WalMart Supertech unless social pressure from your neighbors prods you to go with Costco Kirkland. Based on your nice fleet I can speculate this could be a possibility. If you're a rebate person then maybe one of the name brands, no wrong answers there.
Help choosing 1 oil for the family fleet
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Is there any credible evidence that higher spec oils have improved the H/K engine problems? I know a couple folks with Hyundai/Kias that would be well served if this info was available.
Your Kia asks for ACEA C5, which by most standards, is a higher standard than oils from 10 years ago, but poor machine work doesnt help that situation.
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I haven’t come across anything with how to prevent failure other try to keep regular oil changes
M1 ESP 0W-30.
Didn't say how big the sumps are, but it looks like there's a good chance 6qt's might come in handy.
Havoline Lifelong 5W30. Dexos1 Gen 3 rated, new price of $24 at WalMart.
Havoline Lifelong 5W30. Dexos1 Gen 3 rated, new price of $24 at WalMart.
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I'd agree with others. No issue running the same oil.
- M1 ESP 5W-30
- Valvoline Synpower XL-III C3 5W-30
If you prefer Valvoline keep using it. OTAH M1 ESP appears to have superior base oils
and probably better ad pack too. Lower Noack loss and higher flashpoint for example.
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I'd agree with others. No issue running the same oil.
- M1 ESP 5W-30
- Valvoline Synpower XL-III C3 5W-30
If you prefer Valvoline keep using it. OTAH M1 ESP appears to have superior base oils
and probably better ad pack too. Lower Noack loss and higher flashpoint for example.
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I second the Pennzoil Euro LX 0W-30 nomination. That's what I've got in all of my cars.
I'd also suggest M1 ESP 5W-30 for oil quality and simplicity to stock just one.
Pennzoil Euro LX 0W-30 would be second choice only due to a little higher shear and low availability at regular and cheaper stores in US.
Pennzoil Euro LX 0W-30 would be second choice only due to a little higher shear and low availability at regular and cheaper stores in US.
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Well I'm from the camp that thinks going from 4 different ones to 2, makes the best sense.
5w30 (Toyota & Kia)
0w40 (Jeep & Ram)
5w30 (Toyota & Kia)
0w40 (Jeep & Ram)
I’d run HPL super car 0w40 in all of them for a year but that’s just me. Maybe the Ram twice a year.
Havoline Lifelong 5w30 6qt boxes
In my family, we have 4 Honda Odyssey's (all speced for 20 weight oils).
I just use 1 single oil for all of them: SuperTech Full Synthetic High Mileage 5W-30 @ 5K/6month (whichever comes first) OCI.
Combining the four of those, you'd no doubt be able to blow way past a million miles using that oil and maintenance schedule... Assuming you kept up on the transmissions, too.
Yeah. I used to over maintain them, doing transmission fluid drain/fills every 15k miles.
I've recently changed that interval to every 30k miles. Just trying to do very low cost adequate maintenance.
We're driving each of them 20k miles a year for various long daily commutes by family members, so in 5 years from now all of them will be
well over 200k miles.
I went the cheaper route with QS Euro 5w-40...
pennzoil euro LX 0w30 or Mobil 1 ESP 0w30.
I recently switched my fleet over to the 0w30 Euro Oil. 2019 wrangler 3.6, 2018 Durango RT with 5.7 and an 02 Silverado 5.3
I recently switched my fleet over to the 0w30 Euro Oil. 2019 wrangler 3.6, 2018 Durango RT with 5.7 and an 02 Silverado 5.3
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