0W20 question.

[doublebase]

I don't use 0w20 anymore, not since the time I was sitting in traffic and it crawled out of the engine and took a seat next to me...and proceeded to light up a fat blunt.

Now I use 5w20...I even blend 5w30 and 5w20 together. Never had a problem since.

 

[lexus114]

Originally Posted By: doublebase
I don't use 0w20 anymore, not since the time I was sitting in traffic and it crawled out of the engine and took a seat next to me...and proceeded to light up a fat blunt.

Now I use 5w20...I even blend 5w30 and 5w20 together. Never had a problem since.



wait....what?

 

[Gene K]

For most engines?

0W16 = 200,000+ mi (115C max temp)

25W70 = 200,000+ mi (0C min temp)

After that your on your own. Most of you are arguing about whether the 700,000 mi 5W20 Taxi would have made it 710,000 on 0W20 or 10W30. I know for a fact 500,000 mi is doable on 0W20 and 20W50.

 

[Vuflanovsky]

Originally Posted By: doublebase
I don't use 0w20 anymore, not since the time I was sitting in traffic and it crawled out of the engine and took a seat next to me...and proceeded to light up a fat blunt.

Now I use 5w20...I even blend 5w30 and 5w20 together. Never had a problem since.


Dang, I thought it was just me...0w-20 is waaay too 420-friendly to lubricate ANY engine. It'll have you stuffing brownies in there if you let it....

 

[tig1]

Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
How much damage would 10W-30 do to a 2012 Camry in Florida ? Let's talk about that.

None, in fact it might do it some good.


Since it doesn't get all that hot in Florida, how so?

 

[zeng]

Originally Posted By: doublebase
I don't use 0w20 anymore, not since the time I was sitting in traffic and it crawled out of the engine and took a seat next to me...and proceeded to light up a fat blunt.

Now I use 5w20...I even blend 5w30 and 5w20 together. Never had a problem since.

+1
It's all about 'margin of safety' in components protection ...... or margin of high/abrupt load applications.

 

[Ifixyawata]

Originally Posted By: tig1
Originally Posted By: demarpaint
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
How much damage would 10W-30 do to a 2012 Camry in Florida ? Let's talk about that.

None, in fact it might do it some good.


Since it doesn't get all that hot in Florida, how so?


Canned answer --> "Thicker = Better"

I've often wondered how much outside temperatures really affect the oil temp/viscosity inside an engine.

 

[Panzerman]

Originally Posted By: zeng
Originally Posted By: doublebase
I don't use 0w20 anymore, not since the time I was sitting in traffic and it crawled out of the engine and took a seat next to me...and proceeded to light up a fat blunt.

Now I use 5w20...I even blend 5w30 and 5w20 together. Never had a problem since.

+1
It's all about 'margin of safety' in components protection ...... or margin of high/abrupt load applications.


This is my point on why to use a heavier oil, it's just a higher margin of safety. 0w20 meets the minimum of oil thickness between metal for maximum fuel economy. Guess it's what is more important to you.

 

[AirgunSavant]

If you never saw this from many different stores you must not shop often.
Today from Amazon and I have seen it at Wallies too many times.



Originally Posted By: 2015_PSD
Originally Posted By: 007
Originally Posted By: 2015_PSD
How can 5W-20 be half the price of 0W-20? Answer--one is a conventional and the other a synthetic; care to guess which is which?. Otherwise, all of the major players have them priced the same for the same type--conventional or synthetic.
Because the shelf price indicated $22.98 for the Mobil 1 and $11.88 for the 5 w20 Wally brand both synthetic.
I am talking about the same brands--not different ones.