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Originally posted by windnsea00:
Thanks for the quick response but why would i go down to a 0w in such a warm climate? I figured 10w is the least i need to go down to in San Diego.
Bugshu puts it very well in the Pennzoil Platinum thread:
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Without wanting to offend the elves Ive mused aloud before that perhaps part of the reason that GC posts such wonderful UOA's is that it is a OW (30) oil and that start up wear is reduced. Its pretty rare to see a bad UOA from GC.
Looking down the board on UOA's OW oils seem to do quite well. Its somewhat rare to see a bad UOA from M1 OW (20) oil and Haas's report on his Ferrari was a treat to see. Now Im not claiming to be an expert but Im guessing that his Ferrari puts out more energy and heat than my Honda and still the oil held up well.
Theres a good UOA from a BMW user who went with M1 OW (40) and some smart people are telling him not to change.
There is a Honda Accord that posted up a good UOA with M1 OW (30)and people seemed reasonably impressed.
Quite a few Amsoil OW (30) Uoas have been popping up lately and they have all seemed good except that silicone readings have been a bit high and I dont know if people arent changing filters or if there is something about the oil. Im not enough of an expert to decide what the problem could be.
We had a Saab Turbo running Saab OW (30) oil and Blackstone commented, "Saab engines aren't among the best wearing types we analyze oil from, but your may be the nicest wearing engine we've seen in a week. The level of wear would be normal for a Toyota or Honda, but it is excellent for a Saab. The balance for the metals is perfect for this type and there was nothing found in the wear that would suggest any problems."
Now I could be wrong and perhaps the guy with a spreadsheet would like to comment but it seems that when people use OW oils that generally they get good results. There will always be exceptions to the rule but Im noticing patterns starting to develop.
Those patterns are consistant with what Im reading from Haas and when you add up the numbers you can start getting a feel for the bottom line and that is that OW oils seem to be pretty good at protecting cars.
I think even the Elves would agree though they can get angry when their secrets escape the forest.
Happy Motoring All,
Bugshu
To which I added my $.02: QUOTE The Elves have no "issues" with your analysis or your conclusions...the only thing they were musing out loud as they read your post was, "Too bad that 95% of the world's drivers, even the knowledgeable ones," can't seem to come to grips that a 0W does work in applications for which it is intended, in fact, work very well, and in fact of fact, startup wear is oh so important and at start up a 0W absolutely SHINES." TNX Bugshu for your insights...Happy Holiday!
