Hey everyone, as of now my commute is down to about a mile one way. It will stay this way till around June. Then my commute will be back to 30 miles one way. Anyways due to my extremely short commute, I've been running QSUD 0W-20 for the past month. I warm it up for a minute, and then back out of my garage (which is generally 20 degrees warmer than outside), this past week has been cold as [censored] and the car never reaches operating temperature once I reach my destination. I still take a good long drive on the weekend (30 miles), and once a month go to Philly (140 mile roundtrip). Is that enough to burn off fuel dilution? I've never had a commute this short, it's generally been an 80 mile commute for the past 11 years, but just changed jobs and went to a 30 mile commute. Now, it's less than a mile, but not for long only a few months.
How long should I run this oil? Also, engine is extremely clean and has no sludge, so no need to take that into account in terms of how long to run the oil.
I usually take 2,000 mile road trips but I don't have another one planned till July (lot's of work right now, no time for a trip) so I won't be burning off any fuel dilution for a while and that trip is going to be close to 3,200 miles so no way I'm keeping the QSUD in the sump for that long. After June, I plan to switch back to PP 5w30.
P.S. for those that don't want to read the whole thing, my questions are italicized.
How long should I run this oil? Also, engine is extremely clean and has no sludge, so no need to take that into account in terms of how long to run the oil.
I usually take 2,000 mile road trips but I don't have another one planned till July (lot's of work right now, no time for a trip) so I won't be burning off any fuel dilution for a while and that trip is going to be close to 3,200 miles so no way I'm keeping the QSUD in the sump for that long. After June, I plan to switch back to PP 5w30.
P.S. for those that don't want to read the whole thing, my questions are italicized.
