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

I<3oil said:
I feel like a hybrid with start/stop is a little different than ICE with start/stop but thas jus me.
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What different? Oil pressure goes to zero in both cases. Hybrid lacks a starter as the battery does that job. But what difference does that make to the engine itself?
 
By the way, couple of hours ago I was watching a video on YouTube where the guy hit a million miles on his 5.7 Tundra, running 0w20. Oil changes done at the dealership. I assume the oil meeting spec, nothing fancy
 
I have been running Mobil 1 EP 0w20 in my 2018 Wrangler with only a few deviations, including Valvoline EP 0w20 and Shell RGT 0w20 and M1 ESP X2 0w20. It has 102k miles on it now. My Gladiator was purchased with 35k miles on it and I've run nothing but M1 EP 0w20. It has 56k on it now.

I also like the X2 and am considering Truck & SUV 0w20 because I can get it for about $4 less per jug than EP.

I'm surprised there are not more fans of Mobil 1 EP 0w20. Yes, they reduced the PAO, but there still appears to be more than any other except for maybe X2. The SDS seems to say between 10% and 25% PAO. That's the same range as listed for ESP X2. I don't see the point in paying more than the $29 for EP at Wallyworld. The X2 does have a slightly higher flash point and lower pour point, so maybe there's a little more PAO in the actual formula for X2?

My Pentastars seem to love it. Not much noise or racket. A couple of times I forgot to shut off the Gladiator. The engine idles so quietly and smoothly, I did not realize it was still running. (Doh!) I've not done that in the Wrangler because it has a manual transmission and I leave it in gear when I park. I really don't know why my brain farts with the Gladiator. Lol. But both engines are silky smooth and quiet on the M1 EP.

I do remember seeing particularly low wear numbers in the UOA's the couple times I ran Shell RGT. I liked that oil a lot.
 
IndyFan said:
I have been running Mobil 1 EP 0w20 in my 2018 Wrangler with only a few deviations, including Valvoline EP 0w20 and Shell RGT 0w20 and M1 ESP X2 0w20. It has 102k miles on it now. My Gladiator was purchased with 35k miles on it and I've run nothing but M1 EP 0w20. It has 56k on it now.

I also like the X2 and am considering Truck & SUV 0w20 because I can get it for about $4 less per jug than EP.

I'm surprised there are not more fans of Mobil 1 EP 0w20. Yes, they reduced the PAO, but there still appears to be more than any other except for maybe X2. The SDS seems to say between 10% and 25% PAO. That's the same range as listed for ESP X2. I don't see the point in paying more than the $29 for EP at Wallyworld. The X2 does have a slightly higher flash point and lower pour point, so maybe there's a little more PAO in the actual formula for X2?

My Pentastars seem to love it. Not much noise or racket. A couple of times I forgot to shut off the Gladiator. The engine idles so quietly and smoothly, I did not realize it was still running. (Doh!) I've not done that in the Wrangler because it has a manual transmission and I leave it in gear when I park. I really don't know why my brain farts with the Gladiator. Lol. But both engines are silky smooth and quiet on the M1 EP.

I do remember seeing particularly low wear numbers in the UOA's the couple times I ran Shell RGT. I liked that oil a lot.
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Fellow Sienna owner ran M1 EP 0w20 for a whopping 25,000 miles. And it was the post change EP. It is a fantastic oil. Got rid of the perfectly running Sienna at 385k miles, and bought a new one. Too bad EP is not available in 0w16
 
IndyFan said:
WOW!
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kschachn said:
Yes the stories get better and better.
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