What's everyone's favorite 0w-20 these days?

[RyanY]

M1 Truck & SUV.

I got two jugs and about 9 qts at the recent Advance clearance, and then scooped up the remaining 5W-20 and 5W-30 qts. $7.xx for the jugs and $2.35 for the qts. And I don't even own a truck or SUV.

 

[Bryanccfshr]

I was wavering on 0w20 between Mobil 1 esp to VR&P I pulled trigger and went with the R&P. This will be my thick summer oil for the Corolla cross hybrid and I want to clean any by potential TGMO deposits off from the first 25kmiles of Toyota

Grok AI helped me rationalize this with my priorities of cleanliness and longevity.

 

[Nessism1]

Whatever is on sale for me, too. Actually, I'm not being cheap per se, it's just that I think that even cheap oils are excellent these days. Got me some Kirkland for the next few changes.

 

[Sienna dude]

M1 Truck & SUV.

I got two jugs and about 9 qts at the recent Advance clearance, and then scooped up the remaining 5W-20 and 5W-30 qts. $7.xx for the jugs and $2.35 for the qts. And I don't even own a truck or SUV.

Minivan?

 

[ripcord]

Kirkland 5w-30

 

[Glenda W.]

0w20 must be too thin for you, yet you picked up the thinnest 0w20 that I know. Amsoil SS 0w16 is thicker than that lol.

I figured if going for fuel economy might as well do it with GTL/PAO/Ester for around $28 a jug.

 

[facility1]

Royal Purple pcmo or Valvoline EP 0w-20

 

[Sienna dude]

I figured if going for fuel economy might as well do it with GTL/PAO/Ester for around $28 a jug.

It has PAO?

 

[Glenda W.]

It has PAO?

Yes. Same formula as the 0w30. My Wally has it now as well as the ESP 5w30 GTL/PAO/AN.

 

[Plumb Bob]

ESP X2 0W-20, but my arm stretches for ESP 0W-30 every time I visit Wally.

 

[Shel_B]

HPL Premium Plus. The cold temperature properties are amazing even if I will never need them. My daily driver is a PHEV that will start the ICE if I get too aggressive with the accelerator pedal. Having an oil that can get places fast is important when you are going to near max power within seconds of starting a cold engine at zero degrees F.

The OP asks for "a good 0w-20 available at normal retailers or amz (not boutique expensive stuff)" and you recommend HPL ...

 

[buster]

Any suggestions for a good 0w-20 available at normal retailers or amz (not boutique expensive stuff).

 

[RyanY]

Minivan?

But its not a truck or SUV - it's a people mover...

Seriously though, the M1 T&SUV is going in whatever car/truck/van/lawn mower/golf cart takes that weight of oil!

 

[Sienna dude]

Yes. Same formula as the 0w30. My Wally has it now as well as the ESP 5w30 GTL/PAO/AN.

Yes. Same formula as the 0w30. My Wally has it now as well as the ESP 5w30 GTL/PAO/AN.

Does it claim any cleaning?

 

[oilstained]

the one that's on sale

Agreed. One that has a rebate.

 

[Sienna dude]

OP needs to tell us what car he or she is driving. If it is some diluter, go with the cheapest oil and change it more than necessary

 

[THORROMIG]

Mobil One ESP X2 0W20 or Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Plus 0W20 --- flip a coin...

 

[anndel01]

M1 ESP

 

[oilstained]

Mobil 1 Truck & SUV. I hoarded a whole bunch when O'Reilly's was matching Walmart price.

Bet it wasn’t this price.

 

[oilstained]

Being a broken record here.

Any off the shelf top line is good. Or is it that one way up top, the top of the shelf that you cannot reach. Yeah, that one.

Plot twist— You press the red button to call over an Associate, but no one ever shows up.