Ok here it goes. I like to know what is the best oil. I don’t want to know what is the best oil for the money, the best for long OCI, the best for short OIC, not just what will just get the job done, or what the manufacture said will be just ok. I want the best you can find at most auto part store. Lets say all the oil was free, so you could choose what ever you wanted.
I have 2 vehicles. One is a 2008 Nissan Frontier with the 4-liter V6 and the other is a Honda Accord with the 2.4 liter 4. Both automatic. I know the Honda is easy on oil
The Honda calls for 5w-20 and the Nissan calls for 5w-30. Would it be ok to run 5w-20 in both or should I run the 5w-30 in the truck. Please don’t say the best oil is whatever is on sell and meets the manufacture recombinations. The cars are driving about 10 mile a day one way and 10 miles back. Never over 50 mph in town mostly and it take about 15 to 20 mins. I tow a medium trailer with an 800lb ATV about once a month with the truck.
In my other vehicles I have ran MC, CGT, M1 and Royal Purple (500 hp blower car). These 2 I want to keep for 20 years. I change my own oil, trans and differential fluid.
I am not trying to be a butt; I am looking for an answer that is not based on money to do the job well, but what is the best for my cars and conditions.
Thanks for your time
Mark
I have 2 vehicles. One is a 2008 Nissan Frontier with the 4-liter V6 and the other is a Honda Accord with the 2.4 liter 4. Both automatic. I know the Honda is easy on oil
The Honda calls for 5w-20 and the Nissan calls for 5w-30. Would it be ok to run 5w-20 in both or should I run the 5w-30 in the truck. Please don’t say the best oil is whatever is on sell and meets the manufacture recombinations. The cars are driving about 10 mile a day one way and 10 miles back. Never over 50 mph in town mostly and it take about 15 to 20 mins. I tow a medium trailer with an 800lb ATV about once a month with the truck.
In my other vehicles I have ran MC, CGT, M1 and Royal Purple (500 hp blower car). These 2 I want to keep for 20 years. I change my own oil, trans and differential fluid.
I am not trying to be a butt; I am looking for an answer that is not based on money to do the job well, but what is the best for my cars and conditions.
Thanks for your time
Mark
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Schaeffer's oils consistently return outstanding UOA's performance/mileage/cleanliness in all my cars. So if I was on a deserted island and only one brand of oil....it would be Shaeffer's. If I was surrounded with free oil from any manufacturer and Shaeffers was $5 bucks a quart...I'd write a check.
