Supertech now available in 0w16

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
. . .Someday, someone will make a mistake and buy it, by mistake.
I'd bet the metal scrappings would be quite thick going around that plug threads-area.
. . .
Soooo, 0w-16 is bad because someone might mistakenly use it in a vehicle it's not meant for?

What's going to happen in Alaska in February when someone mistakenly fills their Ford Fusion with 20w-50?

Neither of these "issues" has anything to do with the oil involved. . .

 

[Wizz]

This should be perfect for my Powerstroke towing 14k pounds

 

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by Wizz
This should be perfect for my Powerstroke towing 14k pounds




Does your powerstroke require 0w16?

So many "new" posters here recently.

 

[NormanBuntz]

I don't see myself ever using 0W-16 motor oil, unless I move to the Arctic Circle.

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted by Wizz
This should be perfect for my Powerstroke towing 14k pounds

What's perfect for your engine and usage is the oil specified by the engineers who designed it. . . 0w-16? Then use it. Something else, then please use that. Oil is not "good" or "bad", "manly" or "whimpy" -- it's a slippery liquid. The real question is whether or not it's the proper stuff for the application and circumstances in question.

 

[NormanBuntz]

Thank goodness for those CAFE standards.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Gonna use it in the old '68 L36 427...

 

[69Torino]

Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Gonna use it in the old '68 L36 427...

A lot of Super Stock NHRA teams use 20 weight and less oil. Of course it's not plebeian oil, but highly specialized racing oil. But still. 10 weight oil is used in some tighter high horsepower (1,000+ H.P.) engines. For a competitive advantage.

I would imagine your 427 would enjoy a nice 30 weight hot rod or racing oil, maybe even a 50. Chevy big blocks and Ford FE's thrive on 30-50 weight oil.

I realize your comment was tongue in cheek. Still invoked a reaction from me though.

 

[KCJeep]

Engineered to nurse the engine through the warranty period, and make some CAFE kickback bucks in the process. Nothing more.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Doubt there will be any back specing to 0W-16. Meant for only engines with specific mechanical design changes to run that low viscosity, and that becomes even more so when 0W-8 hits the streets.

 

[BigShug681]

Originally Posted by ZeeOSix
Doubt there will be any back specing to 0W-16. Meant for only engines with specific mechanical design changes to run that low viscosity, and that becomes even more so when 0W-8 hits the streets.

0w-8? You mean watered down water

 

[Sayjac]

Came for the comments, not disappointed. Viscosity aside, like the ST Syn 0w20 and others, price is right.

 

[Ifixyawata]

Originally Posted by Sayjac
Came for the comments, not disappointed. Viscosity aside, like the ST Syn 0w20 and others, price is right.


I love it. BITOG never fails to satisfy my need for hysteria over thin oil. Only a comment or two in and the comparison to water came out too.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted by Ifixyawata

I love it. BITOG never fails to satisfy my need for hysteria over thin oil. Only a comment or two in and the comparison to water came out too.


A decade ago it was the 20w50 crowd talking about using that instead of "thin" 30wt oils here. Now it's 0w16 being too thin and you should use something thicker.

 

[Patman]

Originally Posted by StevieC

A decade ago it was the 20w50 crowd talking about using that instead of "thin" 30wt oils here. Now it's 0w16 being too thin and you should use something thicker.

The BITOG "thickies" today will be the ones using 0w20 in 20 years time.

 

[dogememe]

I'll keep my "real" oil or maybe I should put 0w-16 in my 1995 Chevy Silverado for 1k miles and do a UOA... For science... Nah, I don't want to hurt it.

 

[StevieC]

Originally Posted by Patman
Originally Posted by StevieC

A decade ago it was the 20w50 crowd talking about using that instead of "thin" 30wt oils here. Now it's 0w16 being too thin and you should use something thicker.

The BITOG "thickies" today will be the ones using 0w20 in 20 years time.

On 0w8 applications...

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted by dogememe
I'll keep my "real" oil or maybe I should put 0w-16 in my 1995 Chevy Silverado for 1k miles and do a UOA... For science... Nah, I don't want to hurt it.

Of course. The part that's so often overlooked is the why. It's not because 0w-16 is "weak" or "thin" or any other subjective label humans might apply to it. It might be harmful because it's the wrong stuff for that engine. My trousers have either a 34 or 36 inch waist (depending upon who's measuring -- or how I've been eating...), they fit me great. If you're 5'6" and weigh 300 lbs, my 34s probably aren't going to work for you. Similar concept. Use what fits the application in question.

 

[BigShug681]

0w16 is thin though

 

[Ifixyawata]

Originally Posted by BigShug681
0w16 is thin though


This is true.

Is thin inherently bad, though? That seems to be the sticking point for a large portion of BITOG