Does anyone here have experience with Kirkland 0W-20 in very cold temps? I live in MN and was considering trying it out but have read mixed comments online. Some users reported their engines running noisy vs Mobil 1 during winter cold starts.
I’m 36 yrs old been changing oil since I’m 14 and haven’t found a noisy or quiet oil yet. Kirkland oil will perform as good as any other 0w20 in cold temperatures. It’s on par with super tech Amazon oil and your other store house brands.Does anyone here have experience with Kirkland 0W-20 in very cold temps? I live in MN and was considering trying it out but have read mixed comments online. Some users reported their engines running noisy vs Mobil 1 during winter cold starts.
I think everyone is misunderstanding me. The kirkland is good. I'm just asking about user experiance with cold starts in very cold winters. Not all oils have the same pour point. Some oils are known to be louder for the first minute or so because the oil isn't flowing as well until it warms up a little.
Pour point was abandoned as part of the Winter grade system because it didn't adequately capture the oil's ability to actually pump, which is measured with the MRV test, which, for a 0W-xx, is tested at -40C. The second test is CCS, which is designed to replicate the impact the oil's viscosity has on Cold Cranking, this is measured 5C higher at -35C for the 0W-xx Winter grade.I think everyone is misunderstanding me. The Kirkland is good. I'm just asking about user experience with cold starts in very cold winters. Not all oils have the same pour point. Some oils are known to be louder for the first minute or so because the oil isn't flowing as well until it warms up a little.