Will be headed to Colorado this June about a thousand mile one-way trip speeds on the highway are 80-85 consistently. Was just curious what oil would protect better. I'm thinking mobil, but would pup have any issues protecting at least just as good. I will be driving my Honda CRV with the tgdi engine and wanted to make sure it had the best coverage. Typically I do use mobil but got pup on sale and currently this is all I have..
Mobil esp 0w30 v Pup 5w30
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Hiway miles are usually super easy on the engine and oil. I recall the manual calls for 0W-20. Out of the 2 oils selected I would go with the PUP 5W-30 and call it a day.
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I would choose the ESP 0w30, it will give you the extra benefit if you see extremely cold weather during this interval plus it just has more approvals over PUP as well
Edit: I reread the original post and realized that the trip is not until June so obviously you won’t see extremely cold weather. But I still stand behind my recommendation (the ESPs 3.5 HTHS is better for the hot weather)
Edit: I reread the original post and realized that the trip is not until June so obviously you won’t see extremely cold weather. But I still stand behind my recommendation (the ESPs 3.5 HTHS is better for the hot weather)
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M1 ESP 0w30. Very stringent approvals. IMO best otc oil available.
And super easy to get at Walmart for $28 a jug
.The 30 one.
Mobil 1 ESP FTW.
No disrespect, but rumors are not evidence.
Virgin oxidation over 30 is evidence.
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Supertech 5W30 would probably do the same thing as either of those two
$27.95. lolAnd super easy to get at Walmart for $28 a jug
edyvw
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ESP.
Considering you have turbo, look for oils with MB229.5 or MB229.51/52 (ESP).
If you like Pennzoil, you also have Pennzoil Euro L 5W30 in Wal Mart which is MB229.51.
Considering you have turbo, look for oils with MB229.5 or MB229.51/52 (ESP).
If you like Pennzoil, you also have Pennzoil Euro L 5W30 in Wal Mart which is MB229.51.
Patman
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Doubtful. It doesn’t have the same approvals. Technically it’s still oil but if you ran it in a Mercedes that calls for one of the approvals in ESP it wouldn’t work out too well in the long run.
ESP if the choice is between those two.
0W-30 Mobil 1 ESP is 12.0 cSts
https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-esp-0w-30
https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-esp-0w-30
From the 2 oils you listed, I would use PUP 5w30, but M1 0w30 is plenty good. If I was driving my own vehicle, I would use 10w30. Haha
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