M1 5w20 - questions

[Seth]

I was wondering if M1 5w20 is a good oil and whether it can be used on a new engine with 5000 km on it?

Is it grp III? or PAO based?

Also, what is this that I hear about high Fe in M1 UOAs? Is that normal and consistent?

 

[Doc8404]

what vehicle?
many on this site like the Motorcraft/TropArtic 5W-20 for 5,000 mile OCI's.

 

[Seth]

Its a mitsubishi 3.0 SOHC V6.

 

[Doc8404]

Motorcraft/TropArtic 5W-20

 

[Seth]

There is no such thing as motorcraft or troparctic in Canada. Or atleast havent seen one yet.

Back to the topic...

 

[Doc8404]

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I was wondering if M1 5w20 is a good oil and whether it can be used on a new engine with 5000 km on it?
Back to the topic...

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uhhh, yeah, back to the topic....YES, M1 can be used in a new engine with 5k km......great question....so can Penzoil, shell, any oil....great question!

AND, your Ford dealer doesn't carry Motorcraft? hmmmm, that's weird.

 

[Seth]

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uhhh, yeah, back to the topic....YES, M1 can be used in a new engine with 5k km......great question....so can Penzoil, shell, any oil....great question!

AND, your Ford dealer doesn't carry Motorcraft? hmmmm, that's weird.

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First off... no need to be sarcastic.
Second.. I mentioned mitsu.. so yeah its not ford. They all carry petro-canada 5w20 or esso not motorcraft. Like I said before I am in canada and havent seen motorcraft (apart from wrenches) or troparctic.. sorry to be a pain. Shouldnt have bothered posting in the first place.

 

[Doc8404]

don't get all sensitive on me....I've never seen TropArtic either, but everytime someone mentions MC, someone mentions its twin, TA.

if you are only doing 5,000 KM on an OCI, you could run pretty much any dino out there and be fine....

 

[miked2]

Give the guy a break, he just asked a simple question.....

 

[buster]

It's good, but could be better. Better choices are available.

 

[glenncof]

Ah...just thought I would check...Does Mitsu spec 5W20 for this app? Is Dino? Blend? Synth? required. Does it need to meet a certain Mitsu spec ? Is warranty a consideration ? What change interval ?

Yr Q) M1 - PAO or GrpIII ?
Ans. Who really knows and does it matter (related to above)?

BTW- I have a new Ford requiring 5W20 and on another forum the people in Canada say the Motorcraft there is DINO, not blend like here (????).

 

[PT1]

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I was wondering if M1 5w20 is a good oil and whether it can be used on a new engine with 5000 km on it?

Is it grp III? or PAO based?

Yes it can be used on that application and nobody knows what group it is. But it will do fine.

Also, what is this that I hear about high Fe in M1 UOAs? Is that normal and consistent?

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[PT1]

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I was wondering if M1 5w20 is a good oil and whether it can be used on a new engine with 5000 km on it?

Is it grp III? or PAO based?

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Yes it can be used on that application and nobody knows what group it is. But it will do fine.

 

[warchildindy]

I have used mobil-1 5w-20 synthetic in a 2004 Acura rsx-base with a 2.0 liter 4 cylinder for the last (2) years severe service, with no problems. Oci's are 6000 miles and 10 to 12 months. Oil filter has been k&n and mobil-1 extended performance.

What other 5w-20 oils are available in your area?

 

[Patman]

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What other 5w-20 oils are available in your area?

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These are some of the 5w20s I've seen here in the Toronto area:

GTX 5w20
QS 5w20
Canadian Tire 5w20 (conventional and synthetic)
Formula Shell 5w20
Esso 5w20
Petro Canada 5w20
Amsoil 5w20
Mobil 1 5w20
Syntec 5w20
Pennzoil 5w20 (conventional and synthetic)
Walmart Tech 2000 5w20