So… trying to understand the logic here. You made a 5w20. You already had a majority of 20 grade in the mix; all that you did was worsen the cold weather performance of the overall product. What were your goals from mixing these, or was it just using some orphan quarts?
The 2016 Hemi 5.7L calls for 5w20, just blending a bit using up quarts from the clearance sale. The total quartz 0w20 is pretty light to begin with, so two quarts of 5w30 made it a little thicker.
There was some mark down prices on these Total's there for a while. This is great oil.
Exactly, I have 21 jugs (5QT) of this particular oil. Results indicate that this oil is lspi friendly. I confirmed this with Total as well.
If you don’t have a small-displacement, manual transmission TGDI engine, your supposed justification is moot. End of story.
Not saying Total is a bad oil; but LSPI is a boogeyman that’s never been fully proven to exist in real life. May exist on paper, sure; but that’s where marketing justifies their budget rather than justifying their oil’s position in the market. LSPI is a scare tactic way more than reality.
I've done what you're doing many times with other brands of oil (using oils from the same company). The difference here is the Total Quartz 0w20 is very high in moly IIRC from the VOA on this board...the 5w30 has virtually none...so the formulas are different even though they are from the same manufacturer...
Maybe there is a reason...IDK....I'm just pointing out that the OPs mix doesn't have the same amount of moly that TQ thought necessary for their 20W oil because he diluted it with 5w30 but still has a 20W oil. Does it matter?...who knows.
Being a member of half a dozen groups on Facebook, I have seen hundreds of pictures and posts around this topic, yet, it has never happened to me or the folks that I know. It's something I wish not to experiment with
There's really no way to prove it, but IMO many of the Hyundai/Kia GDI Theta engine issues are (at least somewhat) related-residue builds up on intake valves, flakes off into the combustion chambers, suddenly very bad things start happening, from destroyed rod bearings to outright block ventilation... Or calcium deposits cause LSPI, stressing an already flimsy bottom end, too.
Wouldn't 1266 Ca be a LITTLE on the high side? I have a few jugs of this Total Quartz LL too, not sure I would use it in a GDI.
