I am considering using the Pennzoil Platinum Euro L in a Hyundai 2.4L GDI engine , I like that it is a 5W30 with a cSt @ 100 degree C . of 11.9 with a HTHS of 3.5 ... *Any shortcomings or reasons to not be using this oil in your typical American GDI engine ?
Pennzoil Euro L 5W30 ?
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I don’t see any problems with using it. However, your fuel mileage will suffer a little. Shell UK recommends a 5W30 A5/B5. Castrol Edge C3 5W30 is another good choice. I had a 2013 KIA Optima with the same engine. I used either Quaker State Ultimate Durability 5W30 or Motorcraft 5W30 Synthetic Blend. I never had any engine problems.
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That is an excellent choice IMO, the Euro L is LSPI friendly and a heavy for grade 5w30 you are on the right track for your Hyundai. Fuel mileage between that and a 5w20 would be so minor that you'll not even be able to quantify it.
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Which is in Pennzoil Platinum Euro L category.
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In real world you will not notice mpg difference. But if you go ACEA A5/B5, I would go Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30.
Is that Hyundai 2.4L Turbo?
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Great price on it now.
*No ... It's just a gas direct injection with no turbo . *While the Pennzoil Euro L 5W30 is thick 12 cSt @100C. and a HTHS of 3.5 the % of VII's used is about double the regular Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 D1/G2 oil , so in a DI engine it may be best to blend a couple qrts. into the Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 . Valvoline Advanced 5W30 still may be the best synthetic oil for USA DI engines which is also easy to find , <$25 for 5 qrts. It never hurts to window shop for oil though .
That Valvoline Advanced 5W30 you mentioned has good amount of Zn 940 and P 800. Nice.
Do you know what the content of Mo is?
No , but it has a fair amount of Moly as well as Titanium too I believe .
Mo is a symbol for chemical element Molybdenum and you said you don't know the content.
Then you say it has a fair amount of Moly
If Valvoline is using Ti that would be news to me. Castrol's the one using Ti the most, and they use it in place of moly. You don't usually see both.
I don't know where that believe by CrisD46 came from about Ti in Valvoline. Statements like: I believe, I heard, I think, I am pretty sure and on and on are plentiful on here without any supporting facts.
I checked many Valvoline Voa's of different viscosities on oil club ru and none of them had any Ti.
I typically use Mobil 1 Extended Performance 10W30 and Pennzoil Platinum 5w30 in our 2.4L gdi Tuscon.
how do you know % vii of the Pennzoil Platinum Euro 5w30 is twice as much as Pennzoil Platinum 5w30? Sounds high considering both have the same spread.
also do you know the Noack for regular PP and the Euro?
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Why is Pennzoil Euro L 5w30 still only SN rated? It's new stock with a production date last month 8/22
For one thing an API license is pretty irrelevant for an oil that’s intended to be used per a manufacturer approval or ACEA sequence.
But it's also Dexos2, C3 and MB 229.51, who cares about SN+ or SP?
Just curious because the owners manual for my 2.0 turbo GDI engine requires SN+ or SP. Is this a good oil for my application?
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