It's that fact that too many folks here like to bench race lube credentials, rather that actually test them in specific applications, review and analyze the data, and make informed decisions based upon logical criteria.
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