I absolutely LOVE this reply!! Hard facts cut through all the emotions and anecdotes and ideas and crap - people on bitog post with their brains not their hearts and so i keep coming back.
Fact based discussion just kill and bury feelings.
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by dan_erickson
I suppose this would be a mild Frankenbrew and I never really mix oils. I don't see any harm mixing a few different quarts of RGT together to make an oil change.
2011 Ford Fusion 3.5L
5W30 x2
5W20
The remainder is 0W20
I would think this is an extremely safe brew being that it is all RGT oil, just different weights.
Thoughts?
All your mentioned oils and different viscosities are compatible. Blend away to your heart's content.
I am about to do an oil change on my Colorado, which holds six quarts. My winter brew will be four quarts Castrol 0W40 and two quarts of Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20.
OCI won't exceed 6K / 1Y.
It's all good! Been blending for over 30 years and I'm first and last owner of my vehicles. Doing such does not reduce the lifetime of the engine. If it does hurt ot shorten engine life,
If I'm wrong, then why is my engine clean - doesn't blow smoke - doesn't soot - doesn't use more than a quart in 6K - still shows a clear dipstick after 1.5K, for 18 years? My almost 16 year-old Colorado is following the same course as my previous purchased-new vehicles. this one may go 20 years, before seeing a junkyard due to bad rust. It has seen a lifetime of blending oils - brands - viscosities
It has seen a lifetime of you mixing oils. You aren't a tribologist, and you jacking together different quarts of God knows what isn't blending, no matter how many times you say it is. Absence of failure isn't proof of performance and pretending you are playing home chemist is at best harmless, at worst, you'll mislead somebody into mixing up something inappropriate that will cause engine damage.
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by dan_erickson
I suppose this would be a mild Frankenbrew and I never really mix oils. I don't see any harm mixing a few different quarts of RGT together to make an oil change.
2011 Ford Fusion 3.5L
5W30 x2
5W20
The remainder is 0W20
I would think this is an extremely safe brew being that it is all RGT oil, just different weights.
Thoughts?
All your mentioned oils and different viscosities are compatible. Blend away to your heart's content.
I am about to do an oil change on my Colorado, which holds six quarts. My winter brew will be four quarts Castrol 0W40 and two quarts of Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20.
OCI won't exceed 6K / 1Y.
It's all good! Been blending for over 30 years and I'm first and last owner of my vehicles. Doing such does not reduce the lifetime of the engine. If it does hurt ot shorten engine life,
If I'm wrong, then why is my engine clean - doesn't blow smoke - doesn't soot - doesn't use more than a quart in 6K - still shows a clear dipstick after 1.5K, for 18 years? My almost 16 year-old Colorado is following the same course as my previous purchased-new vehicles. this one may go 20 years, before seeing a junkyard due to bad rust. It has seen a lifetime of blending oils - brands - viscosities
It has seen a lifetime of you mixing oils. You aren't a tribologist, and you jacking together different quarts of God knows what isn't blending, no matter how many times you say it is. Absence of failure isn't proof of performance and pretending you are playing home chemist is at best harmless, at worst, you'll mislead somebody into mixing up something inappropriate that will cause engine damage.
Fact based discussion just kill and bury feelings.
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by dan_erickson
I suppose this would be a mild Frankenbrew and I never really mix oils. I don't see any harm mixing a few different quarts of RGT together to make an oil change.
2011 Ford Fusion 3.5L
5W30 x2
5W20
The remainder is 0W20
I would think this is an extremely safe brew being that it is all RGT oil, just different weights.
Thoughts?
All your mentioned oils and different viscosities are compatible. Blend away to your heart's content.
I am about to do an oil change on my Colorado, which holds six quarts. My winter brew will be four quarts Castrol 0W40 and two quarts of Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20.
OCI won't exceed 6K / 1Y.
It's all good! Been blending for over 30 years and I'm first and last owner of my vehicles. Doing such does not reduce the lifetime of the engine. If it does hurt ot shorten engine life,
If I'm wrong, then why is my engine clean - doesn't blow smoke - doesn't soot - doesn't use more than a quart in 6K - still shows a clear dipstick after 1.5K, for 18 years? My almost 16 year-old Colorado is following the same course as my previous purchased-new vehicles. this one may go 20 years, before seeing a junkyard due to bad rust. It has seen a lifetime of blending oils - brands - viscosities
It has seen a lifetime of you mixing oils. You aren't a tribologist, and you jacking together different quarts of God knows what isn't blending, no matter how many times you say it is. Absence of failure isn't proof of performance and pretending you are playing home chemist is at best harmless, at worst, you'll mislead somebody into mixing up something inappropriate that will cause engine damage.
Originally Posted by OVERKILL
Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by dan_erickson
I suppose this would be a mild Frankenbrew and I never really mix oils. I don't see any harm mixing a few different quarts of RGT together to make an oil change.
2011 Ford Fusion 3.5L
5W30 x2
5W20
The remainder is 0W20
I would think this is an extremely safe brew being that it is all RGT oil, just different weights.
Thoughts?
All your mentioned oils and different viscosities are compatible. Blend away to your heart's content.
I am about to do an oil change on my Colorado, which holds six quarts. My winter brew will be four quarts Castrol 0W40 and two quarts of Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w20.
OCI won't exceed 6K / 1Y.
It's all good! Been blending for over 30 years and I'm first and last owner of my vehicles. Doing such does not reduce the lifetime of the engine. If it does hurt ot shorten engine life,
If I'm wrong, then why is my engine clean - doesn't blow smoke - doesn't soot - doesn't use more than a quart in 6K - still shows a clear dipstick after 1.5K, for 18 years? My almost 16 year-old Colorado is following the same course as my previous purchased-new vehicles. this one may go 20 years, before seeing a junkyard due to bad rust. It has seen a lifetime of blending oils - brands - viscosities
It has seen a lifetime of you mixing oils. You aren't a tribologist, and you jacking together different quarts of God knows what isn't blending, no matter how many times you say it is. Absence of failure isn't proof of performance and pretending you are playing home chemist is at best harmless, at worst, you'll mislead somebody into mixing up something inappropriate that will cause engine damage.