Recommended oil viscosity?
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Ok and I'm not actually recommending 0w oil. If I recall correctly 5w is the lowest listed in my UK handbook.
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Mark, you addressed what I was curious about. Whether there is some extra protection that a higher cold weight provides. For a concern like a spun bearing, is it the higher viscosity itself that protects it, or it is more the tendency for the thicker oil to stick to parts more between engine shutdown and the next cold start? The question is also very relevant to synthetic vs natural, since natural can be much thicker when cold than even the cold weight suggests. I imagine synthetic finds it's way back to the oil pan much more quickly after shutdown.
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Mark, you addressed what I was curious about. Whether there is some extra protection that a higher cold weight provides. For a concern like a spun bearing, is it the higher viscosity itself that protects it, or it is more the tendency for the thicker oil to stick to parts more between engine shutdown and the next cold start? The question is also very relevant to synthetic vs natural, since natural can be much thicker when cold than even the cold weight suggests. I imagine synthetic finds it's way back to the oil pan much more quickly after shutdown.
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and in so doing, you consequently made an error regarding the hot oil viscosity. Your compound statement was one part correct, and one part wrong. I only mentioned the wrong part lest people here think that the two oils behaved the same when warm. There have been a couple of mistakes about oils in this thread. Trying to keep it focused.
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And then there's wallymart that always has Mobil1 15w50 on the shelf in 5 quart jugs for cheap.
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Even the locally owned franchise stores that carry Royal Purple, Kendall, and BP don't even have the 50wt's on the shelf anymore.
I will never use M1 15w-50 and I only go to Walmart when all other possible resources are exhausted.
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When was the last time you checked? Not even 6-7 months ago the 15/20w-50's were in stock and this past June they were all gone. This was at Auotzone, O'Reilly's, Advanced Audo and Napa. I talked to the manager at all four locations and they confirmed they were pulled from local inventory.
Even the locally owned franchise stores that carry Royal Purple, Kendall, and BP don't even have the 50wt's on the shelf anymore.
I will never use M1 15w-50 and I only go to Walmart when all other possible resources are exhausted.
Even the locally owned franchise stores that carry Royal Purple, Kendall, and BP don't even have the 50wt's on the shelf anymore.
I will never use M1 15w-50 and I only go to Walmart when all other possible resources are exhausted.
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O'Reilly's is usually my first stop, they had the thinner VR1 on the shelf an it was obvious by their display there was no longer an empty spot for the 20w-50.
I'm sure each store manages their own inventory so this could be more local to me if volume of the thicker stuff was slowing way down. Must be for every store to all be the same like it is around here.
I'm set until spring, and over the winter I'm going to order a couple cases of the same oil Turbo Todd uses in his car and just stick with that:
http://products.lelubricants.com/vie...133.1470716581
I'm sure each store manages their own inventory so this could be more local to me if volume of the thicker stuff was slowing way down. Must be for every store to all be the same like it is around here.
I'm set until spring, and over the winter I'm going to order a couple cases of the same oil Turbo Todd uses in his car and just stick with that:
http://products.lelubricants.com/vie...133.1470716581
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Winner!
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