what to cut edge 0w20 with

[eljefino]

Going in my 05 neon that calls for 5w20.

Cold coming.

Have 2 quarts of Castrol 0w20 from Oreilly's clearance.

Have lots of 5w20 GTX synblend from AZ.
Have 5 qts of GTX 5w20.
Have lots of Valvoline 5w20.
Have lots of M1 AFE 0w30 from AZ.

Don't want it to get too expensive, as i'll be idling the car and otherwise abusing it and dumping this winter mix in April to get rid of the fuel dilution.

Want 2 qts of something that will nicely complement the full syn. Vote away!

 

[Turk]

Is the 2 qts of Castrol from O'Reilly's the black bottle or Gold Bottle EP??

 

[eljefino]

gold

 

[GSCJR]

0w30 gets my vote

 

[eljefino]

I could just do a pure load of 0w30, I have 35.7 quarts of the stuff.

 

[Turk]

2 Qts Edge Gold

+

The rest M1 AFE 0w-30

=

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: Turk
2 Qts Edge Gold

+

The rest M1 AFE 0w-30

=

That's exactly what I was thinking.

 

[4wheeldog]

Since you are going to dump it in April, I would go with the 5W/20 GTX synblend. Unless it is an oil burner.

 

[eljefino]

Goes thru 1/2 quart in 4k miles.

Thanks all for the cognitive dissonance.

 

[Kira]

I knew it! Cognitive dissonance has to do with oil choices. It all makes sense now. Kira

 

[cptbarkey]

24,835 posts on BITOG and you cannot decide?

 

[KrisZ]

Kerosene with MoS2...

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
24,835 posts on BITOG and you cannot decide?

Thought I'd throw one out to the masses.

Went with 2 qts GTX white bottle that I picked up like 5 years ago at Home depot on clearance, before I even dreamed of having a car that takes it.

Poured pretty good at 20 degrees, so I have high hopes.

 

[fdcg27]

Old GTX has a sodium add pack.
I would've used the GTX SB.
I doubt you'll notice the difference, though.

 

[HKPolice]

Mixing is really bad for low temp viscosity and the oil will shear faster than non mixed. But if you HAVE to mix something just to use up those last 2 quarts I'd choose the M1 0w30 because it has a similar Ca + Mg additive pack to the Castrol.