Why I Switched to 0W8

What's the point? Hard to find oil, overpriced to boot.
A 0W-20 would give similar if not exactly the same results.
Why not just run a straight 10 Weight oil?


My 2¢
 
You don’t make enough money as a contract delivery driver to worry about the few tenths improvement in MPG you might see. You could probably save more by not eating out 3-4 times a year.
 
OVERKILL said:
Well, thank you for running this experiment I guess? I see this engine calls for 0w-20 on this side of pond, does it call for 0w-12 or 0w-8 in Japan?

Does the HPL lube you are using have a higher HTHS than the "production" 0w-8's sold by the OEM's?
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And of course this is the question, adequate MOFT for the engine design and operating conditions is the answer. If you get away with it for those two criteria then you are good to go.

Grade is so yesterday.
 
Boy I am not going to post what I use to run in my 20+K (long block only) Drag racing engine. Buy I can see we don't have any professional *NHRA or IHRA Performance engine and Drag racers posting yet.
Let me say if you were running in a class in my case, S/G (Super Gas)9.90 and I needed to go a few tenths quicker in the 1/4mile to win or place I simply changed the oil to the lightest available viscosity for the time period.
IT NEVER HARMED ANY OF *MY ENGINES. This mean bearings ,journals, skirts of pitons. Now I do realize that I was only pushing 1000+plus HP and hitting 8-9k for basically 10 full seconds so nothing to the harsh conditions of a Dailey driver. ;)

Now in any of my Dailey drivers 0w8 I likely would never see a reason to use it where ever I drive.
 
TiGeo said:
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another thin vs thick.. this might be locked soon.

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I think we are coming to the point where the development of even thinner oils may or may not be accomplished in the next 10 years, so 0w8 may be around for a while until the next change? Yes there is 0w5, though not used in regular cars.
 
The feedback is greatly appreciated!

Sump takes 3.8 quarts, including filter.

HTHS is approximately 1.95, fractionally thicker than Honda/Toyota offerings.

The moly content is similar, but I would expect HPL PP PCMO to have superior base stocks and a more robust, dialed in add pack, as it is "designed for harsh conditions."

Honda engine code is
LEB- iMMD.
From the L15 series used in Honda Fit (Jazz.)
i-VTEC MPFI 16 Valve 4Cylinder.

Spec'd for 0W20 and even 0W16.

This engine has Atkinson Cycle, higher 13.5 compression ratio, and very frequent Start/Stops.

Insight has a "Series Hybrid" design, ie most of the work the ICE is doing is to charge the High Energy Lithium Ion Battery, which runs the electric motor.

How does it sound ?
Like butter...

like the butter you put on popcorn, but not quite like Mina Moroccan Olive Oil.
 
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Direct_Rejection said:
The feedback is greatly appreciated!

Sump takes 3.8 quarts, including filter.

HTHS is approximately 1.95, fractionally thicker than Honda/Toyota offerings.

Honda engine code is
LEB- iMMD.
From the L15 series used in Honda Fit (Jazz.)

Spec'd for 0W20 and even 0W16.

This engine has Atkinson Cycle, higher 13.5 compression ratio, and very frequent Start/Stops.

Insight has a "Series Hybrid" design, ie most of the work the ICE is doing is to charge the High Energy Lithium Ion Battery, which runs the electric motor.

How does it sound ?
like the butter you put on popcorn, but not quite like Mina Moroccan Olive Oil.
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I’m confused. Isn’t this the Yaris Cross with the Mazda Skyactiv inspired Dynamic Force 1.5 motor?

Thanks for updating on the sump capacity.
 
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