Pour point info

[RegDunlop]

Okay been reading a lot here on bitog and tried to use the search but can't find this


Where does one find the pour point info for certain brands of oil?

I am specifically wondering about Valvoline MaxLife 5w30 and 10w30
Also Pennzoil conventional, Quaker State High Mileage, and Pennzoil High Mileage in the same weights

I put in Valvoline synpowe into a dirty/neglected engine with a severe drive schedule (NYC and short trips) and want to change it out before the really cold weather comes so I font have to do it again

It is a 95 Buick with a series 1 3800 so it leaks a small amount anyway but not sure I want to keep a full $synthetic in there any way and want an oil that will be very viscous on those cold start mornings

 

[BeanCounter]

Here is Valvoline's supplied information:
http://www.valvoline.com/pdf/Maxlife.pdf

PYB should be on the product data sheet on this page:
http://www.pennzoil.com/#/motor-oil/pennzoil-conventional

And so on. Just google search the brand and "pour point" or simply go to the co.'s website and look for the oil's product data sheets.

Remember though, these are internal numbers.
Some people will only accept "non-biased" third-party results as the end-all, be-all answer -- especially if they don't care for your preferred brand of oil!

 

[CATERHAM]

Why in the world do you want an oil that is "very viscous on those cold morning starts"?
I'm sure you mean is the LEAST viscous.

And also forget pour point, it's a largely useless spec' and doesn't apply in a NY climate.
Of the grades you've mentioned stick with the 5w30 and choose the oil with the lowest 40C viscosity spec' if you want the best cold starting. This spec' is readily available from the oil companies website. Just look for the PDS info'.

 

[RegDunlop]

Yes I meant least viscous. I was going to write most slippery or some thing like that and the brain got slydexic with the fingers...

Didn't know this info is right on there websites...thanks

Caterham, why does that number not matter in a NY climate?

 

[BeanCounter]

Originally Posted By: RegDunlop
why does that number not matter in a NY climate?


I hate to speak for him, but you're doubtfully seeing temps far below 0 or -10 most of the time. Unless there is a MASSIVE difference in the pour point, the difference is likely negligible, when comparing similar, quality oils.

 

[RegDunlop]

Okay thanks, I was able to find the info for the Valvoline oil, but not for the Pennzoil Conventional....at all...where am I looking wrong?


Also I read on this site a few times, that Pennzoil Conventional is so good it would have been considered a sythetic or a synthetic blend a few years ago....any truth to this?


If it was your HM car would you use maxlife (blend), Quaker State High Mileage, Mobil 1 High Mileage, Pennzoil Conventional, or Pennzoil High Mileage oil?


Here is a thread with a description of my car---

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...559#Post2076559