Viscosities of various 0W30 and 5W30 oils

[benjy]

interesting for sure, thanks to all! these days it seems most DON't post NOACKS but it was easy to find in the past! IMO prolly due to the pushed thinner oils DONT look good!!

 

[stormgol]

all the mobil oils are now considerably thinner, exept for the afe 0w30 and the truck and suv. even the high mileage oils are now much thinner.

https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants...products/products/mobil-1-high-mileage-5w-30/

 

[Luftmasse]

Need to update the charts due to D1G3.

 

[himemsys]

Need to update the charts due to D1G3.

When I first made these charts, I had the extra time. Now I don't. All you need is a spreadsheet (I use Libre Office) and a web browser to visit every oil PDS. Record the data, then sort. Then copy/paste from the spreadsheet to a post on this forum and it will keep the borders and formatting.

 

[PWMDMD]

...and yet...isn't HT/HS really the only important variable from a real-world practical POV?

 

[wpod]

...and yet...isn't HT/HS really the only important variable from a real-world practical POV?

Yes but most think about Noack. Oil thickening.

 

[Frontier4000]

Same chart, sorted by grade, HM, then viscosity.

0W30 and 5W30 Oils​	HM​	Grade​	KV100​
Mobil 1 HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.90​
Mobil 1 EP HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.80​
Castrol GTX HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.70​
Pennzoil SB HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.70​
Mobil FS HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.50​
Pennzoil Platinum HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.40​
Castrol Edge HM 070120​	HM​	5W30​	11.30​
Supertech FS HM​	HM​	5W30​	11.20​
Quaker State HM SB​	HM​	5W30​	11.11​
Quaker State HM FS​	HM​	5W30​	10.77​
Valvoline FS HM​	HM​	5W30​	10.70​
NAPA Synthetic HM​	HM​	5W30​	10.07​
Castrol Edge HM 011020​	HM​	5W30​	9.90​
Mobil 1 ESP 0W30​	​	0W30​	12.00​
Mobil 1 AFE 0W30​	​	0W30​	11.50​
Mobil 1 ESP 5W30​	​	5W30​	11.80​
Quaker State FS​	​	5W30​	11.60​
Kirkland Full Synth​	​	5W30​	11.60​
Supertech Advanced FS​	​	5W30​	11.50​
Castrol GTX FS​	​	5W30​	11.40​
Castrol GTX Magnatec​	​	5W30​	11.30​
Valvoline DP​	​	5W30​	11.30​
Mobil 1​	​	5W30​	11.10​
Mobil 1 Truck & SUV​	​	5W30​	11.10​
Motorcraft SB​	​	5W30​	11.10​
Quaker State AM SB​	​	5W30​	11.09​
Quaker State SB​	​	5W30​	11.09​
Valvoline HM 150​	​	5W30​	11.00​
Valvoline HM 75​	​	5W30​	11.00​
Castrol Edge EP​	​	5W30​	10.80​
Mobil FS​	​	5W30​	10.80​
Mobil Super​	​	5W30​	10.80​
Valvoline EP​	​	5W30​	10.70​
Pennzoil SB​	​	5W30​	10.65​
Motorcraft FS​	​	5W30​	10.61​
Mobil 1 EP​	​	5W30​	10.60​
Valvoline AFS​	​	5W30​	10.60​
Pennzoil FS​	​	5W30​	10.50​
Pennzoil Ultra Platinum​	​	5W30​	10.30​
Castrol GTX Ultraclean​	​	5W30​	10.20​
Chevron Supreme SB​	​	5W30​	10.19​
NAPA SB​	​	5W30​	10.10​
Castrol Edge​	​	5W30​	10.00​
Pennzoil Platinum​	​	5W30​	9.80​

What is the difference between the Castrol Edge HM 070120 and 011020??

 

[himemsys]

What is the difference between the Castrol Edge HM 070120 and 011020?

The only difference I saw on the two PDS was the one with the lower viscosity had verbiage about being catalytic converter safe (lower phosphorus and zinc). I believe the exact verbiage was "fights emission systems failure." But to be honest, I've never seen an Edge HM bottle *without* that verbiage on it. So who knows if or where it is available.

 

[Frontier4000]

The only difference I saw on the two PDS was the one with the lower viscosity had verbiage about being catalytic converter safe (lower phosphorus and zinc). I believe the exact verbiage was "fights emission systems failure." But to be honest, I've never seen an Edge HM bottle *without* that verbiage on it. So who knows if or where it is available.

Yeah...same here. Which is concerning. If I decide to try Edge, my engine likes the thicker 5W-30's. I'm trying to find something similar to/better than the now discontinued Magnates FS I was using.

 

[stormgol]

if you want an extremely low viscosity 5w30.

Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C

cSt

ASTM D445

9.492

Kinematic Viscosity @ 40°C

cSt

ASTM D445

55.61

https://www.idemitsulubricants.com/product/idemitsu-5w-30

 

[stormgol]

viscosities of many mobil oils have changed again. they are now thicker, but not as thick as they once were.


https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants...roducts/motor-oils/mobil-1-motor-oil-products