I'm doing short interval OCIs on many vehicles, all based on time (6-12 months) with low miles (500-1000 or so miles each). Filters replaced about every 12-18 months or about every 2-3 oil changes. Here's my oil inventory to pick from and I'm curious what the crowd says may be the ranking based on your experience/information. I'm not opposed to using synthetic blends given the low miles I put on these vehicles.
Vehicles are all 10+ years old and high miles qualifying.
Any opinions on anything you personally really like and had great results with or do not care for or had bad results with, for CURRENT or recent API SN or NS+ categories?
5w20/0w20. It does get sub zero here but may not ever get low enough for 0w20 to be needed, but I can use it and am leaning toward putting a 0w20 before winter and then returning to 5w20 in spring.
* Quaker State FS High Mile 0w20
* Carquest FS 0w20
* Castrol Edge FS black bottle with titanium 0w20
* Castrol Edge FS extended protection 5w20
* Pennzoil FS high mile 5w20
* Pennzoil synthetic blend 5w20
* Carquest (now Fram) FS 5w20
* Valvoline FS Maxlife 5w20
* Costco FS 5w20
* Mobil1 FS High Miles 5w20
5w30
* Quaker State FS High Miles 5w30
* Mobil1 Advanced FS 5w30
* Mobil1 Extended Protection High Miles FS 5w30
* Mobil1 High Miles FS 5w30
* Pennzoil FS high miles 5w30
* Pennzoil synthetic blend 5w30
* Chevron synthetic blend 5w30
* Havoline synthetic blend 5w30
* Valvoline Maxlife synthetic blend 5w30
* Costco FS 5w30
* Carquest FS 5w30
Vehicles are all 10+ years old and high miles qualifying.
Any opinions on anything you personally really like and had great results with or do not care for or had bad results with, for CURRENT or recent API SN or NS+ categories?
5w20/0w20. It does get sub zero here but may not ever get low enough for 0w20 to be needed, but I can use it and am leaning toward putting a 0w20 before winter and then returning to 5w20 in spring.
* Quaker State FS High Mile 0w20
* Carquest FS 0w20
* Castrol Edge FS black bottle with titanium 0w20
* Castrol Edge FS extended protection 5w20
* Pennzoil FS high mile 5w20
* Pennzoil synthetic blend 5w20
* Carquest (now Fram) FS 5w20
* Valvoline FS Maxlife 5w20
* Costco FS 5w20
* Mobil1 FS High Miles 5w20
5w30
* Quaker State FS High Miles 5w30
* Mobil1 Advanced FS 5w30
* Mobil1 Extended Protection High Miles FS 5w30
* Mobil1 High Miles FS 5w30
* Pennzoil FS high miles 5w30
* Pennzoil synthetic blend 5w30
* Chevron synthetic blend 5w30
* Havoline synthetic blend 5w30
* Valvoline Maxlife synthetic blend 5w30
* Costco FS 5w30
* Carquest FS 5w30
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